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By Horn Chanvoitey • Apr 16, 2020
While Covid-19 has been labelled the 'great leveller' by many due to the diverse nature of those infected, Horn Chanvoitey of Cambodian think-tank Future Forum argues that it exposes one of the Kingdom's great inequalities: access to clean water
By Miriam Deprez • Apr 14, 2020
While undertaking life-saving work for little pay, frontline healthcare workers in the Philippines say they are still suffering from physical attacks, a lack of protective equipment and are stigmatised in their communities due to virus fears
By Andrew Haffner • Apr 14, 2020
Bushmeat has been thrust into the spotlight following the likely outbreak of Covid-19 at a wet market in Wuhan. But the trade is not limited to China, with conservationists in Southeast Asia warning of the grave risks involved with the region's ongoing wildlife industry
By Agence France-Presse • Apr 13, 2020
Engineers at the International Islamic University in Malaysia have created a robot to assist health workers treat patients and check temperatures, something they hope will reduce their risk of contracting Covid-19
In April, Singapore put several dormitories housing 20,000 migrant workers under lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19, prompting criticism about conditions. Writer and Bangladeshi migrant worker Md Sharif Uddin gives his account from inside
By Md Sharif Uddin • Apr 13, 2020
In Indonesia's prisons, overcrowding, poor ventilation and deficient health, hygiene and sanitation conditions offer the perfect breading ground for a Covid-19 outbreak
By Agence France-Presse • Apr 07, 2020
As Covid-19 cases rise, healthcare systems in the most developed nations have struggled to cope. Horn Chanvoitey of Future Forum warns that Cambodia's chronically underfunded healthcare system will also be overwhelmed if an outbreak occurs
By Horn Chanvoitey • Apr 07, 2020
WFP cash assistance in the Philippines helps communities prepare better and recover quicker
By World Food Programme • Apr 03, 2020
It's a debate that has raged ever since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic – are face masks effective in preventing transmission or do they create more health risks than they solve?
By Alastair McCready • Apr 02, 2020
In Phnom Penh, US researchers have teamed up with the Pasteur Institute to conduct vital work tracking the spread and mutation of Covid-19. Their research has placed Cambodia at the heart of Southeast Asia's efforts to stem the spread of the disease and find a cure
By Miriam Deprez and Andrew Haffner • Apr 02, 2020
Jan Egeland has been Secretary General of humanitarian group the Norwegian Refugee Council since 2013, overseeing projects in more than 30 countries globally. He spoke with the Globe this week about how Covid-19 has, overnight, dramatically changed the way the industry works with refugees and the displaced
By Andrew Haffner • Apr 01, 2020
As large swathes of the Philippines go into complete lockdown due to COVID-19, life-saving healthcare programmes for polio, measles and HIV are suffering
By Miriam Deprez • Mar 30, 2020