December 2023
John Pilger, controversial campaigning journalist, dead at 84
John Pilger, who has died aged 84, was a journalist and documentary maker for whom the word uncompromising might have been invented.
September 2023
My journey into a crypto scam began with a text from Vicky Ho
As an investigative journalist, I went from a New York bar to a beach town in Cambodia to explore how organised crime gangs use messaging to dupe Westerners.
August 2023
Cambodia’s king appoints army chief Hun Manet to succeed father as PM
Hun Manet won his first seat in Parliament in last month’s general election, and the handover from his father is part of a larger, generational shift.
July 2023
Cambodia holds lopsided election before historic transfer of power
Former Khmer Rouge guerrilla Hun Sen, 70, has led Cambodia for 38 years and is expected to hand over power to his son after Sunday’s election.
January 2023
South-East Asia most open to China’s travel revival
While Australia, Britain, India, Japan and the US require a negative COVID-19 test from inbound Chinese, South-East Asian countries have eschewed such requirements.
June 2022
Hun Sen’s family succession plan has one big problem - himself
Cambodia’s prime minister has outmanoeuvred political opponents and groomed his oldest son for power, but does he know when to walk away?
October 2020
Beware south-east Asia's creeping authoritarianism
Under cover of the pandemic, governments across south-east Asia are stifling political opposition, closing down space for civil society and attacking free media.
February 2020
Cambodia welcomes cruise ship turned away in other ports
The Westerdam was unwelcome elsewhere even though operator Holland America Line said no cases of the Covid-19 viral illness had been confirmed among the 1455 passengers and 802 crew members on board.
November 2019
EU huffs and puffs to bring Cambodia into line
Cambodia has one month to respond to the EU or risk losing access to preferential trading terms.
Cambodia puts the heat on ASEAN
Cambodia's persecution of opposition leaders has crossed border lines and that's a problem for democracies nearby.
July 2019
Construction in Cambodia raises fears of Chinese military deal
Building projects around Sihanoukville are under scrutiny amid reports Cambodia has agreed to a secret military deal with China.