2017/05/12 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Beijing Preps for Space Life; Riot Police in Hebei; Fukushima Wildfire; Uber Learning in Burma
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/05/11 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Jakarta Shows Support for Ahok; Guangdong Protesters Hail Victory; Rice Planting in Fukushima; Xinjiang Quake
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/05/10 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: New South Korea President; Guangdong Protests; Thailand Bombing; Japan's 'Baby Hatch'
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/05/08 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Russia Blocks WeChat; Self-Immolation in Tibet; Fourth American Detained in North Korea; Xinjiang Tourism Crackdown
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/04/24 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: North Korea Detains US Citizen; Chinese Cadre Dismissed for Islamic Wedding; China Eyes Aircraft Carrier Boost; Tsai Approval Dips in Taiwan; Philippines Beheading
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/04/19 |
Cambodia is Losing its Buddhist Monks to Modernization
Where once young Cambodian men would often join the monkhood as teenagers as a rite of passage, studying both Buddhism and Khmer culture before moving into adult life, today fewer young Cambodians are doing so.
2017/04/12 |
Trump Links China Deal to NK; China Turns NK Ships Away; Taipei-Shanghai Talks Green Lit; Tibetan Monk Freed 5 Yrs after Self-Immolation Attempt
Asia Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/03/27 |
Why Everyone is Worried about Cambodia, Again
‘There is a widespread discontent with the government…It may be just a matter of time until the pressure cooker bursts.’
2017/03/27 |
Cambodia: Towards Single Party Dictatorship?
'Cambodia’s ruling party is seeking to shore up its chances of electoral success with recent changes to the rules governing political parties,' Sorpong Peou writes.
2017/03/07 |
Cambodia Jumps on the China Defense Bandwagon
Cambodia favors Beijing because Chinese assistance comes without interference.
2017/03/01 |
New Chinese Fighting Vehicle; Singapore Cyberattack; Cambodia Shuns Australia for China; Duterte Signs to Paris
Asia Morning Update: A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/02/16 |
Anlong Veng Calling: The Last Khmer Rouge Stronghold
Julia Mayer reports from the remote frontier town that is keeping alive the dying days of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime.
2016/12/28 |
The High Cost of Criticism in Cambodia
The Cambodian government is increasingly critical of the international human rights community, Rebecca Gidley writes.
2016/12/22 |
Cambodia gets an Autocratic Upgrade in 2016
The domination of Cambodia's ruling party will continue to restrict political space even as the government faces pressure from the CNRP and Western governments.
2016/12/08 |
Thailand’s Lèse Majesté Crackdown Creeps Across Borders
Numerous critics of Thailand’s military regime charged with lèse majesté remain in exile in neighboring Laos and Cambodia.
2016/12/01 |
The Slow and Steady March of Justice in Cambodia
Justice for the Khmer Rouge regime’s mass atrocities is coming slowly but surely in Cambodia, Julia Mayer writes.
2016/11/29 |
Cambodia Exports Can Get High on Cannabis
Early this month, the world moved past a tipping point in the global legalisation of cannabis. Exporting legal cannabis could drive Cambodia’s export revenues up and keep rural unrest down, but only if Cambodia acts quickly.
