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How the Vietnam War Shaped U.S. Immigration Policy
The makings of our modern resettlement system can be traced back to the fallout of the Vietnam War, a cascade of international crises stoked by the U.S. → Read More
The Man Living Out Your Worst Airport Nightmare
Trapped in an arrivals hall in a Malaysian airport for the past 92 days, Hassan Al Kontar narrates his strange new life through selfie videos. → Read More
In the Mekong, questions arise over impact of favoring hydropower
Despite some environmental campaigners’ best efforts, large hydropower projects have remained a cornerstone of development plans in the Mekong region for years. But as new bodies of data emerge on the real costs of major dams, nations are now showing signs of beginning to rethink their options. → Read More
As Cambodian repression worsens, donors fret over their responses
While aid is meant to be conditional, rarely is it suspended for rights abuses or governance failings — and the Cambodian government knows that. → Read More
In Cambodia, a bold teaching program draws on international models and local context
Siv Monirath spent his childhood bouncing around public schools in Phnom Penh and his young adulthood working with Teach for America. Now he's hoping his newly launched Teach for Cambodia can help transform public education with an unusual NGO model that could well offer insight to others. → Read More
Cambodia: Switching off independent radio stations
Nearly a dozen stations have had licenses suspended without notice as media crackdown continues ahead of 2018 election. → Read More
The Omnipresence of Dust in Kathmandu
Each time the electricity powers off in Kathmandu, thousands of diesel generators rumble to life, spewing noxious particulate matter, or PM2.5. → Read More
In Cambodia, holdouts fight a rising tide
As the nation's largest hydropower dam goes online, promising to reduce Cambodia's energy dependence on its neighbours, residents must make way. Hundreds of indigenous minorities are staging a last stand with the help of local activists. → Read More
Takeaways from the 50th annual ADB meeting
In the decades since the bank’s 1966 launch, some $270 billion in loans and grants has been disbursed in a region that has seen immense change. But it was the present and future that loomed large during last week's ADB annual meeting. Here's a look at the key points on the table during the meeting. → Read More
At ADB meeting, the bank and civil society grapple over reform
At the Asian Development Bank's 50th annual meeting, civil society organizations' engagement is an important component of the agenda, with activists asking whether there is enough commitment to reform at a moment when genuine safeguards appear more at risk than ever. → Read More
As wealth gap grows, ADB grapples with the implications
A panel on rising inequality highlighted how great the need is to address the issue before it undermines development. → Read More
Notorious Thai police and tourist shakedowns
Reported police checkpoints in Bangkok that appear to target foreigners have some fearing a tourist exodus. → Read More
Beach murders put spotlight on Thai junta
Thai investigation into British tourist murders criticised as inadequate with some suggesting a cover-up. → Read More
Khmer Rouge faces genocide charges
The Khmer Rouge tribunal is set to hear genocide charges for targeting ethnic Vietnamese and Cham Muslims. → Read More
Cambodia's deadlock ends but questions linger
Part of the joint accord aimed at ending the political impasse establishes an independent National Election Commission. → Read More
Cambodia's vanishing workforce
Facing a shortage of employment opportunities, Cambodians flock to Thailand for jobs and the lure of money. → Read More
Cambodia's migrants face an uncertain future
Thousands of Cambodian labourers have fled Thailand, fearing a 'crackdown' denied by Thai authorities. → Read More
Cambodia: Australia's refugee dumping ground?
Critics accuse Australia of breaching international law as it mulls sending asylum seekers to impoverished country. → Read More
Cambodia strike faces deadly crackdown
Garment workers making clothes for export have been killed by security forces as they protested for higher wages. → Read More