Search results for "Cambodia"

Nov 27, 2019 • 8 min read
Youth unemployment

Working things out

Cambodia has a shortage of candidates with the necessary soft skills key to propelling them towards better jobs. We speak to the community organisations trying to expand opportunities for vulnerable youth.
By Samantha McCabe

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Nov 22, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Power to the people

This week we looked at how a small Thai village has successfully campaigned for decades against a hydropower dam project, where the Philippines stands today after the bloody Maguindanao massacre ten years ago, how a local initiative is helping Cambodian drug users heal, and more.
By Chia Chi Hsu

Nov 21, 2019 • 11 min read
Hydropower dam protests

Don’t poke the nest

Activists from the Sa-iab Village in northern Thailand have successfully campaigned against the construction of a dam for three decades. With hydropower dams springing up across Asia, what can local communities learn from their struggle?
By Skylar Lindsay

Nov 20, 2019 • 7 min read
Drugs in Cambodia

Second chances

A deluge of cheap pills from the nearby Golden Triangle means many young Cambodians are vulnerable to getting hooked on drugs. But community-based organisations could hold the key to pushing back against addiction
By Thim Rachna

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Nov 19, 2019 • 7 min read
China's economy

Slowing down

Having benefitted from decades of breakneck growth in China, trade- and investment-dependent ASEAN is vulnerable to fluctuations in the world’s second-biggest economy
By Kevin Livingston

Nov 18, 2019 • 8 min read
DC-CAM

The archivists

From our print archive: Since 1995, DC-Cam has been collating information on the crimes of the Khmer Rouge, conducting forums for victims and providing invaluable help to all the tribunal lawyers
By Robert Carmichael

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Nov 15, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Protecting life and dignity

Grassroots advocacy initiatives are blooming in Southeast Asia. This week, we looked at Cambodian heroes fighting for social justice, how local child protection initiatives are dealing with the impact of casino-driven tourism, the fading plight of Indonesia’s last hunting-gatherer community and more.
By Chia Chi Hsu

Nov 15, 2019 • 9 min read
Social movements

Homegrown heroes

Cambodia has long looked to international donors to fund its social development. We speak to three local Cambodians fighting to promote education and environmental awareness among the Kingdom's young generation on their own terms
By Thim Rachna

Nov 14, 2019 • 4 min read

Friends International

POWERED BY BRIGHT BEGINNINGS No child deserves to grow up knowing only fear and want. In partnership with Friends International, Southeast Asia Globe has produced a series investigating the changing face of child protection in Cambodia. We’ll be taking you to the frontlines of the battle against poverty, addiction and…
By Daniel Marchette

Nov 13, 2019 • 8 min read
Child protection

Lost in translation

A wave of casino-driven Chinese tourism to Cambodia is creating new challenges for the community networks that child protection groups have spent years setting up
By Andrew Haffner

Nov 09, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Treading on thin ice

National discord, looming security threats and international feuds remain pressing regional challenges for Southeast Asia. This week, we looked at Sam Rainsy’s long-promised return to Cambodia, the changing landscape of Southeast Asian terrorism, how Trump abandoned ASEAN and more
By Julija Veljkovic