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STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 28, 2019 • 9 min read

Digital Cambodia Ready for a (digital) revolution?

By by Robin Spiess • Mar 28, 2019
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

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 27, 2019 • 10 min read

Indonesia A company intimidates, evicts and plants oil palm without permits

By Ian Morse / Mongabay • Mar 27, 2019
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

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 26, 2019 • 5 min read

Politics Thaksin says junta 'rigged' Thai election to retain power

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 26, 2019
Thailand's election was "rigged" to ensure the military retain their grip on power, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, a towering behind-the-scenes figure in the politically turbulent kingdom, told AFP on Monday

Mar 21, 2019 • 8 min read
Special educational needs

Invisible children

Children with difficulties or disabilities have long been overlooked or excluded from Cambodia’s education system – that could change with the opening of the country’s first school dedicated to their learning
By Claire Baker-Munton • Mar 21, 2019

Mar 20, 2019 • 5 min read
Economic development

Cambodian crafts and food festival empowers local businesses

The festival aims to show off local products while giving the vendors a chance to put their business skills to the test, supported by a nonprofit economic development agency fighting human trafficking in Cambodia and India
By Amanda Kaufmann • Mar 20, 2019

Mar 16, 2019 • 7 min read
Politics

Why the Philippines’ ICC exit could ‘undermine years of quiet diplomacy’

Duterte’s decision to withdraw the Philippines from the International Criminal Court has prompted outcry from certain members of the opposition and human rights groups. But what exactly is he walking away from? Southeast Asia Globe breaks down the purpose of the ICC, and what a withdrawal really means for the Philippines
By Thomas Brent • Mar 16, 2019

Mar 12, 2019 • 10 min read
Politics

Three voices from the Philippines’ new Muslim homeland

The creation of a new Muslim autonomous region in the conflict-torn southern Philippines has been hailed as a political breakthrough that could finally lead to peace in the Catholic-majority nation. Southeast Asia Globe speaks to three young people from the region to understand their stories and to learn what the new autonomous region will mean for their futures
By Thomas Brent • Mar 12, 2019

Mar 09, 2019 • 7 min read
The Orchid Project

Why ending all forms of FGC is vital for gender equality

Though not often talked about, there are a handful of countries in Southeast Asia where the widely-condemned practice of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is thriving – and Singapore is one of them. Southeast Asia Globe contacted the Orchid Project, a British charity working to end FGM/C around the globe, to discuss the need for change in Singapore and beyond
By Robin Spiess • Mar 09, 2019

Mar 08, 2019 • 14 min read
Women's rights

A cut, unseen

Despite Singapore’s reputation as a modern hub of progress and prosperity, female genital mutilation and cutting remains widespread among the city-state’s Malay Muslim community
By Robin Spiess • Mar 08, 2019

Mar 04, 2019 • 10 min read
Dragon City

The man behind Cambodia’s most ambitious development project

Almost a decade ago, Phuoeng Sophean – a Land Ministry official, and an imaginative architect serving as general secretary of the Board of Architects Cambodia – dreamt up the idea of a new capital of momentous proportions that he named “Samdech Techo Hun Sen Dragon City”
By Robin Spiess • Mar 04, 2019

Mar 02, 2019 • 10 min read
Whatever happened to

Cambodia’s Dragon City?

Nine years ago, Cambodia’s Land Ministry proposed a new, high-tech capital called “Dragon City” on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Nearly a decade later, the $80 billion development has yet to break ground – but the visionary behind the ambitious project is hoping that changing the Kingdom’s strict foreign ownership laws may tempt Chinese investors back to the bargaining table
By Robin Spiess • Mar 02, 2019