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By Ashley Yeong • 2 days ago
Human rights groups in Malaysia have for years battled impunity surrounding deaths in police custody, with little success. Now, following police attempts in recent weeks to suppress an animated film recounting abuses, the discussion has come to the fore once again
By Guardian Toys • 2 days ago
Business Media Group’s annual ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs Award in an official announcement that Darren Yaw Foo Hoe of Guardian Toys, a leading subscription-based STEM-focussed toy maker, was named a winner of Young Entrepreneurs of the Year 2021 for ASEAN
By Emma Duester • Jul 13, 2021
Vietnamese art has long suffered from severe conservation challenges, ranging from climate, to insects and resources. But today, spurred on by the collapse of traditional art spaces due to the pandemic, the digitisation of the country's art scene is in full swing
By Kirsten Han • Jul 12, 2021
Singapore is known for its harsh approach to crime and punishment, justified on the grounds of deterrence. But the Transformative Justice Collective is looking to change this mindset, promoting alternative approaches to criminal justice in the city-state
Thailand's millions of migrant workers have long acted as a scapegoat for many of the kingdom's social ills. With Covid-19 outbreaks occurring in these cramped and impoverished communities, they've again become a go-to for authorities looking for someone to blame
By Mark S. Cogan • Jul 06, 2021
As Pride month comes to a close, Rainbow Community Kampuchea reflects on the history of Pride and IDAHOTB in Cambodia
By Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) • Jun 30, 2021
Welcome to Season 2 of the Anakut podcast! As June is the Pride Month, we're kicking off with Cambodia's LGBTQ+ community, discussing the hopes and challenges facing individuals today. Joining us is Skyler Ros, a transgender fashion designer, and Seng Reasey, executive director of rights group SILAKA
By Andrew Haffner • Jun 30, 2021
As the tourism shutdown hits the Thai economy and Covid-19 rages on across the country, many low-wage workers are leaving the capital to return to the provinces. Some see opportunity in this reverse migration flow, while others are struggling just to stay afloat
By Wanpen Pajai • Jun 08, 2021
As flights to Siem Reap airport dropped to an unprecedented zero last month, workers at the once-bustling entry point are facing reduced pay and layoffs. Like their tourism counterparts across the struggling city, many make ends meet with loans and ad hoc work
By Kiana Duncan • May 31, 2021
Cambodian food alone has a lot of stories. Let’s hear what these three young journalists have to say about their traineeship in Cambodian Eats! to report on the connection between Cambodia’s natural resources and the environment, highlighting their relationship to local cultures and cuisines
By Dip Nasa, Som Dara and Ro Kimlong • May 31, 2021
Nguyễn Dân An has in recent years led a disparate collection of Vietnamese athletes for the country’s first bobsled team. Winning their first medals this year, the team has its sights set on the unlikely goal of becoming Vietnam's first representatives at the Winter Olympics
By Govi Snell • May 27, 2021
After a decade of building a market for rural sanitation, the time has come for a local NGO to close operations.
By WaterSHED • May 21, 2021