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COMMENTARY

Collaborative green cells for liveable streets

Collaborative green cells for liveable streets

Collaborative green cells for liveable streets

May 216 min read

Converting public school to pocket park: creating decentralized public space within walkable distance

Converting public school to pocket park: creating decentralized public space within walkable distance

Converting public school to pocket park: creating decentralized public space within walkable distance

May 214 min read

Turning climate action into income for Cambodia’s rice farmers

Turning climate action into income for Cambodia’s rice farmers

Turning climate action into income for Cambodia’s rice farmers

May 216 min read

Rethinking Cambodian zoos as hubs of conservation and education, not entertainment

Rethinking Cambodian zoos as hubs of conservation and education, not entertainment

Rethinking Cambodian zoos as hubs of conservation and education, not entertainment

May 218 min read

Reforming Cambodia’s classrooms: Why interior layouts must align with 21st-century pedagogy

Reforming Cambodia’s classrooms: Why interior layouts must align with 21st-century pedagogy

Reforming Cambodia’s classrooms: Why interior layouts must align with 21st-century pedagogy

May 215 min read

Fighting human trafficking with data

Fighting human trafficking with data

Fighting human trafficking with data

May 215 min read

Designing for equity: Gender-responsive restroom policy in Phnom Penh’s public spaces

Designing for equity: Gender-responsive restroom policy in Phnom Penh’s public spaces

Designing for equity: Gender-responsive restroom policy in Phnom Penh’s public spaces

May 216 min read

Opinion: Private Care Expansion in Cambodia Can Ease Women’s Burden and Boost Jobs

Opinion: Private Care Expansion in Cambodia Can Ease Women’s Burden and Boost Jobs

Opinion: Private Care Expansion in Cambodia Can Ease Women’s Burden and Boost Jobs

May 66 min read

Opinion: Why Formalizing Care Work Matters for Gender Equality and Social Protection in Cambodia

Opinion: Why Formalizing Care Work Matters for Gender Equality and Social Protection in Cambodia

Opinion: Why Formalizing Care Work Matters for Gender Equality and Social Protection in Cambodia

May 25 min read

Opinion: Pochentong: Catalyst for Creative Economy

Opinion: Pochentong: Catalyst for Creative Economy

Opinion: Pochentong: Catalyst for Creative Economy

Apr 286 min read

Opinion: Building Social Protection for Disability Caregivers

Opinion: Building Social Protection for Disability Caregivers

Opinion: Building Social Protection for Disability Caregivers

Apr 255 min read

Opinion: Pochentong Can Pioneer a Model for Affordable Housing

Opinion: Pochentong Can Pioneer a Model for Affordable Housing

Opinion: Pochentong Can Pioneer a Model for Affordable Housing

Apr 205 min read

Opinion: Empty Schoolyards, Missing Parks: Phnom Penh’s Overlooked Opportunity

Opinion: Empty Schoolyards, Missing Parks: Phnom Penh’s Overlooked Opportunity

Opinion: Empty Schoolyards, Missing Parks: Phnom Penh’s Overlooked Opportunity

Apr 165 min read

Opinion: A Long-Term Vision For Pochentong Airport

Opinion: A Long-Term Vision For Pochentong Airport

Opinion: A Long-Term Vision For Pochentong Airport

Apr 146 min read

Op-Ed: The Bus as a Safety Infrastructure: A Gender Lens on Phnom Penh’s Transport Future

Op-Ed: The Bus as a Safety Infrastructure: A Gender Lens on Phnom Penh’s Transport Future

Op-Ed: The Bus as a Safety Infrastructure: A Gender Lens on Phnom Penh’s Transport Future

Apr 116 min read

Opinion: Temporary Public Space Would Address Shortage

Opinion: Temporary Public Space Would Address Shortage

Opinion: Temporary Public Space Would Address Shortage

Apr 96 min read

Ending the Period Tax: A Step Toward Gender Equality in Cambodia

Ending the Period Tax: A Step Toward Gender Equality in Cambodia

Ending the Period Tax: A Step Toward Gender Equality in Cambodia

Apr 95 min read

Op-Ed: New Space, Same Problem: Strengthening Community Awareness to Prevent Online Gender-Based Violence in Cambodia

Op-Ed: New Space, Same Problem: Strengthening Community Awareness to Prevent Online Gender-Based Violence in Cambodia

