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Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 28, 2019 • 11 min read

LGBTQ rights The art of love

By Andrew Haffner • Nov 28, 2019
Asian artists gathered in Bangkok this weekend to explore diverse themes of sexuality in a country commonly regarded as among the most LGBTQ-friendly globally. But does this tell the full story?

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 30, 2019 • 12 min read

Social media Made in Vietnam

By Evie Breese and Paul Millar • Oct 30, 2019
Vietnam's new cybersecurity law has struggled to bring multinational tech companies such as Facebook to heel – but growing investment in local social media alternatives could force their hand

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 29, 2019 • 12 min read

Thai dissidents Without a trace

By Caleb Quinley • Oct 29, 2019
Five months ago, Thai pro-democracy activist Siam Theerawut fell silent from his exile in Vietnam. But his family have not stopped trying to find him

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 03, 2019 • 12 min read

Indonesia protests Back on the streets

By Stania Puspa • Oct 03, 2019
Students demonstrators have taken to the streets of Indonesia to protest controversial bills – and remind President Joko Widodo not to abandon his reformist credentials

Rights • Sep 24, 2019 • 9 min read
Human rights

Putting Cambodia back on track

Cambodian Centre for Human Rights executive director Chak Sopheap breaks down how Cambodia has strayed from the promises of its constitution – and how the nation can get itself back on course
By Chak Sopheap • Sep 24, 2019

Rights • Sep 13, 2019 • 11 min read
Cambodia construction

Building a Kingdom

Buried amid the noise of Cambodia’s real estate boom, the Kingdom’s construction workers are still struggling for access to a steady wage and basic social protections
By Paul Millar • Sep 13, 2019

Rights • Sep 03, 2019 • 8 min read
Cambodia's Media

History’s first draft

From our print archive. Two years ago, authorities forced the closure of The Cambodia Daily, dealing a blow to the country's press freedom. But a decade before there were hopes that a relatively-free press could see the country become a Southeast Asian publishing hub
By Craig Guthrie • Sep 03, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Rights • Sep 02, 2019 • 9 min read
Thai sex work

Rough trade

After years of turning a blind eye to the nation’s sex trade, Thai authorities are beginning to crack down. But advocates within the industry are calling for the government to decriminalise their work instead
By Caleb Quinley • Sep 02, 2019

Rights • Aug 02, 2019 • 14 min read
Khmer Rouge

Love in the time of genocide

Three transgender men living in secret under the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime share their stories of love, loss and betrayal
By Tabitha Payne • Aug 02, 2019

Rights • Jul 29, 2019 • 7 min read
Mental illness

Walking above the Earth

As in many emerging societies, being mentally ill in Cambodia has often meant a life of rejection, isolation and gruelling psychological decline
By Stefan V. Jensen • Jul 29, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Rights • Jun 25, 2019 • 12 min read
Land rights

Cambodia for sale

From our print archive: In the 18 months leading up to 2008, almost half of Cambodia had been leased to foreign speculators – and many who fled the Khmer Rouge are homeless once more
By Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy and Peter Harris • Jun 25, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Rights • Jun 21, 2019 • 12 min read
Rohingya crisis

No justice in Rakhine

As the Rohingya humanitarian crisis rages on in Myanmar, new reports shed light on the UN's failures in the country and the continued unlikelihood of repatriation
By Robin Spiess • Jun 21, 2019