Surya Narayan

Founder at The Better Cambodia | Communication Advisor to the Minister attached to the Prime Minister of Cambodia | Marketing Director at True North Lean
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The Man Who Brought Lean to Cambodia and Built a Firm Asia Is Talking About

There is a particular kind of professional restlessness that cannot be cured by a promotion or a bigger…

Cambodia Opens 2026 With Quiet Confidence: $2.5 Billion in Investment, a Greener Road, and an Economy That Keeps Showing Up

There is a certain calm energy in the way Cambodia has walked into 2026. Nothing flashy. No grand…

Kong Nay: Cambodia’s Greatest Legend of Chapei Music

In the rich tapestry of Cambodian cultural history, few figures shine as brightly — or as poignantly —…

Phnom Penh Meets London as Cambodia and the United Kingdom Ready for a Bolder Partnership

When Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Hun Many led an official Cambodian delegation to London, the visit carried a…

Dr. Haing S. Ngor: The Cambodian Doctor Who Survived the Killing Fields and Won an Oscar

Dr. Haing S. Ngor is one of the most extraordinary people Cambodia has ever produced. A surgeon who survived…

A Changing Moment in the Global Cashew Trade

For many years, the global cashew trade followed a fairly predictable path. A large share of raw cashew…

Lean Manufacturing in 2026: Same Thinking, Better Awareness

If you spend time around manufacturing leaders today, you’ll hear a lot about AI, sensors, dashboards, and “smart…

Cambodia’s Cashew Industry Is Ready for Its Next Leap

Cambodia did not become one of the world’s largest cashew producers by accident. The expansion happened field by…

Kaundinya Returns to the Sea: A Voyage Honouring Preah Thong, Neang Neak, and the Living Spirit of Khmer Civilisation

A wooden ship stitched by hand, brought back to life India built it not as a modern warship,…

Lessons from Golda Meir And How Cambodia Can Turn Challenges Into Strength

Golda Meir’s life was shaped long before she ever held political office. She grew up in communities that…

Cambodia and Thailand sign ceasefire deal, agree to border de-escalation and return to dialogue

Cambodia and Thailand signed an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation agreement on Saturday following a meeting of the two…

Thai Shelling and F-16 Strikes Intensify Tensions Inside Cambodian Territory

Cambodian authorities reported a sharp escalation in fighting along the Cambodia Thailand border, with Thai forces carrying out…

Border War’s Hidden Bill: Thai Families Drown in Debt as Cambodia’s Displacement Swells

The loudest sound of the Thailand–Cambodia conflict is still the shellfire along the frontier. But in evacuation centres,…

Cambodians and Foreigners Join Peace March as Border Tensions Continue

Cambodians and members of the international community came together in Phnom Penh on Thursday afternoon to take part…

Mixed Signals From Thailand Deepen Uncertainty Over Cambodia–Thailand Ceasefire

Over the past several days, one thing has become clear along the Cambodia–Thailand border: no one is speaking…