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By Kiana Duncan • Feb 19, 2021
Following Myanmar's military coup, observers have pointed to how Covid conditions created an opportune moment for the putsch. But with services interrupted, health professionals marching and mass gatherings in the streets, will the coup exacerbate the pandemic?
By Pitcha Dangprasith and Lisa Martin/AFP • Feb 17, 2021
Thailand has long been a global gateway for exports of meth, but the coronavirus pandemic's sudden disruption of international transport has seen a surge in cut-price "yaba" tablets in the local market
By David Benaim • Jan 29, 2021
Phnom Penh-based data specialist David Benaim has spent recent months trawling through previously scattered information on Covid-19 in Cambodia. A year since the Kingdom reported its first case, his research provides a surprisingly positive public health outlook
By Klas Lundström • Jan 28, 2021
Timor-Leste was born in the wake of colonialism, war and hunger, with the multi-generational effects of nearly 25 years of Indonesian occupation still visible. Malnutrition and stunting remain widespread as the country's youth attempt to scratch out a future amidst trauma that lingers in the very soil
While Cambodia is among the world's least impacted nations health-wise by the pandemic, common perception is that this is more by luck than design. But new data, along with epidemiologist Michael Kinzer, suggest there's more behind this success than meets the eye
By Alastair McCready • Jan 27, 2021
On the Indonesian island of Bali, foreigners caught not wearing face masks are being subject to an unusual punishment by authorities: push-ups
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 20, 2021
The US first dropped Agent Orange on January 18, 1962, and with it thrust upon Vietnam a legacy of health complications passed down through generations. Still today, one school near Hanoi works to mend the lasting trauma inflicted by the deadly herbicide
By Ashley Lampard • Jan 18, 2021
Medics in Indonesia battled exhaustion and the risk of Covid-19 as they raced on January 18 to treat scores of people injured by a devastating 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Sulawesi island that killed 84 and left thousands homeless
By Andi Hajramurni and Dessy Sagita/AFP • Jan 18, 2021
Indonesian investigators have successfully recovered data from the flight recorder of the crashed Sriwijaya Air passenger jet, days after the plane with 62 people aboard slammed into the sea
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 15, 2021
In Thailand, where Buddhist funerals are traditionally a major ceremonial affair, the pandemic has forced families to hold low-key farewells for their loved ones
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 15, 2021
Despite Indonesia experiencing several high-profile plane crashes in recent years, most recently Sriwijaya Air on January 9, analysts interviewed say the country's aviation safety standards have improved
By Martin Abbugao and Dessy Sagita/AFP • Jan 14, 2021
Diagnosed with stage-two lymphoma in recent months, filmmaker Ploy Naruemon Chaingam is set to tackle Thai women’s struggles with cancer and address the kingdom's societal taboos surrounding the disease head on in her latest documentary
By Tara Abhasakun • Jan 06, 2021