land rights



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 29, 2020 • 3 min read

Land rights Philippines deadliest country in Asia for land defenders

By Agence France-Presse • Jul 29, 2020
NGO Global Witness has released a report showing the Philippines to be the deadliest country in Asia for land and environmental rights activists, with the archipelago seeing a marked rise in deaths under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 26, 2020 • 10 min read

Land rights David vs Goliath: Indonesian communities push back against palm oil firm

By Zachary Frye • Jun 26, 2020
In Sumatra, communities have reported for years the encroachment upon their land by multi-national agribusiness group Wilmar to develop palm oil plantations. But Nagari Institute director Zulkifli is helping those at the Indonesian grassroots push back

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 07, 2019 • 13 min read

Indigenous rights People out of time

By Antonio Graceffo, Bruno Deniel-Laurent, P. Brisby • Oct 07, 2019
From our print archive: Losing their forests, languages and cultures, Southeast Asia’s minorities are becoming strangers in their own homes

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Aug 07, 2019 • 14 min read
Microfinance institutions

Left with nothing

With the backing of the world’s development agencies, Cambodia’s microfinance institutions stand accused of driving the nation’s most vulnerable ever deeper into debt – forcing them to sell off their land when the time comes to collect
By Paul Millar and Veng Sonita • Aug 07, 2019

Jun 25, 2019 • 12 min read
Land rights

Cambodia for sale

From our print archive: In the 18 months leading up to 2008, almost half of Cambodia had been leased to foreign speculators – and many who fled the Khmer Rouge are homeless once more
By Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy and Peter Harris • Jun 25, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
May 10, 2013 • 11 min read
Land Rites

The canes of wrath

There is nothing sweet about life for the exploited labourers of Cambodia's sugar fields
By Clothilde Le Coz • May 10, 2013

Mar 20, 2013 • 6 min read
Development

Playing dirty

Everyday Laotians are finding that joining the Asian Century comes with hidden costs
By Kearrin Sims • Mar 20, 2013

Aug 01, 2012 • 8 min read
Boeung Kak Lake

No man’s land

Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak lake development project has become a flashpoint for clashes over valuable land as the Kingdom develops. Will a high-profile protest movement encourage the Cambodian government to side with its electorate?
By Sebastian Strangio • Aug 01, 2012