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STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 13, 2018 • 7 min read

Whatever happened to Cambodia’s homemade electric car?

By Paul Millar • Sep 13, 2018
The homegrown Angkor Car has hinted at a future free from the gas-guzzling SUVs on Cambodia’s crowded streets. But despite a glamorous launch in 2013, the Kingdom’s first electric car seems to have stalled at the starting line

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 12, 2018 • 11 min read

Waste and recycling The plastic tide

By Paul Millar • Sep 12, 2018
As Southeast Asia buckles beneath the weight of the world's redirected refuse, experts say sustainable waste management can only come by abandoning our throwaway culture

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 11, 2018 • 3 min read

BitLumens combining blockchain and solar to power off-grid communities

By Janelle Retka • Sep 11, 2018
Using blockchain and solar energy, UN- and World Bank-endorsed startup BitLumens has been tooling its solar home technology to bring electricity and financial inclusion to underserved populations. Myanmar and Indonesia are BitLumens’s first Southeast Asia stops. Founding CEO Veronica Garcia spoke with Southeast Asia Globe about their plans to lease solar systems to power off-the-grid households

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 11, 2018 • 10 min read

Belt and Road Initiative Meeting resistance

By Tom O'Connell • Sep 11, 2018
Asean countries are beginning to display caution towards China’s massive infrastructure investments. Khor Yu Leng, an expert on Chinese investment in the region, talks with Southeast Asia Globe about this trend and the possible political fallout

Sep 10, 2018 • 3 min read
Music

US pop sensation Charlie Puth to play Phnom Penh

In a room crowded with cheering young Cambodians, Smart Axiata announced today that it would be hosting US popstar Charlie Puth at its annual Smart Mega Concert in Phnom Penh on 2 November
By Robin Spiess • Sep 10, 2018

Sep 10, 2018 • 18 min read
Cambodia's building blocks

How sand dredging bled a fishing community dry

After a decade of heavy sand dredging in the waterways of Cambodia's Koh Kong province, a fishing community once recognised for its rich ecosystem is struggling to fill its nets.
By Janelle Retka and Leng Len • Sep 10, 2018

Sep 10, 2018 • 3 min read
Kem Sokha

Cambodia's opposition leader released to home detention

The release of Cambodia's opposition leader comes during the week that the European Parliament are set to discuss the country's human rights record, leaving many critics sceptical of the government’s intentions
By Tom O'Connell • Sep 10, 2018

Sep 06, 2018 • 3 min read
Cambodia

Smart's innovator programme paves the way for young startups

As Smart Axiata’s Young Innovator Programme enters the final stages of its second cycle, the five finalists can draw inspiration from two of last year’s successful startups which are making promising strides
By Robin Spiess • Sep 06, 2018

Sep 06, 2018 • 7 min read
Lunch Actually

Dating on schedule

During a stint in the financial sector, Violet Lim spotted a trend in the industry: successful singles with no avenue for meeting potential partners. So she set off to make a dent in the love industry
By Janelle Retka • Sep 06, 2018

Sep 05, 2018 • 15 min read
Renewable energy

The price of power

The deadly dam collapse in Laos in 2018 brings Cambodia’s own grand plans for hydropower into question – and thrusts solar power to the forefront of the Kingdom’s quest for energy independence
By Amanda Kaufmann • Sep 05, 2018