Archive: Aug 2021



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 07, 2021 • 4 min read

Editorial Surviving the ‘new normal’ in Singapore and Indonesia’s deadly aviation industry

By Alastair McCready • Aug 07, 2021
This week Weilee Yap made an impressive introduction as she published her first piece with the Globe looking at the plight of Singapore’s elderly amid the ‘new normal’. While we also delved into the crash of Adam Air flight 574, a disaster that speaks to not only mistakes made by the pilots that day, but to wider corruption in Indonesia’s aviation industry that continues on in 2021

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

Analysis Thailand’s human rights narrative runs contrary to reality, even at the UN

By Mark S. Cogan • Aug 06, 2021
Despite cases of lèse-majesté piling up and pro-democracy protesters facing serious charges like sedition, Thailand’s third time through the Universal Periodic Review later this year will most likely be as inconsequential as previous UN human rights inspections

Aug 05, 2021 • 9 min read
Covid-19

Care groups adapt as Singapore’s elders survive amid ‘new normal’

Social isolation among the elderly was already a growing concern within fast-modernising Singapore prior to the pandemic. Now, with social distancing measures in place and health concerns abounding, social service groups must be creative to reach the city-state's atomised elders
By Weilee Yap • Aug 05, 2021

Aug 04, 2021 • 2 min read
Malaysia

Malaysian Prime Minister rejects mounting calls to quit

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin rejected citizen's calls for resignation after poor governance but will face a no-confidence vote in parliament
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 04, 2021

Aug 04, 2021 • 3 min read
Conservation

The Anakut podcast: Corruption and the destruction of Prey Lang Forest

This week we take a walk through Prey Lang Forest, in theory a protected sanctuary, but which has seen rampant deforestation propelled by corruption. Joining us are Moeu Chandara, an activist from the Cambodian Youth Network, and Fran Lambrick, a co-founder of environmental and human rights group Not1More
By Andrew Haffner • Aug 04, 2021

Aug 02, 2021 • 2 min read
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Mahathir, Anwar shelve rivalry to protest PM

Political heavyweights put aside long-running animosity and joined the opposition protest against a two-week shutdown of parliament and the resignation of the country's embattled premier resign
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 02, 2021

Aug 02, 2021 • 12 min read
Myanmar coup

In Myanmar, activists battle to preserve ethnic languages following coup

Under the looming threat of violence since Myanmar's coup, activists in the country are working to ensure the highly-politicised programmes working to preserve ethnic languages don’t go missing for good, even if it means going into hiding
By Kiana Duncan • Aug 02, 2021