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Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 15, 2022 • 3 min read

Human rights 13 victims later, a life in prison for Indonesian rapist

By Agence France-Presse • Feb 15, 2022
Herry Wirawan, an Indonesian teacher found guilty of raping 13 female students, impregnating at least eight of them was sentenced to a life in prison

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 15, 2022 • 8 min read

Internet Cambodia’s internet gateway debut leaves analysts in the dark

By Fiona Kelliher • Feb 15, 2022
Analysts and critics seek answers as the government provides limited details about the planned online surveillance system

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 31, 2022 • 8 min read

Surveillance Phones require face scans in Thailand’s Muslim Deep South

By Jack Brook • Jan 31, 2022
Human rights groups challenge a biometric data mandate as residents choose between privacy and connectivity

Rights • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 21, 2022 • 2 min read

LGBTQ+ Issues Samsung pulls Singapore drag queen advert after backlash

By Agence France-Presse • Jan 21, 2022
Tech giant Samsung pulled an online advert that features a Muslim woman hugging her drag son in the prosperous city-state of Singapore, where LGBTQ rights remain a sensitive topic

Rights • Jan 11, 2022 • 7 min read

Workers' rights

Striking casino workers stand against crackdown

NagaWorld employees protest mass layoffs while fighting to preserve one of Cambodia’s remaining independent unions
By Jack Brook • Jan 11, 2022

Rights • Dec 24, 2021 • 15 min read

Land rights

Mining companies hunt for buried treasure on indigenous Cambodian land

Jarai villagers remain wary of promises by foreign companies aiming to dig for precious metal
By Jack Brook • Dec 24, 2021

Rights • Dec 17, 2021 • 8 min read

Opinion

The survivor’s story, a tale of migrant worker abuse in Laos

Modern human slavery is an ongoing narrative taking many forms. A former aid worker explains how Laos remains a nation ripe for migrant labour exploitation
By Matthew Friedman • Dec 17, 2021

Rights • Dec 03, 2021 • 8 min read

Analysis

Cambodia’s law leaves domestic workers unseen and unprotected

Household employees are a vital sector of the workforce, but a lack of legal protection leaves them vulnerable to mistreatment
By Dolphie Bou and Anju Mary Paul • Dec 03, 2021

Rights • Nov 23, 2021 • 3 min read

United Nations

UN condemns Thailand for deporting third Cambodian refugee

The United Nations refugee agency has condemned Thailand for deporting a third Cambodian refugee in two weeks
By Agence France-Presse • Nov 23, 2021

Rights • Nov 22, 2021 • 5 min read

Development

Evicted villagers pay the price for MotoGP’s Indonesia return

Indonesia's holiday island, Lombok, welcomed thousands of fans for their first superbike race on a mega tourism infrastructure project denounced by the UN over the eviction of villagers
By Haeril Halim and Lucie Godeau/AFP • Nov 22, 2021

Rights • Nov 15, 2021 • 4 min read

Save Nagaenthran

Singapore death row man’s family pleads for his life

The sister of a Malaysian man facing imminent execution despite mentally disability has pleaded with Singapore to give him a "second chance"
By M. Jegathesan/AFP • Nov 15, 2021

Rights • Nov 09, 2021 • 3 min read

Death penalty

Singapore court delays disabled man’s execution over Covid infection

A Singapore court postponed the imminent execution of a mentally disabled Malaysian man after he tested positive for Covid-19
By Catherine Lai/AFP • Nov 09, 2021

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Human rights 13 victims later, a life in prison for Indonesian rapist

Internet Cambodia’s internet gateway debut leaves analysts in the dark

Surveillance Phones require face scans in Thailand’s Muslim Deep South

LGBTQ+ Issues Samsung pulls Singapore drag queen advert after backlash

Workers' rights

Striking casino workers stand against crackdown

Land rights

Mining companies hunt for buried treasure on indigenous Cambodian land

Opinion

The survivor’s story, a tale of migrant worker abuse in Laos

Analysis

Cambodia’s law leaves domestic workers unseen and unprotected

United Nations

UN condemns Thailand for deporting third Cambodian refugee

Development

Evicted villagers pay the price for MotoGP’s Indonesia return

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Singapore death row man’s family pleads for his life

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Singapore court delays disabled man’s execution over Covid infection

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