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Cambodia

Health

I Donated My Kidney to Help a Stranger. But What About the Person I Couldn't Help?

On generosity, selfishness, and organ donation.

Wency Leung Globe and Mail Jun 2020 20min Permalink

Best Article World

A People in Limbo, Many Living Entirely on the Water

On the floating villages of the Mekong River and the ethnic Vietnamese who have populated them for generations and are still considered “foreigners” by their Cambodian neighbors.

Ben Mauk New York Times Magazine Mar 2018 30min Permalink

Best Article Politics Tech World

This Country's Leader Shut Down Democracy – With a Little Help From Facebook

Facebook was supposed to open up societies like Cambodia—but instead it has wreaked havoc on the fragile political order and destroyed opposition leadership.

Megha Rajagopalan Buzzfeed Jan 2018 15min Permalink

Sex World

The Holy Saint (and Sinner) of Sex Trafficking

Somaly Mam’s harrowing story of her own flight from sexual servitude and the stories of hundreds of girls she rescued from Cambodian brothels brought her fame and helped raise millions for her non-profit. Does it matter if none or few of the stories are true?

Simon Marks Newsweek May 2014 Permalink

World

Never Forget

Visiting Cambodia, and a Khmer Rouge prison camp, 30 years after the genocide.

Michael Paterniti GQ Jul 2009 40min Permalink

How The Pirate Bay Four Dodged Swedish Justice—For a While

Convicted and facing jail time plus a crippling fine in Sweden, the founders of the torrent site The Pirate’s Bay have scattered across the world towards new lives: fatherhood in Laos, a junkie’s life in Phnom Penh, and start-up work in Berlin.

Cyrus Farivar Ars Technica Oct 2012 10min Permalink