‘We found 700 different species’: astonishing array of wildlife discovered in Cambodia mangroves
Hairy-nosed otters and cats that catch fish are among the startling diversity of creatures making their home in threatened habitats
March 2024
Cambodian prime minister bans musical vehicle horns to deter dancing
Police told to rip out tune-playing horns and replace them with standard ones after young people seen dancing along to passing lorries
January 2024
John Pilger obituary
Campaigning journalist, film-maker, author and fervent critic of US and British foreign policy
November 2023
How a sleepy town in Cambodia won a place on Unesco’s culinary map
Unesco under fire for failing to prevent evictions at Angkor Wat temple site
China ‘world’s biggest debt collector’ as poorer nations struggle with its loans
The Guardian view on south-east Asian dynasties: political leaders are keeping it in the family
October 2023
‘I am afraid I will kill myself, like my husband’: spotlight on loan firms in Cambodia after Indigenous suicides
Microfinance was meant to reduce poverty, but borrowers allege they have been victims of ‘predatory’ loans and repayment tactics, which have led to desperation and deaths
Colombia and Mali leading efforts to improve air quality, new ranking finds
Low and middle income countries addressing air pollution in climate plans, while UAE, host of Cop28, among rich nations lagging behind
Other lives
Christa Paxton obituary
Other lives: Senior figure in the voluntary sector, including at VSO and the British Lung Foundation, who created her own consultancy
September 2023
Archaeology world mourns Damian Evans, who discovered medieval cities near Angkor Wat
Tributes flow for ‘incredibly generous’ Australian Canadian researcher, who used space laser technology to uncover landscapes in south-east Asia
August 2023
Gangs forcing hundreds of thousands of people into cybercrime in south-east Asia, says UN
South-east Asian countries demand Denver museum return looted artefacts
Will Cambodia’s new leader be able to step out of his father’s shadow?
Cambodia: son of long time ruler Hun Sen becomes PM in historic transfer of power
‘Like becoming a refugee again’: They paid for their crimes. The US deported them anyway
Cambodia school closed after thousands of civil war-era explosives found on site
National Gallery of Australia hands back ninth-century Cambodian sculptures it believes were stolen
July 2023
Cambodia PM Hun Sen steps down and hands over power to son
Hun Sen issues threat to Cambodians who spoiled ballots
