Migration

Migration • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 25, 2019 • 10 min read

Singapore The desperation of migrant workers

Southeast Asia Globe speaks with foreign workers and the aid organisations that help them get back on their feet after on-the-job injuries force them to battle with employers. A new law that takes effect in April could change the game
By Silvia Boccardi

Jan 25, 2019

Migration • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 14, 2018 • 3 min read

Social Enterprise Food for thought

Using the culinary expertise of refugees, a catering project in Malaysia is hoping to not only improve lives, but also to break down barriers and change discriminatory attitudes
By Thomas Brent

Aug 14, 2018

Migration • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 12, 2018 • 7 min read

Rohingya crisis Refugees’ uncertain road to repatriation

A campaign of state-orchestrated violence has seen Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority fleeing their homes into neighbouring Bangladesh. The countries are talking of repatriating the refugees, but is such a move feasible?
By Musaazi Namiti

Mar 12, 2018

Migration • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 21, 2018 • 7 min read

Rohingya refugees Letters from Arakan

A collection of touching personal accounts by Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh
By Adib Chowdhury

Feb 21, 2018

Migration • Feb 19, 2018 • 8 min read
Indonesia

Caught at the crossroads

The country with arguably the world's worst traffic is having to rely on civilians to manage congestion, but not everyone thinks Indonesia's freelance traffic organisers are helping By Aisyah Llewellyn

Migration • Jul 27, 2017 • 7 min read
Pactics

Why it pays to pay more

The only way forward for Cambodia's garment sector is good wages, worker empowerment and a focus on sustainability, according to the founder of this unconventional textile factory in Siem Reap By Claire Knox

Migration • Apr 04, 2017 • 9 min read
Citizenship

Forever lost: the Rohingya who sacrificed their identity

At the heart of the Rohingya’s decades-long struggle in Myanmar lies a question of identity, along with a desire for citizenship and the basic rights that come with it. But even for those Muslims that can now call themselves Myanmar citizens, life remains a constant struggle By Carlos Sardiña Galache

Migration • Oct 21, 2016 • 9 min read
Cambodia

Race to the bottom

In the beginning was the word, torn from the throat of a man who would soon see a minor traffic accident descend into murder: yuon. In February 2014, ten men beat the life from a Cambodian man of Vietnamese descent as he came to the aid of his younger brother… By Paul Millar

Migration • Sep 09, 2016 • 7 min read
Cambodia

15 years underground

A new book describes the untold story of the Cambodian families who emerged from the jungle after many years hiding from the Khmer Rouge By Corinne Purtill

Migration • May 13, 2016 • 3 min read
Cambodia

My cemetery, my home

When sand dredging led to the collapse of their riverbank houses, inhabitants of one Phnom Penh community chose to move to a ghostly new home By David Hutt and Sam Jam

Migration • Oct 04, 2012 • 10 min read
Cambodia Wildlife

Hunters and hunted

Patrolling Cambodia’s southern Cardamom Mountains with Wildlife Alliance and the rangers of Stung Proat  By Daniel Otis