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Cambodian history

The 50-year legacy

50 years ago on March 18 1970, Cambodia's Prince Norodom Sihanouk was overthrown in what is widely regarded a bloodless coup by military general Lon Nol. The tragic events that befell Cambodia in the decade after would go on to shape the Kingdom for generations, with the effects still visible to this day
By Samantha McCabe and Andrew Haffner

ASEM summit 2020

Shining on the global stage

With Cambodia set to host the high-profile Europe-Asia cooperation summit ASEM 2020 come November, Robert Hör of think tank KAS explains why he believes the meet could be crucial in setting Cambodia back on track on the global stage
By Robert Hör

Editorial

The future is female

This week, we dedicated five features to women's stories from across Southeast Asia.
By Julija Veljkovic

Labour rights

Up in arms

Cambodia has bid a (partial) farewell to Everything But Arms — but what is next for the union women left fighting on the front line of the fallout?
By Sabina Lawreniuk

International Women’s Day campaign

POWERED BY Recognising Resilience A week devoted to exploring women’s stories from across Southeast Asia This week-long campaign may be tied to International Women’s Day, but it is so much more than that. After much debate and discussion, we settled on the theme of “Recognising Resilience,” because it…
By Chia Chi Hsu

Editorial

A word on Recognising Resilience

For International Women’s Day 2020, we are devoting a week of content to stories that change the narrative and exhibit the strength and solidarity of the women of Southeast Asia.
By Samantha McCabe and Julija Veljkovic

Cambodian Art

Cat and the canvas

The Khmer artist behind the KBach Gallery's newest exhibition, Koem Keosocheat, chats about the environment, human rights and cats — the inspiration that started it all
By Samantha McCabe

Editorial

Past and Future

From Cambodia's crumbling political opposition, to the housing crisis engulfing animals in Singapore, don't miss this week's stories.
By Julija Veljkovic

Cambodian democracy

Courting opposition

Despite a boom in supposed opposition parties filling the void left by the CNRP, true democracy in Cambodia seems farther out of grasp than ever before
By Andrew Haffner

Cambodian Refugees

Memories of a refugee childhood

In 1991, sixteen Khmer families from Cambodian refugee camps received asylum in the Netherlands. Chhay Lin Lim's family was among them. Lin Lim was born in the camp in 1986, now he's sharing his early memories of life living as a refugee
By Chhay Lin Lim

Editorial

Growing pains

From chatting to the Killing Fields screenwriter, to profiling some of Southeast Asia's bravest environmental activists, here's what we covered this week.
By Julija Veljkovic

Environmental activism

Fighting the green fight

Across Southeast Asia, there are environmental activists risking their freedom and facing violence as they fight the green fight. Here we profile four of these unsung individuals campaigning in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines
By Rachna Thim