Archive: Aug 2018



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 30, 2018 • 7 min read

Capital Punishment Whatever happened to Thailand’s abolition of the death penalty?

By Paul Millar • Aug 30, 2018
Almost a decade since the last execution in Thailand, a 26-year-old man was killed by lethal injection. And though no one is saying why the nation has suddenly reversed its position on capital punishment, rumours that it is connected to the royal succession are difficult to ignore

Aug 29, 2018 • 3 min read
Indonesia

Questionable virginity tests for female police and military recruits

The practice of attempting to verify the virginity – and ostensibly the morality – of female police and military recruits has been in place in Indonesia since as early as 1965. Human Rights Watch recently called for an end to it, citing a lack of women personnel for United Nations peacekeeping missions. According to Jakarta Feminist Discussion Group founder Kate Walton, “one’s sexual status has no link to one’s morals”
By Tom O'Connell • Aug 29, 2018

Aug 28, 2018 • 3 min read
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Credit Bureau Cambodia: The power of data

For more than six years, Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC) has worked hard to ensure that the Kingdom’s financial sector has access to the data it needs to practice low-risk, responsible lending. But even in the age of information, knowing who to trust is not always so simple. CBC CEO Oeur Sothearoath said that information asymmetry was one of the main challenges preventing financial institutions from properly mitigating risk.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 28, 2018

Aug 28, 2018 • 5 min read
Rugby for all

Lao Rugby Federation promotes gender equality

In Laos, the game of rugby is becoming more popular than ever through the efforts of the Lao Rugby Federation. It’s also proving to be an effective tool for promoting education and gender equity in rural communities
By Robin Spiess • Aug 28, 2018

Aug 27, 2018 • 3 min read
Rohingya crisis

Myanmar military violence was war crime, says UN report

After the UN’s allegations, will former Nobel Prize winner and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi soon be headed to the Hague’s International Criminal Court?
By Tom O'Connell • Aug 27, 2018

Aug 27, 2018 • 6 min read
Philippines

Dollars without borders

As the Philippines continues to hold rank as the Southeast Asian country with the largest number of migrant workers heading overseas, the amount of money being sent home to family members in the island nation is rising – and cryptocurrency could help keep more earnings in Filipinos’ pockets
By Janelle Retka • Aug 27, 2018

Aug 24, 2018 • 5 min read
Laos dam disaster

Living in fear along the Mekong

The Laos government’s response to the 2018 deadly dam collapse was not enough. Socheata Sim, programme manager for Oxfam's Mekong Regional Water Governance Program, explains why
By Socheata Sim • Aug 24, 2018

Aug 24, 2018 • 4 min read
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Partnerships pushing Pi Pay to next level

A year ago, in this publication, Tomas Pokorny, CEO of Pi Pay, wrote an opinion piece underlining how important partnerships would be to the growing success of Cambodia’s leading cashless payment app
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 24, 2018