Cambodian education in the time of Covid: Ripping up the textbook
Open, close, open, close – not the instructions for a particularly fiddly front door, rather it is the pattern that schools in Cambodia have followed.
Alexi Demetriadi
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[Photos] Covid-19 in Southeast Asia: A year in pictures
Exactly one year on from the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Wuhan, it goes without saying that 2020 has been a year unlike any other.
Does CamboJA offer a glimmer of hope for press freedom in Cambodia?
‘Descent Into Outright Dictatorship’ read the front page headline of the final issue of the Cambodia Daily on September 4, 2017, as the newspaper succumbed to the pressure of a government harassment campaign.
31 years since its fall, the Berlin Wall lives on in Jakarta
As the chisels of Berliners chipped away at the concrete divide severing their city, the first panels of the Berlin Wall began to tumble down on November 9, 1989.
Camus in Khmer: The publisher translating classic literature for Cambodia
Maman or Mother? When it comes to the correct translation of Albert Camus’ 1942 novel L’Étranger, the devil is in the details.
Stitch up: Power imbalances in global garment sector worsen in pandemic
As casino dealers know, the odds always favour the house – and in the case of the garment sector, the odds have always slanted heavily to the benefit of global brands over local suppliers and workers.
'One of Cambodia's few success stories': Saving the Siamese croc from extinction
On September 11, in a lake in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province, 15 hatchlings of the critically endangered Siamese crocodile were discovered.
New Naratif's PJ Thum speaks out against police harassment in Singapore
It’s been a challenging few weeks for Thum “PJ” Ping Tjin, to say the least.
Playing with pride: Meet Cambodia's oldest LGBT women’s football team
A documentary is in the works about a football team with a difference – the Kampong Chhnang Women’s Under-21s. The difference? The team were the first dedicated to girls of all sexual orientations, to win not just trophies but to change perceptions in the Kingdom.
Witnessing tragedy: Journalist Jon Swain revisits 1970s Phnom Penh
“I’d never thought someone would adapt the book into a film,” award-winning British foreign correspondent Jon Swain told the Globe. “It’s a very thrilling experience – it’s a wonderful, positive and uplifting thing to happen.”
Onboard China’s Belt and Road Express: Does Laos stand to benefit?
The first piece of track on Kunming-Vientiane railway was laid in April as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Diving back in: Speaking to the Tham Luang cave rescue team two years on
In July 2018, the world's attention was gripped by the plight of 12 plucky young boys and their football coach trapped in a cave in Thailand.
Q&A: The tragic character arc of Aung San Suu Kyi
2011 biopic The Lady depicts an Aung San Suu Kyi fighting for democracy, painting a very different picture to the one we know today.
Remembering Anthony Bourdain and His Passion for Southeast Asian Food
Anthony Bourdain meant many things to many people...
In the furnace: Why is Cambodia's brick kiln child labour persisting?
Last year, the Cambodian government set out to put a permanent end to child labour in the country’s brick kilns by 2020.
Remembering Anthony Bourdain and his love affair with Southeast Asia
The late, great chef-come-writer Anthony Bourdain travelled and worked extensively throughout Southeast Asia before his sudden passing in 2018.
Despite sanctions, how active is North Korean business in Southeast Asia?
The deadline to adhere to UN sanctions on North Korean businesses passed in late-2019, with notable efforts made to close ventures across Southeast Asia.
The curious case of Jakarta: Lockdown, less traffic, but worse air quality
Lockdowns brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic have had clear positive effects on pollutions levels across Southeast Asia’s major cities.
Embattled ABS-CBN’s future shrouded in doubt, but newsroom fights on
In the Philippines, the future of ABS-CBN remains uncertain as a decision on whether to allow it to return to air meanders through the nation's political system.
ASEAN's Covid-19 response: United in name, divided in practice
In keeping with ASEAN's recent history of divided responses to regionally important issues, the bloc's collective efforts to combat Covid-19 have proved far from unified.
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