Cambodia

Indonesia has ended a three-year ban on its women becoming maids in Malaysia. But they’re not flocking back.

China doesn’t want a military conflict over the Scarborough Shoal. A clash now would only unite ASEAN.

Working in the fields isn’t typically considered a dangerous job. But with plantations still littered with unexploded ordnance, some Cambodians are looking for companies to step up.

Commune elections next month are set to offer an interesting test of the Cambodian People’s Party’s popularity.

Is the spat between China and the Philippines over Scarborough Shoal a sign of what’s to come in the region?

The latest evidence at Cambodia’s landmark trial offers some grisly insights into how the Khmer Rouge operated during Pol Pot’s reign.

The Chen Guangcheng case, Cambodian landmines and some unusual teaching props in Indian schools. The Week in Asia rounds up the news you might have missed.

The death of environmental activist Chut Wutty has raised questions over whether there was official complicity.

An award for a documentary about the suspicious death of a union leader is a reminder of problems dogging Cambodia.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen lashes out at suggestions of any clash with China over the South China Sea.

Cambodia is preparing to hold the ASEAN summit next week. The South China Sea isn’t on the agenda.

A small not for profit in Cambodia offers a glimpse of what the government should be doing to beat poverty.