Archive: Jul 2019



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 07, 2019 • 12 min read

Thailand Nowhere to hide

By Caleb Quinley • Jul 07, 2019
Across Southeast Asia, Thai dissidents are under siege. At home, they are attacked by masked thugs. Abroad, they live in fear as their comrades are hunted down, killed or disappeared

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 05, 2019 • 10 min read

New media Creative destruction

By Thomas Brent • Jul 05, 2019
We sit down with some of the leading lights of Southeast Asia's media startup scene to talk about the way forward for the region's press

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 04, 2019 • 8 min read

Terrorism The other jihad

By Kusumasari Ayuningtyas • Jul 04, 2019
A former bomb-maker behind the 2002 Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people is now serving soup in Central Java – and helping other ex-terrorists find their way back to the light

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 03, 2019 • 14 min read

Endangered wildlife trade Hunting the hunters

By Ben Davies • Jul 03, 2019
From our print archive: A few unsung heroes try to stem a trade that begins in the forests of Asia and then spans the restaurants and pet shops of the world

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Jul 02, 2019 • 11 min read
Climate crisis

Words of warning

The climate catastrophe is the biggest story of our times. Here’s how we intend to tell it
By Claire Baker-Munton • Jul 02, 2019

Jul 01, 2019 • 3 min read
Editorial

The weight of words.

Words matter. This week we’re looking at the words we use for the world's end, reformed terrorists and the state of the region’s most independent presses.
By Paul Millar • Jul 01, 2019

Jul 01, 2019 • 13 min read
Acid attacks

Scarred for life

From our print archive: The corrosive effects of an all-too-familiar crime need immediate attention and then a lifetime of recuperation
By Stefan V. Jensen • Jul 01, 2019