Op-Ed: New Space, Same Problem: Strengthening Community Awareness to Prevent Online Gender-Based Violence in Cambodia

Apr 95 min read

Opinion: Erased from Their Own Land: Why Indigenous Governance Must Be Restore

Opinion: Erased from Their Own Land: Why Indigenous Governance Must Be Restore

Opinion: Erased from Their Own Land: Why Indigenous Governance Must Be Restore

Apr 75 min read

Opinion: Rebuilding from the Frontlines: A Gender-Responsive Approach to Health in Times of Crisis

Opinion: Rebuilding from the Frontlines: A Gender-Responsive Approach to Health in Times of Crisis

Opinion: Rebuilding from the Frontlines: A Gender-Responsive Approach to Health in Times of Crisis

Apr 54 min read

Opinion: Cambodia Needs a Gender and Health Command System — Not More Fragmented Crisis Responses

Opinion: Cambodia Needs a Gender and Health Command System — Not More Fragmented Crisis Responses

Opinion: Cambodia Needs a Gender and Health Command System — Not More Fragmented Crisis Responses

Apr 45 min read

Op-Ed: Strengthening Technical Skills to Support Cambodia’s Economic Transformation and Gender Inclusion

Op-Ed: Strengthening Technical Skills to Support Cambodia’s Economic Transformation and Gender Inclusion

Op-Ed: Strengthening Technical Skills to Support Cambodia’s Economic Transformation and Gender Inclusion

Apr 46 min read

Opinion: Closing Cambodia’s Health Gap: A Lifeline for Women and People with Disabilities

Opinion: Closing Cambodia’s Health Gap: A Lifeline for Women and People with Disabilities

Opinion: Closing Cambodia’s Health Gap: A Lifeline for Women and People with Disabilities

Apr 36 min read

Opinion: Protecting Women’s Health in Cambodia’s Emergencies

Opinion: Protecting Women’s Health in Cambodia’s Emergencies

Opinion: Protecting Women’s Health in Cambodia’s Emergencies

Apr 35 min read

Opinion: When Fathers Get Days and Mothers Get Months: Cambodia’s Caregiving Divide

Opinion: When Fathers Get Days and Mothers Get Months: Cambodia’s Caregiving Divide

Opinion: When Fathers Get Days and Mothers Get Months: Cambodia’s Caregiving Divide

Apr 16 min read

Op-Ed: Modernizing TVET Curriculum Toward High-Technical Skills Development for Industrial Upgrading with a Gender-Inclusive Approach

Op-Ed: Modernizing TVET Curriculum Toward High-Technical Skills Development for Industrial Upgrading with a Gender-Inclusive Approach

Op-Ed: Modernizing TVET Curriculum Toward High-Technical Skills Development for Industrial Upgrading with a Gender-Inclusive Approach

Apr 15 min read

Op-Ed: Vocational and Technical Education Reform to Develop High-Technical Skills for Cambodia’s Industry Upgrading and Women’s Participation

Op-Ed: Vocational and Technical Education Reform to Develop High-Technical Skills for Cambodia’s Industry Upgrading and Women’s Participation

Op-Ed: Vocational and Technical Education Reform to Develop High-Technical Skills for Cambodia’s Industry Upgrading and Women’s Participation

Mar 316 min read

Opinion: Simplified Tax for Gender-Inclusive SME Research and Development

Opinion: Simplified Tax for Gender-Inclusive SME Research and Development

Opinion: Simplified Tax for Gender-Inclusive SME Research and Development

Mar 315 min read

Opinion: Reform Salary Tax to Decouple Family Rebates

Opinion: Reform Salary Tax to Decouple Family Rebates

Opinion: Reform Salary Tax to Decouple Family Rebates

Mar 305 min read

Breaking Administrative Bottlenecks Through Direct Digital Basic Income

Breaking Administrative Bottlenecks Through Direct Digital Basic Income

Breaking Administrative Bottlenecks Through Direct Digital Basic Income

Mar 285 min read

Opinion: Build the Park, Not the Crowd — and the Right Tourists Will Come

Opinion: Build the Park, Not the Crowd — and the Right Tourists Will Come

Opinion: Build the Park, Not the Crowd — and the Right Tourists Will Come

Mar 286 min read

Opinion: Fix the City, Fix the Isolation: Rethinking Phnom Penh for Gen Z

Opinion: Fix the City, Fix the Isolation: Rethinking Phnom Penh for Gen Z

Opinion: Fix the City, Fix the Isolation: Rethinking Phnom Penh for Gen Z

Mar 266 min read

Opinion: A New Social Contract: Using Land-Value Tax to Power Basic Income in Cambodia

