Archive: May 2021



STORY OF THE DAY • May 13, 2021 • 4 min read

Myanmar coup Buddhist monks in Myanmar split on anti-junta movement

By Agence France-Presse • May 13, 2021
Myanmar's Buddhist monkhood, a prominent force within the country once united against military rule, has now split in their response, with some prominent religious leaders defending the new junta.

STORY OF THE DAY • May 13, 2021 • 13 min read

Poetry ‘There are many ways to be Cambodian’: The poetry of Chath pierSath

By Chath pierSath • May 13, 2021
Longing for lost childhoods and lost relatives, snatched away by war and conflict; inequality in Cambodia and the great urban-rural divide. These are just some of the themes explored by Cambodian-American author and artist Chath pierSath in his latest collection of poetry

May 12, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

Myanmar’s junta is wobbling. The NUG must be allowed to topple it

The junta might soon try a softer line in Myanmar, allowing ASEAN to declare a solution and move on. This is no option. Japan, Korea, Australia and the West need to keep focused, allowing the NUG to push the Tatmadaw out of Myanmar’s politics for good
By Philipp Annawitt • May 12, 2021

May 12, 2021 • 5 min read
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By Southeast Asia Globe team • May 12, 2021

May 11, 2021 • 3 min read
Myanmar coup

Thai police arrest journalists fleeing coup-hit Myanmar

Three Myanmar journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) were arrested in Thailand after fleeing across the border to escape crackdowns by the military junta
By Agence France-Presse • May 11, 2021

May 11, 2021 • 11 min read
History

‘I did not believe Angkar’: Soc Sinan’s story of Khmer Rouge defiance

When the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975, they soon instructed citizens to vacate the capital. As streams of people began leaving on foot, Soc Sinan stayed in her apartment, where she would be discovered by communist soldiers three days later
By Jim Laurie • May 11, 2021

May 10, 2021 • 3 min read
Conservation

What a buzz: saving Malaysia’s bees, one nest at a time

Bees play a vital role in ecosystems as pollinators of major crops, but their numbers have been falling rapidly in recent years. An organisation in Malaysia is working to protect them
By Patrick Lee/AFP • May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021 • 9 min read
Myanmar coup

The portrait artists honouring Myanmar’s imprisoned and murdered

As violence worsens on Myanmar's streets, artists are making sure the fallen and imprisoned are known as more than just headlines. Through vibrant comics and portraits, their storytelling is bringing protesters' struggles and sacrifices to an international audience
By Kiana Duncan • May 10, 2021

May 08, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

A region under fire

Covid-19’s more infectious variant is ripping through the Mekong countries, women fight domestic violence in Thailand’s Muslim communities and the Globe catches up with noted wartime reporter Elizabeth Becker
By Andrew Haffner • May 08, 2021