Archive: Jul 2021



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 22, 2021 • 8 min read

Human rights In Malaysia, animated film reignites debate on deaths in police custody

By Ashley Yeong • Jul 22, 2021
Human rights groups in Malaysia have for years battled impunity surrounding deaths in police custody, with little success. Now, following police attempts in recent weeks to suppress an animated film recounting abuses, the discussion has come to the fore once again

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 22, 2021 • 4 min read
Partner Content

Darren Yaw Foo Hoe Announced as Winner ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs of the Year 2021

By Guardian Toys • Jul 22, 2021
Business Media Group’s annual ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs Award in an official announcement that Darren Yaw Foo Hoe of Guardian Toys, a leading subscription-based STEM-focussed toy maker, was named a winner of Young Entrepreneurs of the Year 2021 for ASEAN

Jul 21, 2021 • 3 min read
Ethnic minorities

The Anakut podcast: Beyond being Khmer in Cambodia

Being Khmer is often treated as synonymous to being Cambodian. But many ethnicities are woven throughout the Kingdom's rich tapestry, as social commentator Din Darathtey and Cambodian Living Arts executive director Prim Phloeun join the podcast to discuss
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 21, 2021

Jul 21, 2021 • 3 min read
Editorial

A look at Timor-Leste, both past and present!

Also: A new episode of our Anakut podcast, a look behind the curtain of police brutality in Malaysia, and Indonesian president Jokowi’s complicated legacy in Papua
By Allegra Mendelson • Jul 21, 2021

Jul 20, 2021 • 10 min read
Analysis

Jokowi’s Papua strategy: Development above all else?

Indonesian president Joko Widido is known for his business-first approach to politics – nowhere is this more true than in Papua. But while the region has seen development and infrastructure growth, ecological damage and unsolved rights abuses undermine this legacy
By Arie Ruhyanto • Jul 20, 2021

Jul 19, 2021 • 9 min read
Covid-19

In Timor-Leste, Covid-19 offers lifeline for some struggling hotels

While Covid-19 has decimated the tourism sector for most countries, in Timor-Leste, the industry was already on its knees pre-pandemic. For a select few hotels, the introduction of mandatory quarantine has offered a lifeline and a vital source of revenue
By Aashna Jamal • Jul 19, 2021

Jul 17, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

The times, they are a’changing

As the Globe opens a new chapter, we’ve got the latest episode of the Anakut podcast, a hard-hitting call to abolish Singapore’s death penalty, and an up-close-and-personal history of the East Timor independence movement.
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 17, 2021

Jul 16, 2021 • 3 min read
Myanmar coup

Inside a Myanmar clinic fighting a new Covid surge

Covid-19 infections are soaring in Myanmar, with over 4000 cases recorded on Thursday July 15 as the military junta hoards medical supplies. In one northwestern town, the crisis is especially bad
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 16, 2021