cambodia



STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 15, 2019 • 13 min read

Khmer language Tongue-tied

By Simon Roughneen • Oct 15, 2019
Cambodia’s native language is under pressure from a globally dominant English that is generating more jargon than Khmer can easily absorb

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 10, 2019 • 10 min read

Geopolitics Public enemies

By Paul Millar • Oct 10, 2019
Long accused by its critics of serving as a Vietnamese puppet, Cambodia's government now stands condemned of trying to serve two masters

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 01, 2019 • 6 min read

Opinion Red flags

By Paul Millar • Oct 01, 2019
Seven decades on from the founding of the People's Republic of China, the inequalities that laid the foundation for years of socialist struggle across Southeast Asia remain rife across the region

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 24, 2019 • 9 min read

Human rights Putting Cambodia back on track

By Chak Sopheap • Sep 24, 2019
Cambodian Centre for Human Rights executive director Chak Sopheap breaks down how Cambodia has strayed from the promises of its constitution – and how the nation can get itself back on course

Sep 18, 2019 • 11 min read
Poverty in Cambodia

Houses divided

Single-income families must endure a precarious dependence, with penury, divorce and emigration looming when things go wrong for a breadwinner
By Veng Sonita • Sep 18, 2019

Sep 13, 2019 • 11 min read
Cambodia construction

Building a Kingdom

Buried amid the noise of Cambodia’s real estate boom, the Kingdom’s construction workers are still struggling for access to a steady wage and basic social protections
By Paul Millar • Sep 13, 2019

Sep 12, 2019 • 14 min read
Counterfeit goods

Bad medicine

Fake medicine remains a scourge in Southeast Asia despite years of widespread coverage of the issue and promised government crackdowns
By Andrew Haffner • Sep 12, 2019

Sep 03, 2019 • 8 min read
Cambodia's Media

History’s first draft

From our print archive. Two years ago, authorities forced the closure of The Cambodia Daily, dealing a blow to the country's press freedom. But a decade before there were hopes that a relatively-free press could see the country become a Southeast Asian publishing hub
By Craig Guthrie • Sep 03, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Aug 29, 2019 • 17 min read
Indigenous rights

Uprooted

Landgrabs, deforestation and an increasingly-globalised Khmer culture are encroaching deep into the lands and lore of Cambodia's indigenous Bunong people
By Tabitha Payne • Aug 29, 2019

Aug 23, 2019 • 15 min read
Agriculture

Death in a bottle

Illegally imported pesticides can be fatal for farmers in Cambodia and across the region. And without proper training and protection, these toxins may continue to work their way into the food we eat every day
By Andrew Haffner • Aug 23, 2019

Aug 22, 2019 • 13 min read
Waste pickers

A brief history of Cambodia’s plastic crisis

Cambodia’s plastic waste is kept in balance thanks to an army of waste pickers, who represent the only functioning infrastructure. We look back at how plastic conquered the Kingdom
By Kathrin Eitel • Aug 22, 2019

Aug 21, 2019 • 17 min read
Foreign investment

Cambodia’s crossroads

The Kingdom's open economy has been hailed as a triumph of the free market. But as growing foreign investment in the Kingdom’s real estate sector threatens to price locals out of the market, the time has come to ensure that economic growth serves all Cambodians, not just a wealthy few
By Paul Millar • Aug 21, 2019