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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Mekong im Stau – Irrsinn oder Fortschritt?
Der Mekong ist ein großer Strom im Naturzustand – wild und unreguliert. Noch – denn es gibt erste Anzeichen dafür, dass sich etwas ändert: Zum Beispiel ein Brückenbau flussabwärts von Luang Prabang in… Read More
At least 35 dead Myanmar refugees – And no one cares.
2,300 refugees left homeless in a camp in Thailand. At least 35 refugees from Myanmar are believed to have died with over 100 injured – six of them seriously – following a devastating… Read More
Myanmar – The fading out of a Nobel Prize laureate icon.
Paradox of power: The incredibly shrunken Aung San Suu Kyi. The voice of morality is a strange thing. The farther you are from the pedestal of power, the more forceful it is. But… Read More
Thailand: 6,000 Rohingya arrivals since Oct 2012.
A total of 5,899 Rohingya migrants has illegally entered Thailand by sea on 48 occasions since October last year. Out of this number, 1,752 – 1,442 men and 310 women and children –… Read More
Mekong Countries at Odds Over Xayaburi Dam.
Tensions mounted on the last day of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) council meeting as Cambodia and Vietnam challenged Laos’ decision to move ahead with building the Xayaburi dam. Despite consistent protest from… Read More
Tiger Balm back home.
Tiger Balm is going back to Myanmar. Famed for its soothing menthol smell and muscle pain-relieving properties, Tiger Balm is sold in more than 100 countries – but now the leaping tiger, based… Read More
Obama in Cambodia – Symbolism in short supply.
From mountains of the mundane……… The great matters of high politics, statecraft and grand strategy are built on mountains of the mundane. Tedious processions of technocratic exchanges, diplomatic correspondence, and meetings working out… Read More
Obama meets with Cambodia’s longtime ‘strongman’.
Obama holds ‘tense’ meeting with PM Hun Sen. On the heels of his historic trip to Myanmar, President Obama landed in Cambodia on Monday night for a dose of “summitry” and quickly found… Read More
