Health

Healing wheels: 63-year-old Thai skates her way to cancer recovery

Cruising down an empty highway in Bangkok, 63-year-old Jeab, the oldest member of Thailand's national longboard team, says taking up the longboard set her on the road to recovery from breast cancer
By Dene-Hern Chen/AFP • Sep 28, 2020

Analysis

Dong Tam death sentences dim hopes for land rights reform in Vietnam

The Dong Tam case once offered a glimmer of hope for those advocating for land rights reform in Vietnam. But with the conviction and sentencing to death of two men this month, the Communist Party has reaffirmed its grip on land and power
By Jake Black • Sep 28, 2020

Community rights

Pooling resources: Fostering solidarity among Mekong communities

With rural communities along the Mekong living at the mercy of the geopolitical whims of nations controlling the river's flow and development, attempts are being made to band these disparate people together to regain control over their fate
By Jacob Goldberg • Sep 28, 2020

Editorial

An island in the Mekong

The Globe's Andrew Haffner hit the water this week, as he waded into an underreported yet potentially huge story taking place on the banks of the Mekong in the Cambodian capital. As we speak, dredgers are shifting tonnes of sand and relocating it to an area set to form Koh Norea, a new island mega-project touted by developers as the next Koh Pich. While billions of dollars are at stake for investors, ecological harmony in the river is the most significant thing on the line – despite this, a publicly available environmental impact assessment remains illusive
By Andrew Haffner • Sep 28, 2020

Female-led councils and equity classes as Siem Reap schools target gender gap

While Cambodia continues to make strides with its education system, a gender attainment gap between girls and boys persists. But with its female-led student councils and gender equity programme, one set of schools in Siem Reap is bridging the divide
By Alexi Demetriadi • Sep 25, 2020

Cambodian democracy

Cambodian opposition activists sentenced for treason

Seven Cambodian activists have been convicted of treason this week over comments posted online supporting an exiled opposition figure, their lawyer said on September 24, deepening the Kingdom's crackdown on dissent
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 24, 2020

Refugee rights

In Makassar, refugees rally for medical treatment in the shadow of the virus

Indonesia is becoming a long-term hub for refugees, living in limbo without access to comprehensive healthcare. With many failing to receive necessary treatment over a period of years, the health implications are apparent, with the pandemic only making matters worse
By JN Joniad • Sep 24, 2020

How Samanea helped businesses boom in a global pandemic

Business owners the world over have felt the pinch of the Covid-19 pandemic. But, with a range of specially developed logics solutions, professional physical markets and expanding strategies, Samanea has helped businesses in Asia not just stay afloat, but to grow
By Samanea • Sep 23, 2020