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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![PHOTO: Water buffalo from Srekor village wallow in the Se San River to escape the afternoon heat. In a year or so, all of this will have disappeared underwater. [Robert Carmichael]](http://livinginpp.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/4677416-3x2-700x467.jpg?w=290)
Cambodia: Work Begins on Controversial Se San River Dam.
As work begins on Cambodia’s biggest dam, those advocating against its construction have warned that the region’s rush for hydro power will have a disastrous effect on millions of people who rely on the Mekong… Read More
Political gambit being played out at The Hague.
If you want a moral-based analysis of politics, go see a monk. You would then feel good about yourself, but still wouldn’t understand politics. If you want to understand politics, read a political analysis, but… Read More
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
Dangerous roads during Songkran and Khmer New Year 2013.
Cambodia 66 people have been killed in road accidents. Road accidents killed 66 Cambodian people and injured 305 others during the celebration of the traditional Khmer New Year on April 13-17. A total… Read More
Cambodia-Thailand: Fight for the borderlines.
On Monday, April 15, 2013, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, legal teams from Cambodia and Thailand began presenting arguments over a small part of land along the border between… Read More
Cambodia Lacks Research.
Not enough priority is given to research in Cambodia, threatening its long-term development, economists and other experts say. Larry Strange, executive director of the Cambodian Development Research Institute, says the country cannot plan for major… Read More
Opportunist Ieng Sary’s life of utter Hypocrisy.
Ieng Sary, foreign minister and “Brother No. 3” in Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime, died on March 14th, aged 87. It was, he said, the greatest revolution the world had ever seen. It would… Read More
Cambodia and the law-abiding PM.
Hun Sen signed of on Mfone customers deal with Mobitel despite a court injunction preventing Mfone from offloading assets. Prime Minister Hun Sen approved a decision in January to transfer hundreds of thousands… Read More
In the shadow of the North Korea conflict.
Completely unnoticed by the world at large, two neighboring countries in Southeast play once more with the fire. The International Court of Justice (IJC) is scheduled to hold the hearing on the Thai-Cambodian dispute… Read More
