Archive: Mar 2021



STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 04, 2021 • 7 min read

Analysis Thailand and Myanmar’s militaries get cozy, but at what cost?

By Mark S. Cogan • Mar 04, 2021
The outsized roles played by the Thai and Myanmar militaries in the affairs of their respective countries has led to a close bond between the two. Now, the Myanmar coup has brought them closer than ever – but at what cost to Thailand's standing at home and abroad?

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 03, 2021 • 9 min read

Language What’s causing Thailand’s poor English language proficiency?

By Tara Abhasakun • Mar 03, 2021
Despite boasting among the region's highest human development scores, Thailand is among ASEAN's worst for English ability. Language experts and reformers alike believe cultural factors and structural flaws in the education system are holding the kingdom back

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 02, 2021 • 3 min read

Myanmar coup Regional powers to pressure Myanmar junta over deadly crackdown

By Agence France-Presse • Mar 02, 2021
Myanmar's military junta is facing regional pressure from ASEAN, with some Southeast Asian powers breaking diplomatic traditions and delivering unusually harsh rebukes as part of an effort to end deadly crackdowns against anti-coup protesters.

Mar 02, 2021 • 10 min read
Infrastructure

In decline, what’s the future for Vietnam’s historic North-South railway?

Vietnam’s North-South railway has remained much the same since it was first built 85 years ago, with the iconic line highlighting the halting nature of Vietnamese infrastructure projects as plans to modernise have gone without progress for more than a decade
By Govi Snell • Mar 02, 2021

Mar 01, 2021 • 4 min read
Myanmar coup

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to face court after deadly crackdown

Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was arrested in the February 1 military coup and has not been seen since, is due to face court on Monday March 1 after a deadly weekend crackdown against pro-democracy protests.
By Agence France-Presse • Mar 01, 2021

Mar 01, 2021 • 10 min read
History

Photography book remembers Cambodian refugee resettlement in Chicago

Photographer Stuart Isett spent three years photographing Chicago's small Cambodian community in the early 90s. Thirty years later, his photos are resurfacing in a new book drawing attention back to a little-remembered generation of Cambodian-Americans in the US
By Kiana Duncan • Mar 01, 2021

Mar 01, 2021 • 15 min read
Identity

An exploration of food and identity among the Cambodian American diaspora

Food is an essential part of life. The food that we eat, the food that we crave, and the food that we choose to put into our bodies play a deep role into our identity and how we see ourselves
By Cambodian American Literary Arts Association • Mar 01, 2021