phnom penh



STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 02, 2018 • 3 min read

The building code Setting the gold standard for construction safety in Cambodia

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 02, 2018
With new developments going up across Phnom Penh, inspection company TÜV Rheinland's country director Mali Thanaporn Nuengtong Grimaud shares her insights into technical and safety requirements for buildings and workers

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 14, 2018 • 9 min read

Master plan Building Phnom Penh a vibrant future

By Janelle Retka • Mar 14, 2018
Cambodia’s keenest architectural minds share their visions for transforming Phnom Penh’s clogged streets and limited community space into a modern, people-focused capital

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 18, 2017 • 6 min read

Zoë Ng Shaking up Cambodian office culture

By Euan Black • Oct 18, 2017
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

Sep 14, 2017 • 10 min read
Phnom Penh

City of garbage

As Cambodia's capital becomes a modern metropolis, its sole garbage collection company, Cintri, is failing to keep up. Can Cambodia's capital clean up its act?
By Colin Meyn and Mech Dara • Sep 14, 2017

May 20, 2017 • 7 min read
Architecture

Building a vision for the future

From his striking office in central Phnom Penh, architect Hun Chansan tells Southeast Asia Globe why his firm prefers to take risks and where he believes Phnom Penh’s planning and development is going all wrong
By Claire Knox • May 20, 2017

Oct 25, 2016 • 4 min read
Deportees

Torn apart

The US has deported more than 500 former refugees back to Cambodia for criminal activity. Southeast Asia Globe tells the story of Ly Hov Kol, who has found himself living in a land he barely knows, far away from his family
By Navet Tab • Oct 25, 2016

Jun 17, 2016 • 9 min read

Conserving Cambodia’s cultural treasures

In Phnom Penh and Penang, experts in art conservation are meticulously preserving Cambodia’s artistic legacy, but a punishing climate and scarcity of resources have forced them to get creative 
By Daniel Besant • Jun 17, 2016

May 13, 2016 • 3 min read
Cambodia

My cemetery, my home

When sand dredging led to the collapse of their riverbank houses, inhabitants of one Phnom Penh community chose to move to a ghostly new home
By David Hutt and Sam Jam • May 13, 2016

Feb 01, 2016 • 9 min read
Urban art

Hitting a wall: Phnom Penh’s street art

After a world-class street artist left his mark on a drab wall in Phnom Penh, the government stamped its authority by painting over the mural within days. The decision has sparked a debate over the merits of street art and its place in Cambodia
By Daniel Besant • Feb 01, 2016

Jan 20, 2016 • 3 min read

Phnom Penh's street art

Street art is popping up across the Cambodian capital, with work by famous names and local artists too
By Daniel Besant • Jan 20, 2016

Jan 16, 2016 • 10 min read
Aliens

The believers: Southeast Asia’s UFO enthusiasts

UFOs were first reported in the region in 1810. Nowadays, aliens are calling on the telephone, cloning using only their fingers and preparing to lend a hand in the aftermath of World War Three. Welcome to the hospitable world of Southeast Asia’s UFO enthusiasts
By David Hutt • Jan 16, 2016