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By Shalini Perumal • Feb 23, 2023
Many of Myanmar's Tamil population maintain deep roots in the country, with family history stretching back generations. Forced to flee discrimination and political upheaval, they grapple with nostalgia and juggle bi-cultural identity living in India
By Beatrice Siviero • Feb 22, 2023
ជាងមួយទសវត្សរ៍បន្ទាប់ពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានហាមឃាត់ការស៉ំកូនទៅចិញ្ចឹមឆ្លងប្រទេស ជុំវិញការចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទជួញដូរមនុស្ស និងអំពើពុករលួយ ប្រទេសអ៉ីតាលីកំពុងខិតទៅជិតការបន្តអនុវត្តច្បាប់នេះឡើងវិញ ខណៈការព្រួយបារម្ភ ទៅលើកង្វៈខាតនៃវិធានការការពារកុមារនៅតែមាន។
By Beatrice Siviero • Feb 06, 2023
More than a decade after Cambodia banned inter-country adoption over human trafficking and corruption allegations, Italy is inching closer to resuming the practice amidst widespread concerns about lack of adequate child protection measures
By Agence France-Presse • Mar 16, 2022
Vietnam announced an end to quarantine for international travellers on as tourism restarts after two years of strict Covid-19 restrictions
Domestic workers seeking a better future in Malaysia are trapped in shelters and a cycle of poverty
By Alyaa Alhadjri • Jan 17, 2022
Southeast Asian domestic labourers often migrate to wealthier countries where they are excluded from labour protections and left vulnerable to abuse. While Covid-19 has made labour conditions worse, some migrant workers have found their own ways to resist
By Lam Le • Dec 24, 2021
Indonesian migrant workers face an arduous fate amidst the pandemic. We look at the trials and tribulation of these workers the government considers “heroes of foreign exchange reserves” during the pandemic
By Caesar Akbar • Dec 23, 2021
After a Cambodian labourer died on a South Korean farm, migrant worker policies came under renewed scrutiny, propelling reform efforts and inspiring migrants to fight for their rights
By Jack Brook and Samphors Sao • Oct 15, 2021
As Thailand undergoes its worst Covid-19 outbreak yet, much of the country has been placed under strict lockdown. For low-wage Cambodian migrant workers in the kingdom, this has meant a lack of food, wages and healthcare, while returning home is no easy feat
By Samphors Sao and Wanpen Pajai • Aug 13, 2021
Thailand's millions of migrant workers have long acted as a scapegoat for many of the kingdom's social ills. With Covid-19 outbreaks occurring in these cramped and impoverished communities, they've again become a go-to for authorities looking for someone to blame
By Mark S. Cogan • Jul 06, 2021
Distinct waves of immigrants from Vietnam to the US have shaped and been shaped by the country. Today, in the Texan city of Houston, the evolution of the country's Vietnamese community can be seen in the differing outlooks and experiences of each generation
By Ryan Anders • Jul 05, 2021
Only five months after being relocated to the island of Bhasan Char off the coast of Bangladesh, the life of 10-year-old Rohingya Saiful would come to an abrupt end in May. Today, his death shines a light on the treatment of refugees from the persecuted ethnic group
By Shafiur Rahman • Jun 22, 2021