Life

Photography

Irving Penh: Portraits of Phnom Penh’s riverside sellers

The vendors plying their trade on Phnom Penh's streets play an invaluable but under-appreciated role supporting life in the capital. But using their makeshift riverside studio, two photographers set out to place these overlooked workers in the spotlight
By Alastair McCready • Oct 06, 2020

LGBTQ+ rights

‘Going to a border checkpoint is a nightmare’: Being transgender in Brunei

In April 2019, Brunei introduced the final phases of its regressive Sharia Penal Code, rendering homosexual acts punishable by stoning. While it's yet to be put into practice, the looming threat of the law has transgender Bruneians living in fear both at home and abroad
By Matthew Woolfe • Oct 05, 2020

Thai democracy

A Good True Thai: Thai-American author talks revolution and radicalisation

With the release of her book, A Good True Thai, Thai-American author Sunisa Manning talks about how the Thammasat Massacre inspired her novel, and what lessons current protestors can draw from those events four decades ago
By Tara Abhasakun • Oct 02, 2020

Myanmar conflict

Left in the dark: Rakhine state’s internet blackout leaves women at risk

As fighting rages and the world's longest-running internet blackout continues in Myanmar's Rakhine State, civil society groups have expressed concern as women and vulnerable groups are left unable to report rights abuses being committed against them
By Maggi Quadrini • Oct 01, 2020

[Photos] Armed with a radio, Cambodian girl climbs tree to access education

When Cambodian schools closed due to Covid-19, poor internet access and a lack of minority language materials made distance learning in rural communities near impossible. But armed with a simple radio, children are rising above these obstacles to their education
By Christine Redmond • Sep 30, 2020

Covid-19

Vietnam’s contact-tracing app: Public health tool or creeping surveillance?

Vietnam has been lauded for its robust response in containing Covid-19, part of which has been the rolling out of contact-tracing app Bluezone. But tech experts are expressing concern over how the masses of data collected will impact the privacy of users
By Sarah Kim • Sep 29, 2020

Health

Healing wheels: 63-year-old Thai skates her way to cancer recovery

Cruising down an empty highway in Bangkok, 63-year-old Jeab, the oldest member of Thailand's national longboard team, says taking up the longboard set her on the road to recovery from breast cancer
By Dene-Hern Chen/AFP • Sep 28, 2020

Female-led councils and equity classes as Siem Reap schools target gender gap

While Cambodia continues to make strides with its education system, a gender attainment gap between girls and boys persists. But with its female-led student councils and gender equity programme, one set of schools in Siem Reap is bridging the divide
By Alexi Demetriadi • Sep 25, 2020