Phnom Penh Post - Opinion
Asean should guarantee safe return of Rohingyas to Myanmar
Asean has a lot of work to do for the sake of its own relevancy as Myanmar and Bangladesh make another attempt to repatriate thousands of Muslim Rohingyas to strife-torn Rakhine state.
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Manchester revolt still resonates as no-deal Brexit looms
Publication date 22 August 2019 | 19:11 | ICTWhy should a massacre committed 200 years ago resonate in a Britain teetering on the edge of a no-deal Brexit, with preparations under way to cope with possible food riots and general unrest?
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Plastic land: Time to leave behind expansive, extractive industry
Publication date 21 August 2019 | 19:00 | ICTToday, people wear masks in cities and orangutans and elephants must flee from their habitats or die in forest fires. A recently published study reveals that Indonesia is facing an imminent water crisis.
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Cambodia’s blue helmets: A commitment to internationalism
Publication date 20 August 2019 | 18:59 | ICTWhen Minister of National Defence Tea Banh honoured 280 peacekeepers who recently returned from Mali and South Sudan on August 9, the ceremony also celebrated Cambodia’s commitment to internationalism.
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Provisional census results raise brighter development hopes
Publication date 19 August 2019 | 20:45 | ICTThe provisional results of the 2019 census, the third decennial census to be conducted in Cambodia since 1998, raise hopes of brighter development prospects for the country.
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Addressing stereotypes: Harmful gender norms in Cambodia
Publication date 18 August 2019 | 19:13 | ICTIn the past two decades, Cambodia has witnessed rapid development.
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The other drug problem in the Philippines
Publication date 15 August 2019 | 19:20 | ICTPhilippine Senator Ralph Recto describes it as “a large-scale swindle of the cruelest kind” — the proliferation of counterfeit drugs in the Philippines that has earned the country its latest dubious distinction – as a hot spot for k
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Why are Westerners ‘begpacking’ in Southeast Asia?
Publication date 14 August 2019 | 19:16 | ICTAs I write this, I am contemplating the amount of money I will have to spend to apply for a visa to the US.
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Imran’s future without the people is nothing
Publication date 13 August 2019 | 19:26 | ICTIt's been a long year for Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.
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Do world leaders understand the consequences of the climate crisis?
Publication date 12 August 2019 | 19:15 | ICTSince the Industrial Revolution, we have created a hodgepodge of human systems that are at odds with natural systems that support them.
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Inconvenienced Jakartans: Wake up to far-flung grievances
Publication date 11 August 2019 | 19:02 | ICTThe Sunday blackout on August 4 in Greater Jakarta and parts of West Java was said to be the worst in many years.