Search results for "Southeast Asia"

May 08, 2012 • 5 min read

Northern rights

With reforms spreading hope across much of the country, the future is less auspicious for isolated Kachin State
By Sebastian Strangio

May 02, 2012 • 6 min read

Different but the same

Cultural events will form the basis for increased awareness of LGBT issues at this month’s Pride Week festival
By Roger Nelson

Mar 30, 2012 • 3 min read

Joyeux Anniversaire

An Interview with Olivier Planchon, director of the Institut Français. The French cultural centre is celebrating its 20th anniversary of operations in Cambodia this year What events have you got lined up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Institut Français? Many throughout…
By Charlie Lancaster

Nov 14, 2011 • 3 min read

The reform rhetoric of Myanmar's ruling elite

ANALYSIS: Having carved up the country’s assets amongst themselves, Myanmar’s ruling elite are ready to milk the cash cow that is their country
By Muang Zarni

Sep 08, 2011 • 4 min read

The fast and the curious

A thirst for knowledge and interaction has driven Online’s CEO to the top job “Know what you don’t know” is a motto that has shaped Bill Merchent’s long career. From Colorado to Mississippi, Alabama to California, the 62-year-old American criss-crossed his home country for…
By Philippe Beco

May 17, 2011 • 5 min read

Fallen Forests

Corporate greed and weak government have left Cambodia’s protected areas defenceless Chow Chart sat staring vacantly. Lost for words, he occasionally shook his head. The roar of heavy machinery in the distance broke the silence. When another truck laden with timber trembled…
By Charlie Lancaster

Mar 03, 2011 • 8 min read
Sugarcane

The bitter taste of Cambodian sugar

Are Western consumers unwittingly contributing to human rights abuses in Cambodia by buying Cambodian sugar?
By Sam Campbell

Oct 13, 2010 • 5 min read

The Mandalay Spirit

It’s midnight in Yangon and a businessman is singing into his now empty bottle of rum. He mumbles incoherently to no one in particular and stumbles off into the night. Little did he know that for the last hour he had been sitting…
By Charlie Lancaster

Sep 28, 2010 • 8 min read

Stones of contention: the fight for Preah Vihear

Built at the height of the Khmer empire, the 900-year-old temple of Preah Vihear now lies at the heart of a vicious border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. For decades, Preah Vihear has been witness to a war of words and sporadic fights between Cambodian and Thai troops over…
By Charlie Lancaster