cambodia



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 13, 2018 • 4 min read

Fintech Is Southeast Asia ready to go cashless?

By Tom O'Connell • Aug 13, 2018
Southeast Asia Globe probes how financial technology and the regional startup scene could change the way Cambodia and the other countries of Southeast Asia pay for stuff

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 09, 2018 • 9 min read

Gender equality Banking on change

By Janelle Retka • Aug 09, 2018
Cambodian women are traditionally charged with overseeing their families’ finances once the paycheque comes home. While this skillset remains an essential part of Cambodia’s economy, what more can the financial sector do to take advantage of this home-grown expertise?

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 09, 2018 • 4 min read

Chin tribes Myanmar’s tattooed women: An artist’s interpretation

By Thomas Brent • Aug 09, 2018
The indigenous Chin people have a unique tradition of tattooing the women’s faces. In 2012, Belgian artist Christian Develter travelled to meet these women, which served as an inspiration for his series Chin Urban & Tribal. He discusses his experience of living with the tribes, and his thoughts on the now-illegal tattooing practice

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 08, 2018 • 3 min read

Wildlife Almost a quarter of Southeast Asia’s bats face extinction

By Robin Spiess • Aug 08, 2018
A large portion of Southeast Asia’s bat population is currently at risk of extinction, a conservation expert announced at the 4th annual Southeast Asia Bat Conference hosted in the Philippines earlier this week

Aug 07, 2018 • 5 min read
Augmented reality

A game changer in bomb disposal

Bomb disposal is perhaps the most difficult job in the world; one wrong move, and it’s over. Golden West, operating out of Cambodia, is using the latest augmented reality technology to help in the demining effort
By Robin Spiess • Aug 07, 2018

Aug 02, 2018 • 3 min read
Interview: Ronald Almera

Booms and busts: top tips for investing in Cambodia

For first-time investors, talk of bulls and bears, booms and busts, can sound like so much gibberish. Grant Thornton Cambodia CEO and partner Ronald Almera breaks down some of the basic do’s and don’ts of putting your money to work
By Paul Millar • Aug 02, 2018

Jul 31, 2018 • 8 min read
Cambodia

Sanctioning Hun Sen’s inner circle

As the US ramps up sanctions against Prime Minister Hun Sen's closest allies, Cambodian political analyst Lao Mong Hay discusses the power of international pressure
By Paul Millar • Jul 31, 2018

Jul 18, 2018 • 7 min read
Archaeology

The little-known history of Cambodia’s ‘dark age’

While the post-Angkorian period is considered to be a dark time in the Kingdom’s history, an ongoing excavation at the country’s former capital city Longvek – now just a small village – offers evidence to suggest otherwise
By Lesly Lotha • Jul 18, 2018

Jul 18, 2018 • 7 min read
Apsara Dancing

Not Cambodian enough

The Kingdom’s first contemporary dance company updates ancient moves, defying a conservative establishment
By Nathan A. Thompson • Jul 18, 2018

Jul 12, 2018 • 15 min read
Cambodian elections

A hard choice

The three million people across Cambodia who voted for change in the 2017 commune elections find themselves facing a difficult choice: the ballot or the boycott
By Paul Millar and Leng Len • Jul 12, 2018