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STORY OF THE DAY • May 24, 2019 • 6 min read

Clean energy A guide to renewable power in Cambodia

By Thomas Brent • May 24, 2019
Cambodia has huge renewable energy potential in the form of hydropower, solar and wind. Hydropower is already an important part of the energy mix and attention is shifting towards other renewable energies, but many challenges lie ahead

STORY OF THE DAY • May 23, 2019 • 5 min read

Going green Three Cambodian companies pioneering sustainable business

By Claire Baker-Munton • May 23, 2019
Cambodia’s economy is going from strength to strength, with GDP expected to grow by 7% in 2018 and 2019. But with rising incomes comes a greater need for environmental responsibility and leadership in the face of infrastructure gaps – here are three companies paving the way

STORY OF THE DAY • May 22, 2019 • 8 min read

Belt and Road How Cambodia can make the most of China’s millions

By Robin Spiess • May 22, 2019
While Cambodia has benefitted hugely from the many projects funded by China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Kingdom, it must ensure that it remains open to a wide range of foreign investment

STORY OF THE DAY • May 06, 2019 • 8 min read

Environment Belt and Road countries to China: clean energy, not coal

By Hans Nicholas Jong / Mongabay • May 06, 2019
Citizens of countries participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative strongly prefer clean energy over the coal projects that have become Beijing’s calling card, a new survey shows

Apr 25, 2019 • 8 min read
Militant monks

Do no harm

A toxic mix of nationalism and religious extremism is leading to a wave of political violence across Southeast Asia
By Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern • Apr 25, 2019

Apr 22, 2019 • 11 min read
Environment

Illegal charcoal trade threatens Myanmar’s remaining mangroves

Mangroves from Myanmar are illegally harvested and converted into charcoal that is sent to Thailand before it’s sold to China, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia by sea
By Wudan Yan / Mongabay • Apr 22, 2019

Apr 04, 2019 • 7 min read
Religion

How sharia came to Brunei

Brunei has become the first country in Southeast Asia to fully implement sharia criminal law on a national level, imposing brutal punishments for adultery and same-sex relations
By Thomas Brent • Apr 04, 2019

Apr 03, 2019 • 4 min read
Malaysia

The region’s corrupt politicians should watch the 1MDB trial closely

Ten years to the day after being sworn in as prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak is standing trial for a slew of corruption and money laundering crimes. Asia Institute Tasmania director James Chin explains what the corruption trial means for the region’s once-untouchable political elite
By Paul Millar • Apr 03, 2019

Apr 02, 2019 • 14 min read
EDM music

Backstage at Southeast Asia’s only underground electronic festival

Three years ago, a group of Russian club owners started a small festival on the shores of Phu Quoc, Vietnam, with the aim of introducing international DJs to the region. Now with 37 Southeast Asian DJs in the mix, the 11-day fest has turned into a truly international cross-cultural exchange
By Amanda Kaufmann • Apr 02, 2019

Mar 28, 2019 • 9 min read
Digital Cambodia

Ready for a (digital) revolution?

The government in Cambodia recently hosted a digital conference that celebrated the Kingdom’s growing tech startup sector while simultaneously discussing the mounting challenges the country faces
By by Robin Spiess • Mar 28, 2019

Mar 27, 2019 • 10 min read
Indonesia

A company intimidates, evicts and plants oil palm without permits

MAROANGIN, Indonesia — One day in March last year, Rahim was shocked and furious to find an excavator rolling through his rice field, turning the bright green grains into piles of mud. The 51-year-old farmer took photos of the incursion and demanded to know why his family’s livelihood was being uprooted
By Ian Morse / Mongabay • Mar 27, 2019