Archive: Apr 2021



STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 30, 2021 • 15 min read

History Giải Phóng Sài Gòn: The first days under communism

By Jim Laurie • Apr 30, 2021
For years, fear spread of a bloodbath in South Vietnam if the communists came to power. Undeterred, US journalist Jim Laurie was one of the few reporters to remain after the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, witnessing the first days of the liberated city under a new regime

Apr 28, 2021 • 7 min read
Heritage

Architecture of the people: The Vietnamese brand of modernism

Modernism is an architectural approach associated with functional and minimalist design. But in Vietnam, where the movement grew more organically in the mid-20th century, a unique style evolved as everyday citizens added their own decorative flourishes to these concrete structures
By Phạm Phú Vinh • Apr 28, 2021

Apr 27, 2021 • 11 min read
Myanmar coup

As journalists come under fire, Myanmar’s underground media grows

With internet shutdowns and journalists facing growing violence and censorship in the wake of Myanmar's military coup, a new band of citizen reporters are forming underground, grassroots media outlets to step in and fill the information void left behind
By Kiana Duncan • Apr 27, 2021

Apr 26, 2021 • 10 min read
Covid-19

‘The poor won’t survive’: Lockdown hits Phnom Penh’s hand-to-mouth workers

Cambodia had avoided the worst health effects of the pandemic until recent months. Now, with Phnom Penh under an ever-stricter lockdown as cases spiral, it's the capital's thousands of informal, hand-to-mouth workers who are suffering as they are locked inside
By Andrew Haffner and and Borin Sopheavuthtey • Apr 26, 2021

Apr 26, 2021 • 3 min read
Covid-19

New Covid restrictions in Thailand as cases rise

New Covid restrictions came into force in Thailand on April 26 in an attempt to halt a spiralling outbreak that saw deaths hit a record single-day high over the weekend
By Agence France-Presse • Apr 26, 2021

Apr 25, 2021 • 3 min read
Myanmar coup

Myanmar shadow govt welcomes ASEAN call to end violence

Representatives from the National Unity Government, Myanmar's parallel government of ousted lawmakers, has welcomed a call by ASEAN leaders for an end to "military violence" after their crisis talks in Jakarta with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing
By Agence France-Presse • Apr 25, 2021

Apr 24, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

The Globe is going big with a new fundraiser. Here’s what it looks like now

Plus, we test the waters of a possible Myanmar federal army, explore the legacy of one of Vietnam’s female military icons and see what the Fourth Industrial Revolution actually means for Cambodia. In Thailand, we also explore the languishing world of academic freedom and learn of one man’s quest to end garbage for good with a bold new startup
By Andrew Haffner • Apr 24, 2021

Apr 23, 2021 • 10 min read
Myanmar coup

‘We are not naive anymore’: Myanmar EAOs skeptical about federal army

The ousting of the National League for Democracy in the February 1 coup triggered a major shift in power dynamics between Myanmar's ethnic groups. Now, with talk of a federal army and government growing, minority groups are pushing the Bamar majority for real change
By Allegra Mendelson and Alastair McCready • Apr 23, 2021