Southeast Asia Globe • 17th February 2023

Cambodian martial art hits UNESCO heritage list and SEA Games

Eyes sharp and straight, fixed on her opponent, Ly Ehor held her stick tight as she quickly moved her weapon.

For five years, Ehor has been honing her skills in Bokator – also known as kun Bokator – an ancient Cambodian martial art with roots dating back to the Angkorian era. She fits her passion for the art alongside her academic studies, currently spending almost three hours every weekend learning performance and combat skills at the Reach Prek club, one of Phnom Penh’s many Bokator schools.

Pulitzer Center • 21st January 2023

Conservationists Hope Global Recognition Will Safeguard Cambodia’s Landscapes

As the Cambodian government prepares first-time submissions for natural World Heritage and Global Geopark status, some fear UN support alone may not be enough

Heads swivelled as Sun Kerng redirected the rudder towards a patch of gurgling bubbles on the surface of the water. Visitors boating through the Mekong River could spot the shine of an Irrawaddy dolphin beginning to appear.

“This now should be the only place where you can see Irrawaddy dolphins. It has become rarer and rarer,” said Kerng

Southeast Asia Globe • 11th November 2022

As the ASEAN Summit 2022 begins, analysts say regional leaders must do more to solve the Myanmar crisis

Crowds of bikers slowly merged towards a single lane to avoid a line of road rollers laying new tar on one of Phnom Penh’s main roads. Just weeks before the ASEAN Summit 2022 held in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian government has opted to refine the capital’s appearance by polishing boulevards, bridges and sidewalks.


Over the next few days, in the Kingdom’s spruced up capital, regional leaders are expected to discuss a range of regional security issues, such as the South China Sea dispute, rampant

Mekong Eye • 23rd September 2022

Cambodia seeks safety net for critically endangered dolphins

Phnom Penh prepares its first submissions for UNESCO natural world heritage and global geopark status.

ANLONG KAMPI, CAMBODIA — Heads swiveled as Sun Kerng redirected the rudder towards a patch of bubbles on the surface of the water. Boating on the Mekong River, visitors could spot the shine of an Irrawaddy dolphin starting to appear.

“This now should be the only place where you can see Irrawaddy dolphins. It has become rarer and rarer,” said Kerng, a boatman at the Anlong Kampi Dolphin Conser

Reporting ASEAN - Voices and views from within Southeast Asia • 21st September 2022

CAMBODIA: What Difference Can World Heritage Status Make?

Heads swivelled as Sun Kerng redirected the rudder towards a patch of gurgling bubbles on the surface of the water. Boating through the Mekong River, visitors could spot the shine of an Irrawaddy dolphin beginning to appear.

“This now should be the only place where you can see Irrawaddy dolphins. It has become rarer and rarer,” said Kerng, a boatman at Anlong Kampi Dolphin Conservation in Cambodia’s Kratie province, where he has worked for more than two decades.

Kratie’s conservation area is a

Southeast Asia Globe • 14th September 2022

Conservationists hope global recognition will safeguard Cambodia's landscapes

Heads swivelled as Sun Kerng redirected the rudder towards a patch of gurgling bubbles on the surface of the water. Visitors boating through the Mekong River could spot the shine of an Irrawaddy dolphin beginning to appear.

“This now should be the only place where you can see Irrawaddy dolphins. It has become rarer and rarer,” said Kerng, a boatman at the Anlong Kampi Dolphin Conservation Area in Cambodia’s Kratie Province where he has worked for more than two decades.

Kratie’s conservation ar

Southeast Asia Globe • 5th August 2022

Cambodia's small-scale hydropower offers potential and risk

The stiff, rusted grate forming a metal ramp scraped its stone anchor and bent under Lounh Samnang’s weight as he clambered onto the small-scale dam he operates and maintains.

Water rushed from the reservoir and gurgled through the dam’s turbine before flowing down O’Porng Morn Kraom, a tributary which eventually meets the Mekong River. The waterway passes the shell of the first dam built by the Lounh family for Koh Sampeay village in Cambodia’s Stung Treng province.

“From the very beginning,

Focus • 30th November 2021

Violence and Harassment in the world of work : a new international binding labor framework tackling this major issue

ILO Convention C190 is the world's first international binding labor standard stating requirements for governments, employers and unions to prevent gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work. Cambodia has yet to officially ratify this important convention.

Feelings of comfort and safety in the workplace are influential to one’s mental health and job performance and a healthy workplace environment with positive interpersonal relationships can improve employee engagement and produc

Focus • 29th November 2021

បើ​មានអំពើ​ហិង្សា និង​ការបៀតបៀន​នៅកន្លែង​ធ្វើការ៖ តើ​មាន​ច្បាប់​អ្វី ដែល​ជួយ​អ្នក​បាន?

