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Run Ta Ek, with little greenery or shade, pictured during the construction process. Despite roads and electricity being mostly completed, the area remains exposed to the elements. Photo taken on Jan. 28, 2024. (Ses Aronsakada)

Op-Ed: The Village Square: A Vision for Economic Prosperity in Run Ta Ek

  • 22 Feb 2025 3:29 PM|
Entering the outskirts of Run Ta Ek, the relocation site for the families who were living in Angkor Park, one can see locals selling various goods along the roadside. They display their items in front of their houses along secondary streets, organically creating small, bustling market environments. This practice is a quintessential aspect of Cambodian rural life.
Workers paint a new traffic line to divide Hun Sen Boulevard, commonly known as "60 meters," before adding a concrete median, following several traffic accidents. Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

Op-Ed: Combating Car-Induced Public Health Crisis

  • 26 Jan 2025 9:06 AM|
There is growing alarm as Cambodia’s roadways continue to exact a tragic toll on its population. Recent high-profile crashes, including a crash which caused the death of Cambodian rapper RuthKo, have jolted public attention to the obstinate issue of traffic safety in the Kingdom. 
Forest in Preah Vihear province that's been cleared for farming. Photo taken on April 18, 2021. PLCN

Op-Ed: What Cambodia’s Economic Land Concessions Should Look Like

  • 30 Dec 2024 2:14 PM|
In theory, economic land concessions are meant to increase agricultural productivity and spark economic growth, however this scheme has not proven to be effective in either respect. A large portion of the land that was granted remains either unused or underutilized. And, as the UN’s OHCHR wrote in 2007, “instead of promoting rural development and poverty reduction, economic land concessions have compromised the rights and livelihoods of rural communities in Cambodia.”
Tuk Tuk Pride Race during the Pride Festival Celebration on May 28, 2023, which intended to promote LGBTQ+ visibility in Cambodia and raise self-affirmation and equality. (CCHR)

Op-Ed: Why Gender-Affirming Care Is Important for Cambodia’s Transgender Community

  • 27 Dec 2024 10:56 AM|
Gender identity encompasses an individual's self-perception as a man, woman, or another gender. For some people, this sense of identity feels easy and innate and is an integral part of who they are—they were born biologically male, and inside, they feel like a boy or a man. For many such people, gender identity is maybe not something they’ve given much thought to because how the world sees them is the same as how they see themself.
An SUV and several other cars parked on a sidewalk in Phnom Penh, blocking a clearly marked pedestrian lane on August 21, 2022. (Quinn Libson)

Op-Ed: Phnom Penh Needs a Long-term, Grassroots Strategy to Transform Sidewalks

  • 21 Oct 2024 2:17 PM|
A chaotic mix of automobiles, motorcycles, and Tuk Tuks greet you right as you step outside. The overwhelming sounds of vehicles roaring, horns honking, and people shouting combine to create a cacophony. If you want to stay off the road, you’re forced to navigate parked SUVs and motos blocking your way along what sliver of a sidewalk is available. At times, there is no walkway whatsoever and the only option is to maneuver through the snarled traffic.
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