Foreign Correspondence
Podcast: Ou Virak
As President of the Future Forum think tank in Cambodia Ou Virak has dealt with many contentious issues ranging from human rights to elections and economic analysis to the rise of China. He says the […]
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Laos Firmly in China’s Orbit
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Laos is pushing ahead with four dams across the mainstream of the Mekong River, despite an escalating chorus of objections and crippling debt to Chinese state banks which resulted in the […]
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United States Elections
A list of stories written by Luke Hunt regarding the November 3 elections in the United States. A Taliban endorsement worthy of our times Of the few re-election endorsements enjoyed by Donald Trump, a double […]
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Dams & Debt put Laos on Thin Ice
For almost a decade, Laos has been warned that its extravagant spending spree on infrastructure carried enormous financial risks that threatened to undermine its sovereignty and efforts to raise living standards among the poor. Those […]
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Death of a Commandant
CHOEUNG EK, CAMBODIA — Cambodians greeted the death of Khmer Rouge commandant Kaing Guek Eav – also known as Duch – with a mix of happiness, sorrow and relief, as this country continues to move on […]