In a remote province of northeastern Cambodia sandwiched between Laos and Vietnam, a war is being fought. The war is not between nations or peoples. No armies have been deployed, and no military weaponry is being used. Yet for the thousands of people living in the province, the struggle is a matter of life and death.
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In late July of 2013, something remarkable happened in Cambodia. For the first time since the Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) came to power in 1997, an opposition group posed a real threat in the national elections. If victorious, many hoped the challenger—the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP)—would shepherd in a new era of freedom and democracy.
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Tomorrow morning, hundreds of thousands of Liberians will wake up, attend their local church, and gather with their loved ones to relax and rejoice. The occasion? Christmas, a day on which 85 percent of Liberia’s four million people celebrate family, selflessness, peace on earth and good will to all. As Liberians observe this important public …
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On May 25, 2014, hundreds of Cambodian factory workers hosted an event that gave new meaning to the term “fashion forward.” The occasion? A one-of-a-kind fashion show in which garment workers from Cambodia’s booming textile industry modeled the very clothing they toil in airless factories for $2 a day to produce.
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