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Feb 06, 2021 • 2 min read
Editorial

All eyes on Myanmar’s military coup

This week normal service is interrupted as we scramble to cover events unfolding in Myanmar, with civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrested in the early hours of February 1 by military officials. We’re aiming to provide up-to-date, on-the-ground coverage through our partner journalists in the country. Stay tuned!
By Andrew Haffner

Feb 05, 2021 • 12 min read
Food culture

What happened to Hanoi’s dog meat ban?

In an attempt to beautify the capital, back in 2018 Hanoi officials announced a dog meat ban that would be in full effect in the city centre by 2021. But as we enter the new year, the much-maligned meat remains readily available on menus at the heart of Hanoi
By Ashley Lampard

Feb 02, 2021 • 10 min read
Myanmar coup

Myanmar’s military coup: Why now, and where do we go from here?

As Myanmar grapples with the aftermath of the coup that unfolded in the early hours of February 1, observers are speculating as to the reasons behind the timing of the power grab, as well as the long-term impact that a military government could have on the country
By Kiana Duncan and Allegra Mendelson

Feb 01, 2021 • 4 min read
Sustainability

Sustainable Charcoal

Khmer Green Charcoal provides a sustainable alternative to wood charcoal for cooking
By Sopheavuthtey Borin

Feb 01, 2021 • 3 min read
CSR

It’s natural

Corporate responsibility is helping one company to safeguard Cambodia’s ecological treasures
By Focus Cambodia Editorial

Feb 01, 2021 • 7 min read
Investment policy

The gate keeper

The Secretary General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), Sok Chenda Sophea, on promoting the Kingdom to investors while adhering to government policies and ambitions for sectorial growth
By Focus Cambodia Editorial

Feb 01, 2021 • 9 min read
Food & Agriculture

Home grown

With a wealth of high-quality agricultural products grown in Cambodia, the country has a lot to offer local, regional, and global markets. However, equipment upgrades, reimagined marketing strategies and big-picture thinking will be required if the Kingdom is to catch up with regional peers
By Focus Cambodia Editorial

Jan 28, 2021 • 9 min read
Malnutrition

A country born on an empty stomach: War and hunger in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste was born in the wake of colonialism, war and hunger, with the multi-generational effects of nearly 25 years of Indonesian occupation still visible. Malnutrition and stunting remain widespread as the country's youth attempt to scratch out a future amidst trauma that lingers in the very soil
By Klas Lundström

Jan 28, 2021 • 2 min read
Global economy

Philippine economy shrinks at a record 9.5% in 2020

Official data released on January 28 that the Philippine economy shrank a record 9.5 percent throughout 2020, after coronavirus measures devastated the country's retail and tourism sectors while a series of natural disasters wrecked crops
By Agence France-Presse

Jan 25, 2021 • 16 min read
Wildlife trade

Infiltrating a tiger trafficking network: From Laos to South Africa and Vietnam

The reporters go international in the second instalment of an investigative project infiltrating illegal tiger trafficking networks, visiting tiger farms in Laos and South Africa where they bread the animals to meet a taste for bone glue among wealthy Vietnamese consumers
By Lam Anh and Hoang Chien

Jan 22, 2021 • 4 min read
Covid-19

Deadliest catch: Thailand’s ‘ghost’ fishing nets help Covid fight

Underwater divers in plastic-choked waters off the coast of Thailand are snipping through discarded nets tangled around reefs in a new initiative helping protect marine life and aid the fight against coronavirus
By Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith/AFP

Jan 18, 2021 • 8 min read
History

The Vietnam school dealing with the effects of Agent Orange 59 years on

The US first dropped Agent Orange on January 18, 1962, and with it thrust upon Vietnam a legacy of health complications passed down through generations. Still today, one school near Hanoi works to mend the lasting trauma inflicted by the deadly herbicide
By Ashley Lampard