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Vin I i s a Junior Research Fellow at the Future Forum, a public policy think tank based in Phnom Penh. This article was written as part of the Future Forum’s Inclusive Policy Fellowship, an endeavour supported by the Australian Government through The Asia Foundation's Ponlok Chomnes II: Data and Dialogue for Development in Cambodia. Credit: AI generated image Public finance is one of the most pivotal policy instruments, outlining crucial financial measures such as revenue m

Future Forum's research fellow  Nith Kosal   was published in Cambojanews on October 17th, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! The headquarter of General Department of Taxation (GDT) in Phnom Penh. (CamboJA/Tuy Engly) New tariffs imposed by the United States and renewed border conflict with Thailand have put Cambodia under fresh economic pressure. For a country long dependent on exports, foreign direct investment, and imports to meet domestic nee

Future Forum's research fellow  Ses Aronsakda and Chhun Sambath was published in Cambojanews on October 31st, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! A container truck transports goods on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, February 2, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang In a quiet corner of Krakor district, Pursat province, an assembly plant manufactures thousands of sport utility vehicles, or SUVs, and pickup trucks exclusively for the Cambodian market. Such a s

Future Forum's junior research fellow,  Mynea Yi was published in The Cambodianess on October 9th, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! Photo show sample of family book. Photo from Facebook In Cambodia, a small booklet quietly governs nearly every major life chapter in a household. It is the “official proof” of who belongs to a family, who leads it and who is entitled to speak and act on its behalf. It is a prerequisite to validate important document

Future Forum's junior research fellow,  Keolakena Kin was published in The Cambodianess on October 12nd, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! This photo taken on November 17, 2023 shows female Tuk Tuk driver Kim Sokleang guiding her passengers to her Tuk Tuk near the Angkor Thom south gate at the Angkor complex in Siem Reap province. Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP As Cambodia adjusts to the post-pandemic era, a new class of workers is redefining how

Future Forum's junior research fellow,  Khem Chanra was published in The Cambodianess on October 22nd, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! This photo taken on June 27, 2018 shows Cambodian students leaving after a class at a primary school, seen in the background, in Kampong Chhnang province. Photo by AFP On a recent trip to Svay Rieng province, I visited a local school. The school had installed a biosand filtration system for drinking water consum

Future Forum's research fellow,  Sreymean Kouch was published in The Cambodianess on October 23rd, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! Rescued dog from being transported to a slaughterhouse. Image: FOUR PAWS Across Asia, an estimated 30 million dogs are slaughtered each year for their meat, with Southeast Asian countries contributing significantly to the grim tally. In Cambodia, about 3 million dogs are killed annually, while Indonesia accounts for

Future Forum's junior research fellow,  Sochetra Yean was published in The Cambodianess on October 29th, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! Students, seated in class while observing social distancing measures against the Covid-19 coronavirus, pay attention to their mask-clad teacher in Phnom Penh on 7 September, 2020. Photo: Tang Chhin/AFP Cambodian learners have been empowered by English as a means to enrich their life, positions, salary, and soc

Future Forum's junior research fellow,  Neth Chanmonyneath was published in The Cambodianess on October 19th, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! A woman cycles with her food for sale along a street in Phnom Penh on March 8, 2021. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) Bopha starts her day at 4:30 a.m., cooking slices of meat on a small charcoal stove at her home along Veng Sreng Boulevard. She prepares affordable meals by packing the grilled meat with r

Future Forum's junior research fellow  Pin Chanleap was published in Cambojanews on September 4th, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! A boy uses his mother’s smartphone in Kampong Cham province. Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo: Chanleap Pin) Udom* was seven when he first learned of his brother’s gambling addiction. After his brother lost a large amount of money on online sports betting, he accessed through messaging apps on his phone, money collectors arrive

Future Forum's junior research fellow, Soheng Nhov was published in The Cambodianess on September 19th, 2025. Check out the original article HERE , and read it below! Workers buy soft drinks in front of a factory in Phnom Penh on October 12, 2021. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) Cambodia is taking steps to curb unhealthy diets, but without tougher measures on sugary drinks that fuel diabetes and other chronic diseases, the country could soon face a $1.5 billion health and

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