This article was originally drafted by Rob Jamieson and Indochina Research for the newsletter “I-Light” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Non-government organizations have been a [...]
I can hardly find a hospital or clinic to go to if I fall sick, especially in the late hours of the night. I don’t have a family doctor, nor [...]
A traditional Khmer saying “sartrey bangvil cheung kran min chum”, meaning women cannot do anything besides moving around the kitchen, seems no longer valid in contemporary Cambodian society, at least [...]
I think the difference has started to emerge now in Cambodia between the way our parents think and the way I and my peers think about employment and making money. [...]
The world once more celebrated the United Nations International Day of Peace, marked as every year on 21st Sept. Yet the world is far from peace as civil wars, religious [...]
The Berlin Wall and The Pianist (2002), a biographical war drama film were my primary sources of information about Germany since 2003, derived from my bachelors study in International Relations- war and [...]
This article was originally drafted by Indochina Research for the newsletter “I-Light” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. At present, Cambodia [...]
Around 73 percent of employers said that university graduates do not possess the right kind of skills for work and a similar view was held by 62 percent of employers about vocational [...]
Being one of the six Internet Freedom Fellows gave me the opportunity to get a fresh perspective on the power of new media and its challenges, as well as a [...]
Cambodia is admired for its rapid transformation and infrastructure development. Recalling French colonization (1863-1953) and the Khmer Rouge period (1975-1979), Phnom Penh, the capital of the country, is rapidly becoming [...]
I have been taught differently by my family and society. While my parents – who value education and equal status of human being regardless of sex – brought me to [...]
Globalization and the development of technology has brought better access to information and increased civic participation to most countries and Cambodia is no exception. While non-governmental organizations have traditionally been [...]
The baby boom during the 1980s and 1990s in Cambodia (after the nation successfully put a decade long civil war behind it and regained peace) has now resulted in the [...]
The problem of forced evictions and land grabs is growing worse in Cambodia, leading to violence fuelled by deep dissatisfaction over existing resettlement schemes. Estimates by both local and international [...]
On the November 24th 2011, Amnesty International launched its report on “Eviction and resistance in Cambodia: Five women tell their stories,” in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, where an estimated [...]
While the iron fisted approach in fighting and preventing so-called terrorism may be welcomed by the many survivors and family members of the victims of the 9/11 attacks, the legacy [...]
A presentation from the 2010 World Water Week in Stockholm, detailing the steps taken to improve water supply in Phnom Penh. Open publication – Free publishing – More cambodia
The Asian Development Bank’s report on water use in Phnom Penh
Video report on the achievements of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority
Cambodia – a country seemingly up for sale. Investors are flooding an unregulated property market, driving tens of thousands from their homes.
Thousands of people around the world celebrate World Environment Day each year with various “green activities.” The global U.N. event to combat climate change has been embraced by companies, locals [...]
Migration is a worldwide phenomenon from which Cambodia is no exception. After a long decade of isolation due to genocide and political conflict, this country is now integrated with regional [...]
Cambodia is among the world’s poorest countries. While parts of the economy are making considerable progress, more than 30 percent of the population still live in poverty. Though the government [...]
Drawing on Global Witness’ experience in Angola, Cambodia, DRC, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan, this report aims to promote understanding of, and a strategy for dealing with, the problem of [...]
