Health

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 12, 2019 • 14 min read

Counterfeit goods Bad medicine

By Andrew Haffner • Sep 12, 2019
Fake medicine remains a scourge in Southeast Asia despite years of widespread coverage of the issue and promised government crackdowns

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 06, 2019 • 14 min read

Agent Orange Agents of death

By James Springer • Sep 06, 2019
Almost five decades since the US sprayed Agent Orange on Vietnam, lives are still being ruined by the herbicide – and German company Bayer, which acquired original manufacturer Monsanto, may now be forced to pay its own price for reckless herbicide use

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 23, 2019 • 15 min read

Agriculture Death in a bottle

By Andrew Haffner • Aug 23, 2019
Illegally imported pesticides can be fatal for farmers in Cambodia and across the region. And without proper training and protection, these toxins may continue to work their way into the food we eat every day

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 29, 2019 • 7 min read

Mental illness Walking above the Earth

By Stefan V. Jensen • Jul 29, 2019
As in many emerging societies, being mentally ill in Cambodia has often meant a life of rejection, isolation and gruelling psychological decline

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Health • Jul 23, 2019 • 13 min read
HIV-AIDS

Going viral

HIV remains a serious problem in Indonesia. And as the government's anti-LGBT crackdown drives more and more people in search of answers, misinformation about the disease can prove fatal
By Evie Breese

Health • Jul 22, 2019 • 12 min read
HIV-AIDS

My body, this temple

From our print archive: A hospice for dying HIV-AIDS patients has found a unique way to raise funds by turning their anguish into a tourist attraction
By Andrew MacGregor Marshall

Health • Jun 10, 2019 • 15 min read
Mental health

The fallen

For some Singaporeans with mental health issues, mandatory military service can be an isolating and traumatic experience – and one which can leave them at serious risk of self-harm
By Thomas Brent

Health • Mar 08, 2019 • 14 min read
Women's rights

A cut, unseen

Despite Singapore’s reputation as a modern hub of progress and prosperity, female genital mutilation and cutting remains widespread among the city-state’s Malay Muslim community
By Robin Spiess

Health • Dec 07, 2018 • 11 min read
Medical marijuana

New highs

In November 2018, Thailand’s cabinet pushed through a draft law that, if passed, will legalise the use of cannabis for medical and research purposes, making it the first country in Asia to cash in on the plant’s burgeoning medical industry
By Janelle Retka

Health • Oct 11, 2018 • 12 min read
Sustainable development

Vietnam’s good life

Vietnam performed the best of 151 countries in a study that assessed quality of life versus environmental sustainability
By Michael Tatarski

Health • Aug 08, 2018 • 15 min read
Malaysia

‘Behind the times’

Malaysia is grappling with mental healthcare. Affordable and effective treatment exists but is out of reach to many, thanks to a confounding and constricting system
By Foong Li Mei