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STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 08, 2020 • 2 min read

Animal rights Cambodia’s tourist hotspot Siem Reap bans dog meat trade

By Agence France-Presse • Jul 08, 2020
The Cambodian tourist town of Siem Reap banned the dog meat trade on July 7, a victory for animal rights campaigners who describe the area as the "lynchpin" of an industry that slaughters millions of creatures each year

Jul 06, 2020 • 3 min read
Editorial

Dirty money and cave rescues

With Cambodia recently designated a "high-risk" country for money laundering by the EU, followed the promulgation of a new law last week to combat illicit currency flows, we turn to experts to ask how effective efforts will be to stamp out the deep-rooted practice in the Kingdom. We also mark the two year anniversary of the Tham Luang cave rescue by speaking with those who risked their lives in the daring mission to save a Thai junior football team in 2018.
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 06, 2020

Jul 06, 2020 • 7 min read
Illicit money

Dirty cash: The struggle to eradicate money laundering from Cambodia

Last week Cambodia introduced new laws to tackle money laundering following an EU ruling placing the country at “high-risk” for illicit cash flows. But experts say it will take extensive efforts and real political will to end the entrenched practice in the Kingdom
By Alexi Demetriadi • Jul 06, 2020

Jul 04, 2020 • 5 min read
Art and culture

Goldie opens Bangkok gallery to showcase street art from around world

Enigmatic British musician-cum-artist Goldie launched a gallery in Bangkok on July 4. Showcasing contemporary, urban, and street art from around the world, the gallery is located in an up-and-coming neighbourhood of the Thai capital
By Gaspar Ruiz-Canela/EFE-EPA • Jul 04, 2020

Jul 03, 2020 • 4 min read
Kachin state

More than 160 dead in devastating Myanmar jade mine landslide

The battered bodies of more than 120 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar on July 2, following one of the worst-ever accidents to hit the treacherous industry
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 03, 2020

Jul 03, 2020 • 7 min read
Wildlife trade

Pangolin trade continues unabated as pandemic lessons go unheeded

With the wildlife trade strongly linked to the Covid-19 outbreak, conservationists had hoped that one long-term positive effect may be a reduction in the illegal pangolin trade. Not so, it seems, as traffickers and consumers fail to heed the lessons of the pandemic
By Adolfo Perez-Gascon • Jul 03, 2020

Jul 02, 2020 • 6 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles

Entry 2.5: Quarantine Matters with Alexi Demetriadi

As Globe reporter Alexi Demetriadi nears the end of his Phnom Penh quarantine experience, he touches base with Alexi Demetriadi in a no-holds-barred interview to hear about how its gone, and what travellers coming to Cambodia should know
By Alexi Demetriadi • Jul 02, 2020