Archive: Jul 2021



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 07, 2021 • 2 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar protesters mark 1962 rallies against first junta

By Agence France-Presse • Jul 07, 2021
Five months since the military coup, protesters across Myanmar hit the streets on Wednesday July 8 to mark the anniversary of the 1962 student protests against the country's first junta regime

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 07, 2021 • 3 min read

Podcast The Anakut podcast: Cambodia’s role in ASEAN

By Andrew Haffner • Jul 07, 2021
We have a hot one for the second episode of Anakut Season 2. Things get animated as former Cambodian ambassador to Japan Pou Sothirak and former Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan discuss Cambodia's role in ASEAN, under scrutiny as its ties with China grow stronger

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 06, 2021 • 3 min read

Covid-19 Indonesia imports oxygen as hospitals battered by Covid-19

By Agence France-Presse • Jul 06, 2021
The Indonesian government announced that it is sourcing emergency oxygen for Covid-19 patients from Singapore on Tuesday July 6, as the country reports a record 728 deaths and hospitals crumble under the weight of its deadliest wave yet

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 06, 2021 • 7 min read

Opinion How neglecting migrant workers has exacerbated Thailand’s Covid crisis

By Mark S. Cogan • Jul 06, 2021
Thailand's millions of migrant workers have long acted as a scapegoat for many of the kingdom's social ills. With Covid-19 outbreaks occurring in these cramped and impoverished communities, they've again become a go-to for authorities looking for someone to blame

Jul 05, 2021 • 8 min read
Immigration

In Houston, the evolution of the Vietnamese-American experience plays out

Distinct waves of immigrants from Vietnam to the US have shaped and been shaped by the country. Today, in the Texan city of Houston, the evolution of the country's Vietnamese community can be seen in the differing outlooks and experiences of each generation
By Ryan Anders • Jul 05, 2021

Jul 03, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

Introducing our podcast’s second season!

Also: Checking in with Thailand’s protest movement, looking behind the curtain of Myanmar’s military newspaper, and the economic aspirations of Vietnam’s worker visa crackdown
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 03, 2021

Jul 02, 2021 • 11 min read
Immigration

Here’s what Vietnam’s visa crackdown tells us about the country

One of the world's poorest countries three decades ago – Vietnam has made a quick push to middle-income status. While the expertise of outsiders was necessary to this growing prosperity, a new clampdown on foreign workers showcases the country's evolution
By Govi Snell • Jul 02, 2021

Jul 01, 2021 • 4 min read
Covid-19

Tourists land in no-quarantine Phuket despite Thailand Covid-19 surge

Tourist hotspot Phuket welcomed its first set of international travellers on Thursday July 1 as part of Thailand's quarantine-free project, despite the country battling its worst Covid-19 outbreak
By Pathom Sandwongwanich and Jonathan Klein/AFP • Jul 01, 2021

Jul 01, 2021 • 15 min read
Myanmar military

My time at the Myanmar military’s propaganda arm, The New Light

In Myanmar, military paper The New Light is infamous, reporting on the mundane and the pleasant as it's remained absurdly quiet on the coup. Back in 2015, author Jessica Mudditt got a glimpse into the propaganda machine, becoming one of the paper's first foreign editors
By Jessica Mudditt • Jul 01, 2021