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By Huei Ting Cheong • Dec 11, 2020
Once a safe haven for Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution, this year has seen a rapid shift in Malaysian sentiment towards the community as hostility has grown among the public and government. How did the country arrive here, and so quickly?
By Shafiur Rahman • Dec 04, 2020
Attempts have been made to sell the idea of Bhasan Char, the remote flood-prone island that looks set to become home to thousands of Rohingya refugees, as a paradise of sorts. But documentary filmmaker Shafiur Rahman sees more sinister forces at play in the plan
By Tara Abhasakun • Oct 27, 2020
An already lengthy process, refugee resettlement has taken a major hit during the pandemic. With the US and Australia announcing further quota cuts in recent weeks, the chance of a new life for many refugees stuck in Southeast Asia looks slimmer than ever
By JN Joniad • Sep 24, 2020
Indonesia is becoming a long-term hub for refugees, living in limbo without access to comprehensive healthcare. With many failing to receive necessary treatment over a period of years, the health implications are apparent, with the pandemic only making matters worse
Globe staff members Andrew and Alexi made the trip back to Phnom Penh this week, in an aviation industry far different than before. Socially distanced boarding, face masks and dreaded swab tests, they recount the process of returning to Cambodia
By Alexi Demetriadi and Andrew Haffner • Jun 24, 2020
As Southeast Asia remains locked down, efforts to prevent human trafficking are slowing. But the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic poses particular threats to vulnerable communities across the region, as it heightens the appeal of a better life elsewhere
By Gerald Flynn and Andreas Schloenhardt • Jun 05, 2020
The global tourism industry has largely collapsed in the pandemic era. Now, internal migrants in Indonesia, drawn before Covid-19 to their country's most popular tourist destination, are waiting for their ticket home
By Amina McCauley • Jun 05, 2020
Indonesia's sizeable population of refugees – living in limbo awaiting resettlement without healthcare, employment, nutrition and social distancing – now fear what effect Covid-19 could have on their community following a confirmed case in mid-May
By JN Joniad • May 31, 2020
A recent proposed ban on gatherings in Taipei Main Station has sparked anger in Taiwan, with the terminal's main hall holding a rich history of hosting protests and gatherings, as well as serving as a community space for many Southeast Asian migrant workers in the city
By Ying-Yu Alicia Chen • May 26, 2020
In northern Vietnam, hundreds of thousands of workers cross the Chinese border each year in search of work, among them women lured on false pretences and trafficked into marriage or sex work. As Vietnam's economy has slowed in recent months, these women are more vulnerable than ever
By Ashley Lampard • May 26, 2020
Mae Sot, a town on the Thai-Myanmar frontier home to a large Burmese migrant worker and refugee community, was hit hard in February when borders shut and supply routes were interrupted. Wayland Blue of the Shade Tree Foundation was part of an outreach team trying to mitigate these effects through a community outreach programme
By Wayland Blue • May 25, 2020
A Filipina domestic workers committed suicide after jumping from the roof of a shelter run by her embassy in Lebanon. Already harsh conditions for migrant workers in the Middle East have only been made worse in recent months as the Covid-19 crisis causes currencies to depreciate and wages drop
By Agence France-Presse • May 25, 2020