Asean plans 2034 World Cup bid.
The FIFA World Cup could be coming to Cambodia – although football fans may have to wait two decades to see the planet’s best players compete on Khmer soil. Cambodia could be part of an ASEAN… Read More
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The Four Southeast Asia Monarchies.
Assessing the Relevance of Southeast Asia’s Monarchies Southeast Asia has four monarchies, each with its own unique traits. Brunei is an absolute monarchy, while Thailand, Malaysia, and Cambodia have the constitutional form. The… Read More
Thailand: Increase of Eastern European Tourists.
Thailand sees influx of visitors from Eastern Europe. But not every one is happy, especially in Phuket. Over 1.6 million Eastern European tourists landed in Thailand in 2012, 82 per cent from Russia, according to a… Read More
Thailand: The Evolving Conflict In The South.
After a decade of violence, the capabilities of Malay-Muslim insurgents in Thailand’s Deep South are outpacing the countermeasures of successive governments in Bangkok that have been mired in complacency and protracted national-level political… Read More
Asia’s Slaves.
A trade agreement allows Indonesian to come to Malaysia to work. The agreement states that Malaysian employers can hold the workers’ passports so they can’t leave. The women are promised jobs as maids… Read More
Malaysia – Dirty, dangerous and difficult.
Thousands of foreign workers have died in Malaysia in recent years from accidents, illnesses and suicide. They work in so-called ’3D’ conditions – dirty, dangerous and difficult. Critics say the death rate is… Read More
Cambodia: Critical Blogging is scarce.
About 200 bloggers from around Asia took part in Blogfest Asia 2012 in Siem Reap, with Internet freedom at the top of their agenda. This issue is a pressing one for many countries… Read More
Do Cambodia’s arrivals really improve?
Tourist statistics in August showed arrivals from Laos to Cambodia almost doubled, while arrivals from Thailand continued to grow but at a much slower rate. Cambodia’s Statistics and Tourist Information Department, Ministry of… Read More
Cambodia: Murders in the Forest.
Since April 26, 2012, a crusading forestry activist, a muckraking journalist and a 14-year-old girl have been killed in Cambodia because they tried to safeguard the country’s dwindling land reserves. By Olesia Plokhii… Read More
South East Asia: Tsunami terror grips region.
Mass panic ensues after quake, but no casualties. adapted from Bangkok Post. The hard lessons learned from the 2004 tsunami were put to the test as thousands of residents and tourists all along… Read More
