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By Ashley Yeong • 4 days ago
A ski theme park developer wants to take advantage of the pristine nature and chilly weather of Cameron Highlands, but rapid deforestation and poor planning undermine its potential as a nature tourism powerhouse
By Ashley Yeong • 5 days ago
As the pandemic death toll in Malaysia surpasses 21,000, strangers feeling a common loss have come together to launch a website commemorating lives taken by the virus
By Mark Cogan • Sep 13, 2021
Misguided policies, neglect and mistreatment by the Thai government and school authorities have caused a mental health crisis among students. Globe columnist Mark S. Cogan explains fundamental reforms are a long way away
By Rachel Genevieve Chia • Sep 09, 2021
Demand for part-time home cleaning is up in Singapore amid Covid-triggered shortages of full-time household help. A newly-formalised scheme gives the country’s migrant cleaners better working conditions, but experts say the impact so far is limited
A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to five years in jail for spreading Covid-19 after he breached home quarantine rules
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 07, 2021
With universities and schools stalled in post-coup Myanmar, students are looking to other countries for ways of continuing their education. But the road out is fraught with danger, a long list of difficult administrative tasks and a heavy financial burden
By Kiana Duncan • Sep 07, 2021
The Philippines to lift a stay-at-home order in the capital Manila, in a bid to rein in coronavirus cases fueled by the Delta variant and revive the economy
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 06, 2021
Being transgender can be cured: that's the widespread narrative fed to Malaysians. Backed by the state and private religious institutions, blocking the legal right of individuals to choose their own gender continues to hinder the rights of the transgender community
By Ashley Yeong • Sep 06, 2021
With lockdown restrictions getting tighter, bamboo poles, beer crates, ladders and broken chairs are some of the everyday objects forming makeshift barricades on Hanoi's streets as authorities try to slow the spread of coronavirus
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 02, 2021
In the Kingdom, most stories are told in Khmer. But the Bophana Centre’s filmmaking programme is training indigenous youth in northeastern Cambodia to document their communities and languages that risk being subsumed by the dominant national culture
By Jack Brook • Sep 02, 2021
Vietnam on Tuesday announced that more than 3,000 prisoners will be released ahead of the country's independence anniversary
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 31, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City's traditional taxi firms have taken a hit with intense competition from Grab in recent years. But with ride-hailing apps suspended amid a spiralling Covid outbreak, a return of business for drivers comes with risks as they become front line workers
By Madeleine List • Aug 30, 2021