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Health • STORY OF THE DAY • 2 days ago • 5 min read

Rohingya Food rations cut again for Rohingya refugees to just $8 per month

By Beatrice Siviero • 2 days ago
The Bangladesh camp residents had already struggled to digest a World Food Program rations cut in March. Now they’re facing another reduction

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • May 16, 2023 • 4 min read

Health Covid-19 cases soar after Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Malaysia and Indonesia

By Leila Goldstein • May 16, 2023
Experts say new Omicron subvariants have contributed to the abrupt rise, which filled hospitals in the weeks after a wave of post-Ramadan holiday travel across the Muslim-majority countries

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • May 03, 2023 • 6 min read

Mental health Laos opens up about mental health amid poor professional support

By Beatrice Siviero • May 03, 2023
A field of new services and awareness groups sprouted during the loneliness of the Covid-19 pandemic. But with only one licensed psychiatrist in all of Laos and a lack of educational pathways to produce more, mental health issues often go untreated

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 12, 2023 • 8 min read

HIV Cambodia’s HIV surge: high-risk groups essential for better policy

By Beatrice Siviero • Jan 12, 2023
As HIV annual infections doubled in just more than two years, public health officials are sounding an alarm for more inclusive awareness campaigns to prevent a further increase

Health • Oct 03, 2022 • 4 min read

2022 Cambodia Outlook Conference: Revitalising Cambodia: Sustaining Development After COVID-19

The Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) is forging a sustainable path to post-pandemic recovery
By Amanda Oon • Oct 03, 2022

Health • Sep 29, 2022 • 3 min read

New challenges, new solutions: sowing the seeds of healthy lifestyles with Bloom

USAID’s latest social behaviour change campaign targeting women’s health was just launched in Phnom, with stakeholders across sectors coming together with a 21st century approach to community outreach.
By Brains Communication • Sep 29, 2022

Health • Apr 11, 2022 • 9 min read

Sexual health

How Southeast Asia’s sex toy companies are reimagining sex ed

A slew of sexual wellness startups are pushing conversations about pleasure, but experts question whether they’re fit for the job
By Fiona Kelliher • Apr 11, 2022

Health • Apr 08, 2022 • 9 min read

Mental health

The Singaporean mental health initiatives riding on horses’ healing power

The pandemic has exacerbated the urgency for increased mental health awareness in the city-state and the popularity of previously niche animal therapies
By Ee Ming Toh • Apr 08, 2022

Health • Mar 30, 2022 • 8 min read

Khmer Rouge

A long time coming: oral history and healthcare with Khmer Rouge survivors

After decades of waiting, thousands of Khmer Rouge survivors are finally having their stories committed to the historical record, finding closure and gaining access to healthcare with the help of a local NGO, the Documentation Center of Cambodia
By Stew Post • Mar 30, 2022

Health • Mar 09, 2022 • 9 min read

Tobacco ban

Malaysia legislation aims to push youth smoking into the past

Inspired by a New Zealand initiative, the Generational End Game would ban tobacco product purchases by anyone born after 2005
By Ashley Yeong • Mar 09, 2022

Health • Jan 25, 2022 • 3 min read

Indonesia

At least 18 dead after clash, fire at club in Indonesia’s West Papua

At least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a night club in the town of Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province with most dying after the venue caught fire
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 25, 2022

Health • Nov 03, 2021 • 2 min read

The Philippines

Duterte orders military to bypass vaccine ‘gridlock’

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered military and police to airlift Covid-19 vaccines across the country's provinces to bypass "gridlocks"
By Agence France-Presse • Nov 03, 2021

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Rohingya Food rations cut again for Rohingya refugees to just $8 per month

Health Covid-19 cases soar after Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Malaysia and Indonesia

Mental health Laos opens up about mental health amid poor professional support

HIV Cambodia’s HIV surge: high-risk groups essential for better policy

2022 Cambodia Outlook Conference: Revitalising Cambodia: Sustaining Development After COVID-19

New challenges, new solutions: sowing the seeds of healthy lifestyles with Bloom

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How Southeast Asia’s sex toy companies are reimagining sex ed

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The Singaporean mental health initiatives riding on horses’ healing power

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A long time coming: oral history and healthcare with Khmer Rouge survivors

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Malaysia legislation aims to push youth smoking into the past

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At least 18 dead after clash, fire at club in Indonesia’s West Papua

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Duterte orders military to bypass vaccine ‘gridlock’

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