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OPINION: Reimagining Cambodia’s Family Book Equal Recognition for Both Parents
Future Forum's junior research fellow, Meynea 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 documen
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OPINION: How Can Siem Reap Be Transformed into an Attractive Community for Digital Nomads
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
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OPINION: After Banning Sugary Drinks, Cambodia Must Guarantee Clean Water for Every Student
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
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OPINION: It’s Time for Cambodia to Ban the Dog and Cat Meat Trade and Build a More Compassionate Image
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
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OPINION: Raising Cambodia’s Voice on the Global Stage Starts with English Education
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
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OPINION: How Basic Income Can Empower Cambodia's Invisible Workforce
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
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Op-Ed: Introducing Age-Based Restrictions on Unsupervised Smartphone Use in Cambodian Schools
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
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OPINION: Cambodia’s Sugary Drink Ban Is a Start — But a Sugar Tax Is the Real Solution
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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ASEAN Needs to Prepare Now for the Future of Work
Future Forum's research fellow, Heng Molika was published in The Diplomat on February 16th, 2023. Check out the original article HERE...
Sep 1


Importance of Public-Private Partnerships in Health Sector
Future Forum's junior research fellow, Heng Molika was published in Kiripost on July 10, 2023. Check out the original article here ,...
Jul 15


Maintaining the legacy of human and civic rights: 30 years after the PPA
Future Forum's research fellow, CHEN Heang , was published in New Mandala on October 23, 2021. Check out the original article HERE ,...
Jul 8


The United Nations Peacekeeping Troops: A Mixed Legacy
Future Forum's research fellow, Chan Sam Art , was published in New Mandala on October 23, 2021. Check out the original article HERE ,...
Jul 8


After Pentagon Chief’s Visit, Is There Hope for A Recovery in Cambodia-US Ties?
Our future forum's research fellow, Kim Sun and Chhengpor Aun , published in The Diplomat on June 14, 2024 . Check out the original...
Jul 7


Doubling Down on Tourism Today will Constrain Cambodia’s Policy Options Tomorrow
Our future forum's young research fellow, Nay Darlin , published in The Diplomat on October 13, 2021 . Check out the original article here...
Jul 7


‘Cambodia’s agricultural sector is in dire need of revitalisation’
Future Forum's Nith Kosal was published in the Southeast Asia Globe on May 21, 2020 . Check out the original article here , and read it...
Jul 7


The hidden plight of Phnom Penh’s urban poor during flooding
Future Forum's Horn Chanvoitey was published in the Southeast Asia Globe on October 21, 2020 . Check out the original article here ,...
Jul 7


Power to the people? Cambodia’s Lower Sesan II Dam, two years on
Future Forum's Horn Chanvoitey was published in the Southeast Asia Globe on December 23, 2020 . Check out the original article here ,...
Jul 7


In Cambodia, climate change is already driving migration
Future Forum's Thong Sariputta was published in the Southeast Asia Globe on March 7th 2023. Check out the original article here , and...
Jul 7


‘Cambodian healthcare will be overwhelmed by outbreak’
Future Forum's Horn Chanvoitey was published in the Southeast Asia Globe on April 7th 2020. Check out the original article here , and...
Jul 7


‘Covid-19 exposes the great inequality in Cambodian water access’
Future Forum's Horn Chanvoitey was published in the Southeast Asia Globe on April 16th 2020. Check out the original article here , and...
Jul 7
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