cambodia



STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 18, 2019 • 7 min read

EU Tariffs Cambodia and Myanmar’s rice farmers under pressure

By Robin Spiess • Jan 18, 2019
Cambodia and Myanmar will be forced to pay hefty tariffs to export rice to the European Union – and farmers fear that it will leave both nations’ rice industries in critical condition

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 18, 2018 • 15 min read

Belt and Road Operation Mekong

By Bernhard Zand • Dec 18, 2018
China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might

Dec 15, 2018 • 6 min read
Press Freedom

He wanted to expose Cambodia’s virginity trade. Now, he’s in prison

A Cambodian translator helped foreign journalists film a documentary about alleged sex trafficking in the Kingdom. Authorities now claim the film’s subjects said they were paid to be in the film. The translator’s wife, who visited him in prison, tells Southeast Asia Globe that her husband is afraid, sick and innocent
By Matt Surrusco • Dec 15, 2018

Dec 14, 2018 • 10 min read
Khmer Rouge tribunal

‘Astonishing failure’ or ‘justice for millions’?

After nearly 20 years and $320m in cost, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) landed its first genocide conviction of high-level officers in the Pol Pot regime. A looming judicial stalemate on the fate of two more cases could lead to the ECCC’s termination
By Charles Dunst • Dec 14, 2018

Nov 30, 2018 • 3 min read
Urban art

What it takes to become Cambodia's next top urban artist

Tomorrow, Phnom Penh's trendy KBach Gallery will announce the winners from among 50 urban artists competing for gallery contracts and a grand prize of $1,000 at the Factory. Gallery owner Tony Francis spoke with Southeast Asia Globe about Cambodia's 'exploding' urban art scene and his plans to push the city's contemporary artists globally
By Charles Dunst • Nov 30, 2018

Nov 23, 2018 • 4 min read
Plastic kingdom

Exhibition questions Cambodia’s rampant waste problem

An new art exhibition in Phnom Penh featuring works by Cambodian and foreign artists will raise questions about plastic use and recycling, through woodcarvings, illustrations and even a motorbike.
By Lily Hess • Nov 23, 2018

Nov 16, 2018 • 4 min read
Khmer Rouge tribunal

Genocide and justice

Two Khmer Rouge leaders have been found guilty of genocide of minorities, in a landmark moment for the court and the country
By Leonie Kijewski • Nov 16, 2018