The great Cambodia land grab
Locals are fighting a losing battle as rubber companies take over their land and, as a report last week reveals, international banks are...
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East Timor Floats Cambodia’s LNG Options
By Luke Hunt AsiaWATCH — A push towards using massive offshore refining pontoons for processing crude oil and LNG is gaining momentum...
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Malaysian Elections Produce more Losers than Winners
Note: This article first appeared in Spectrum. By Luke Hunt AsiaWATCH — Malaysia’s latest attempt at staging a clean and fair...
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Undercover, Hacked and Killed in the Line of Duty
Max Kolbe reviews recent events in news The BBC courted controversy after one of its reporters apparently posed as a PhD student,...
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Punting on Bokor’s Colonial Charm
ASIAWATCH — Architects and historians say a conglomerate’s US$1 billion plan to build a gaming centre on Bokor Hill could mean...
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Sarawak Tycoon ‘Avoids’ Aussie Tax Bills
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — One of Asia’s richest tycoons has avoided tax on tens of millions of dollars in profits from...
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