អនុសញ្ញា​លេខ១៩០ ជា​ច្បាប់​អន្តរជាតិ​ដំបូងបង្អស់ ដែល​បាន​ចែងថា រដ្ឋាភិបាល និយោជក និង​សហជីព ចាំបាច់​ត្រូវ​បង្ការ អំពើ​ហិង្សា និង​ការបៀតបៀន នៅ​ក្នុង​ពិភព​ការងារ​ដោយ​របៀបណា។ ប៉ុន្តែ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​មិនទាន់​ផ្ដល់​សច្ចាប័ន លើ​ច្បាប់​នេះ​នៅឡើយ​ទេ។

Focus • 20th October 2021

ម​ហោ​ស្រ​ព​អក្សរ​សិល្ប៍​ខ្មែរ​លើក​ទី៤ ពាំនាំ​សិល្បៈ​នៃ​ការ​បក​ប្រែ​អក្សរសិល្ប៍​ដល់​មហាជន

១ឆ្នាំក្រោយ​ខកខាន​ការ​ប្រារព្ធ ដោយសារ​ជំងឺ​កូ​វីដ១៩ ក្រុមការងារ អ្នកនិពន្ធ និង​អ្នកគាំទ្រ​អក្សរសិល្ប៍​ខ្មែរ បាន​នាំមក​វិញ​នូវ​មហោស្រព​អក្សរសិល្ប៍​ខ្មែរលើ​កទី៤ តាមរយៈ​អន​ឡា​ញ​ជាលើកដំបូង​បង្អស់។

Southeast Asia Globe • 18th October 2021

The changing face of Cambodian leadership

Eight years since ascending into a leadership position with the most active human rights organisation in Cambodia, Chak Sopheap has never forgotten a debate she had with herself about whether she should accept the promotion.

The story of a young, female leader would be an inspiration to an enthusiastic new generation, she reasoned. Her rise could show others it wasn’t the route of their success that mattered, but the challenges they overcame.

Yet she also was aware that in a nation where the o

Focus • 14th July 2021

វត្តមាន​របស់ Think Tank និង​សក្ដានុពល​របស់​អ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវ​វ័យក្មេង​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​

«ពេល​យុវជន​ចូលរួម​ក្នុង​វិស័យ​គោលនយោបាយ​សាធារណៈ ពួក​គេ​អាច​យល់​ពី​របៀប​ដែរ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បង្កើត​គោលនយោបាយ និង​រៀបចំ​វិធី ដើម្បី​ឆ្លើយតប និង​រៀន​សូត្រ​ពី​ដំណើរការ​នេះ​ប្រសិនបើ​ពួក​គេ​អាច​ចូលរួម​និង​បញ្ចេញមតិ​ដោយខ្លួនឯង»

Focus • 3rd May 2021

Mekongina Fish: Stung Treng and the river’s people

Cambodia is one of many countries that host freshwater fish species and the Mekong River is well known for its size and biodiversity. Stretching from China and flowing across 5 countries in Southeast Asia with a length of 5000 kilometers, the river is the main contributor of freshwater fish in Cambodia, providing an important food source that contributes to economic development.

Leaving the town of Senmonorom and driving across Ratanakiri province for nearly four hours, the Focus team arrived a

Focus • 26th April 2021

Mondulkiri: A taste of Samlor Prong and indigenous Bunong culture

Mondulkiri is well known for its indigenous groups that account for around 80 percent of the population, most of which are ethnic Bunong, and food culture is a fascinating way to explore this indigenous group who attach themselves to nature and forests. This connection can be seen in a dish called “Samlor Prong” that gets its name from the Bunong word for bamboo and indicates the utensil that is used to make this traditional soup.

For this mission, Focus made contact with Mr. Pyan Chren, Vice P

Focus • 31st March 2021

បទវិចារណកថា៖ “ការរើសអើងពណ៌សម្បុរ”​ ជា​បញ្ហា​សង្គម​ និង​របួស​រាំ​រ៉ៃ

ពណ៌​សម្បុរ មិន​មែន​ជា​ឧប​ករ​ណ៌​វាស់​វែង​តម្លៃ ឬ​សមត្ថភាព​មនុស្ស ហើយ​រឹត​តែ​មិន​មែន​ជា​កញ្ចក់​ឆ្លុះ​សម្រាប់​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ដ៏​ទៃ​វាយ​តម្លៃ

Focus • 26th March 2021

តើ​មាន​មេរៀន​អ្វីខ្លះ​ដែរ​សាធារណជន​អាច​យល់​បាន និង​ចាត់វិធានការ​ប្រឆាំង នឹង​អំពើ​ហិង្សា​ក្នុង​គ្រួសារ​?

វីដេអូ​ហិង្សា​ដែល​បាន​ចែ​ចាយ​លើ​បណ្ដាញ​សង្គម បាន​បង្កើត​ជា​ការ​វែកញែក​យ៉ាង​គំហុក អម​ជាមួយ​មតិ​ខុស​ៗគ្នា​ទៅលើ​ទង្វើ​នេះ​។