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Shopping is getting serious on Phnom Penh’s Sihanouk Boulevard. Clive Graham-Ranger browses the city’s premier fashion avenue, now home to a number of international brands. Photo by Conor Wall.

A stroll through Central, Russian and Orussey Markets or escalator rides at the Sorya Shopping Centre...

For over ten years, Ambre has been a leading force in creativity and style. Designers Romyda Keth and Thomas Jaffre reflect on the present and future of fashion in Cambodia. Words by Mai Lynn Miller Nguyen. Photo by James Grant.

In 1999, Phnom Penh was a far cry from the bustling metropoli...

Words by Mark Bibby Jackson.

The first Gulf War changed news reporting forever. CNN correspondents reported live from Baghdad as scud missiles exploded all around them. Everything was immediate, fresh and vibrant. News was exciting.

Twenty years on and now the revolution in news reporting will ...

In an age with an emphasis on high-speed technology and lifestyles, we often forget the value of going slow. Mai Lynn Miller Nguyen and M. Khan examine the benefits of decelerating and smelling the roses. Photos by James Grant.

Technology makes it easier and faster for us to devote less time...

Dolphins, ibises, butterflies and elephants: AsiaLIFE discovers that taking it slow is mandatory when communing with nature in Cambodia.

Be on the Watch
The Irrawaddy Dolphin is one of the most endangered species on the planet. According to Gordon Congdon, Freshwater Conservation Manager for ...

With over a dozen films to his credit, the director/producer/writer has never shied away from tough subject matter. In an AsiaLIFE exclusive, Mai Lynn Miller Nguyen hears from the man behind The Killing Fields about his plans to revisit Cambodia.
As the director of The Killing Fields, Roland J...

The garment industry accounts for around US$2 billion of Cambodia’s Gross 
Domestic Product per year. With predominantly female workforces, garment 
factories offer some Cambodian women opportunities—yet are they enough? 
Mai Lynn Miller Nguyen takes a look at the heroines of the garment industry.
 ...

On the eve of the premier Indradevi Hope Award Ball, Craig Gerard chats with the Women’s International Group outgoing and incoming presidents, Dorte Kieler and Lynn Muller.

“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something…” This anonymous quote dances atop each page on the Women’s Inte...

A leading activist for gender equality in Cambodia, Mu Sochua explains what keeps her fighting to Mai Lynn Miller Nguyen.

Mu Sochua is a mother of three daughters, a current member of parliament, and a former cabinet minister. Born to a Cambodian-Chinese family, she was sent to study in France du...

Possibly no man alive has had more influence on Phnom Penh’s architecture than Vann Molyvann. In an exclusive interview with AsiaLIFE, Cambodia’s master architect explains the development of the capital from the French Protectorate to modern times, providing some advice to young architects and ove...