Opinion: A New Social Contract: Using Land-Value Tax to Power Basic Income in Cambodia

Opinion: A New Social Contract: Using Land-Value Tax to Power Basic Income in Cambodia

Mar 255 min read

Opinion: Siem Reap Deserves Better Than a Copy-Paste Walking Street

Opinion: Siem Reap Deserves Better Than a Copy-Paste Walking Street

Opinion: Siem Reap Deserves Better Than a Copy-Paste Walking Street

Mar 256 min read

Opinion: Who Gets Counted? Governance and Accountability in Identifying Female Beneficiaries for IDPoor

Opinion: Who Gets Counted? Governance and Accountability in Identifying Female Beneficiaries for IDPoor

Opinion: Who Gets Counted? Governance and Accountability in Identifying Female Beneficiaries for IDPoor

Mar 235 min read

Opinion: Capital Gains Tax Is a Smart Way to Build Infrastructure

Opinion: Capital Gains Tax Is a Smart Way to Build Infrastructure

Opinion: Capital Gains Tax Is a Smart Way to Build Infrastructure

Mar 225 min read

A One-Hour Break Solution: Integrating Paid Menstrual Breaks into Cambodia’s Labor Law

A One-Hour Break Solution: Integrating Paid Menstrual Breaks into Cambodia’s Labor Law

A One-Hour Break Solution: Integrating Paid Menstrual Breaks into Cambodia’s Labor Law

Feb 185 min read

Opinion: Rethinking Hun Sen Boulevard as a Safer, Commuter-Friendly Road

Opinion: Rethinking Hun Sen Boulevard as a Safer, Commuter-Friendly Road

Opinion: Rethinking Hun Sen Boulevard as a Safer, Commuter-Friendly Road

Jan 196 min read

Not Every “Joke” Is Funny: Addressing Verbal Abuse in Cambodia’s Domestic Violence Law

Not Every “Joke” Is Funny: Addressing Verbal Abuse in Cambodia’s Domestic Violence Law

Not Every “Joke” Is Funny: Addressing Verbal Abuse in Cambodia’s Domestic Violence Law

Jan 45 min read

OPINION: Transforming the Tax System with Personal Income Tax

OPINION: Transforming the Tax System with Personal Income Tax

OPINION: Transforming the Tax System with Personal Income Tax

Jan 46 min read

OPINION: Aging Foreign Societies Offer Work Chances

OPINION: Aging Foreign Societies Offer Work Chances

OPINION: Aging Foreign Societies Offer Work Chances

Dec 28, 20254 min read

OPINION: TVET Certificate Should Open Doors to University

OPINION: TVET Certificate Should Open Doors to University

OPINION: TVET Certificate Should Open Doors to University

Dec 27, 20255 min read

Enhancing Civic Engagement in Cambodia's Public Financial Management

Enhancing Civic Engagement in Cambodia's Public Financial Management

Enhancing Civic Engagement in Cambodia's Public Financial Management

Nov 19, 20255 min read

Op-Ed: Taxing Vehicles by Mass and Age

Op-Ed: Taxing Vehicles by Mass and Age

Op-Ed: Taxing Vehicles by Mass and Age

Oct 31, 20256 min read

OPINION: Raising Cambodia’s Voice on the Global Stage Starts with English Education

OPINION: Raising Cambodia’s Voice on the Global Stage Starts with English Education

OPINION: Raising Cambodia’s Voice on the Global Stage Starts with English Education

Oct 29, 20255 min read

OPINION: It’s Time for Cambodia to Ban the Dog and Cat Meat Trade and Build a More Compassionate Image

OPINION: It’s Time for Cambodia to Ban the Dog and Cat Meat Trade and Build a More Compassionate Image

OPINION: It’s Time for Cambodia to Ban the Dog and Cat Meat Trade and Build a More Compassionate Image

Oct 23, 20256 min read

OPINION: After Banning Sugary Drinks, Cambodia Must Guarantee Clean Water for Every Student

OPINION: After Banning Sugary Drinks, Cambodia Must Guarantee Clean Water for Every Student

OPINION: After Banning Sugary Drinks, Cambodia Must Guarantee Clean Water for Every Student

Oct 22, 20256 min read

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