Food Diplomacy for Cambodia’s Nation Branding
Cambodia is blessed with natural ingredients that can be extracted from her fertile soil, geography and tropical climate and transformed into fresh, sweet, and sour delicacies.
Category: Opinion
True global solidarity needed to beat COVID-19
The UK has found a new variant of the novel coronavirus, and the contagious rate is 70 percent higher than the original virus.
The equitable and efficient deployment of vaccines
As we together continue to strengthen all aspects of COVID-19 response, we must not only reinforce and build the capacity of immunisation systems, but also ready them to meet our next challenge — to equitably and efficiently deploy vaccines against Covid-19.
Chhattisgrah: Bastar: Violence Escalates
On December 4, 2020, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in a forested area near Hakwa village.
Danger from Covid-19 misinformation, disinformation
A common concern raised is the allegation that Malaysians will end up being guinea pigs for untested and unproven vaccines.
ESA misses golden opportunity on gender equality
By appointing Josef Aschbacher to its top post — instead of the first female leader in its 50-year history — the European Space Agency (ESA) has followed the usual better safe-than-sorry-strategy of previous decades.
How China’s new development pattern helps empower global recovery
As the year draws to an end, China is expected to become the only major economy to record positive growth in 2020.
Protect lives, not data, in COVID pandemic
Germany in the winter of COVID: As the death toll continues to rise, in many public health departments the test results from the labs are still drifting in by fax while the population does its Christmas shopping online.
India and the US should have a dialogue on democracy
India projects itself as the world’s largest democracy, just as the US likes to think of itself as the leader of the free world.
28 years after Angkor site inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage List
Cambodia earned $18.45 million from the sale of tickets at Angkor Archaeological Park in the first 9 months of 2020, a decrease of 75 %
Long-awaited vaccines certainly welcome but they are not an instant fix
If countries relax their vigilance thinking the worst is over because the long-awaited vaccines are now arriving, they are likely to be in for a rude awakening.
Bosnia-Herzegovina still needs help, 25 years after Dayton Accords
The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina ended a quarter century ago. Fixing the complicated state that emerged from that conflict requires outside investment, particularly from Europe.
How will RCEP shape geopolitical landscape in the Asia-Pacific?
After eight years of negotiation, RCEP was signed into a formal trade agreement on 15th November 2020 at the 37th ASEAN Summit.
Germany’s latest pandemic shutdown is right move
This is not the moment for taking petty account of who did what wrong or right when: What is most important is to learn from the mistakes of the past.
Domestic tourism in Southeast Asia: Opportunities and pathways
Southeast Asian countries have been particularly cautious in opening their borders to international travelers amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The time is now to step up climate action
This is an issue of crucial significance not just as we navigate the current global pandemic, but for the years and decades ahead.
Carbon neutrality by 2050: The world’s most urgent mission
As the world marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, a promising movement for carbon neutrality is taking shape.
China-Singapore adept at turning crises into wins amid global changes
A friend in need is a friend indeed. China and Singapore reflect this well as COVID-19 has brought the two countries closer together as they commemorate the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
We have vaccines, now comes the hard part
Recent good news on vaccines for COVID-19 brings us closer to ending the acute phase of this terrible pandemic. But the sense of collective relief must be accompanied by a healthy dose of reality.
Where we stand five years after the Paris Agreement
On December 12, 2015, then-French Foreign Minister and President of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) Laurent Fabius gaveled through the historic Paris Agreement to uproarious applause in the conference chamber.
After 65 years with the UN, Cambodia should look within
Understanding Cambodia has always seemed like trying to put together a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle of morality, politics, and geography.
RCEP, CAI, BRI can boost global trade together
When the pandemic is over, the countries will spend more efforts on mitigating the negative impacts of the pandemic on their economies.
Failure to nail Pakistan for Mumbai terrorist attacks unacceptable
Just like 9/11 did to the US, 26/11 changed India forever. The dastardly attacks still evoke deep emotions across India.
Racist Sam Rainsy now praises Vietnamese and downgrades Cambodia
Sam Rainsy recently wrote an article entitled “Cambodia must learn from Vietnam in fighting corruption,” on the Kootneeti media website on 6 December 2020.
Leverage Internet penetration to expand e-commerce market
The booming e-commerce market in Malaysia has been aided by the increasing number of Internet users and Internet access.
Nobel prize ceremonies forgo ‘the magic’ because of C-19
Forget lavish banquets and glittering ceremonies attended by royals wearing tiaras: the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize will be presented to the World Food Programme (WFP) in more austere fashion online on Thursday because of COVID-19.
The Khalistan movement is non-existent, but security agencies must watch fringe sections
The arrest of five terror suspects in Delhi, two of whom who were allegedly involved in the murder of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh in Punjab in October, has turned the spotlight on the embers of the long dead and buried Khalistan movement.
RCEP: Steward of Asia-Pacific trade and common good
To be sure, the stakes are high and the jury is still out, but the RCEP has already set a successful example for others nations to follow in order to recognise their mistakes and try to correct them.
Europe can only beat coronavirus together
A broad coalition of reasonable voices across the bloc has understood that we can only survive the pandemic and master the economic difficulties thereafter if we work in unison.
The next step in Malaysia’s vaccine journey
On November 27, Putrajaya made three important Covid-19 vaccine announcements: a purchase agreement for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, payments to the COVAX Facility and the start of a clinical trial with a Chinese vaccine.
