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STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 27, 2017 • 3 min read

Miss Universe Cambodia and Laos compete for the first time

By Johanna Chisholm • Nov 27, 2017
With the addition of these two Southeast Asian candidates, the prestigious beauty pageant will now feature 92 countries and territories, smashing the previous record of 89 in 2011

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 22, 2017 • 7 min read

Whatever happened to Cambodia’s Funcinpec Party

By Paul Millar • Nov 22, 2017
From commanding almost half of the popular vote in Cambodia’s 1993 elections to barely a footnote in the most recent ballots, Funcinpec’s resurgence as a tool in the government’s fight against the opposition is a bitter reminder of how far they've fallen

Nov 06, 2017 • 11 min read
Cambodia's construction boom

A future without home?

The construction industry in Cambodia has been enjoying great growth in recent years. Yet there are concerns over the quality of some of these projects and an over-reliance on Chinese investment
By Nathan Paul Southern • Nov 06, 2017

Nov 01, 2017 • 7 min read
Cambodia

Shaking up the patriarchy

From the environment and LGBT rights to reproductive health and women’s empowerment, Cambodia’s female-forward young activists are blazing a new path
By Holly Robertson and Len Leng • Nov 01, 2017

Oct 25, 2017 • 3 min read
Film

Cambodian filmmaker raised in White Building opens up about childhood

An array of award-winning short films has made Kavich Neang one of Cambodia’s most prominent young filmmakers. He spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the Kingdom’s film industry and working on his first feature, a story about Phnom Penh’s recently demolished White Building, his childhood home
By Madeleine Keck • Oct 25, 2017

Oct 18, 2017 • 6 min read
Zoë Ng

Shaking up Cambodian office culture

Zoë Ng worked at McKinsey, Google and the beauty startup Charlotte Tilbury to build up a range of experience before striking out on her own. Now she heads up Raintree, an award-winning office and retail development in Phnom Penh
By Euan Black • Oct 18, 2017

Oct 16, 2017 • 9 min read
Cambodia's Tourism Industry

A Kingdom for more tourists

Cambodia has big plans to boost tourism, most of which revolve around a massive influx of visitors from China
By Nathan Paul Southern • Oct 16, 2017

Oct 03, 2017 • 13 min read
Media Freedom

Without fear or favour: The Cambodia Daily

Philanthropist and foreign correspondent Bernie Krisher launched a daily newspaper in 1993 with a handful of journalists working out of an old hotel. By the time the Cambodia Daily closed amid a fiery dispute with the government, it had become one of the region’s most respected sources of news
By Paul Millar • Oct 03, 2017

Sep 21, 2017 • 7 min read
Whatever happened to

Cambodia’s oil prospects?

After a decade of failed negotiations with multinationals and a severe slump in global oil prices, Cambodia's expectations to become an oil producing nation might be disappointed
By Paul Millar • Sep 21, 2017