Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 28, 2021 • 2 min read

Global economy Philippine economy shrinks at a record 9.5% in 2020

By Agence France-Presse • Jan 28, 2021
Official data released on January 28 that the Philippine economy shrank a record 9.5 percent throughout 2020, after coronavirus measures devastated the country's retail and tourism sectors while a series of natural disasters wrecked crops

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 28, 2021 • 3 min read
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Travel Nature encounters luxury at Siem Reap’s famous resort

By Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort • Jan 28, 2021
Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort is a true haven tailored for wellness, blending elements of nature and international 5-star standards

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 27, 2021 • 2 min read

LGBTQ rights Singapore protesters detained at tiny LGBT rights demo

By Agence France-Presse • Jan 27, 2021
Police in Singapore said today that three LGBT rights protesters have been arrested in the city-state after taking part in a tiny, rare demonstration triggered by the government's alleged mistreatment of a transgender student

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 26, 2021 • 3 min read
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HR JTI Cambodia – The First Company Certified as Global Top Employer in the Country

By JTI Cambodia • Jan 26, 2021
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) in Cambodia has been recognized for its HR best practices as the Global Top Employer and became the first and the only company in the country to receive the certification from Top Employers Institute, a Holland-based global prestigious HR expert

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2021 • 8 min read
Covid-19

Building back better: Cambodia’s post-Covid-19 education system

With the pandemic closing Cambodian schools throughout much of last year, exposing many of the system's long-standing weaknesses, now is a good opportunity to rebuild a more resilient and inclusive education system in the Kingdom says UNDP Cambodia
By Nick Beresford and Khoun Theara • Jan 22, 2021

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2021 • 4 min read
Covid-19

Deadliest catch: Thailand’s ‘ghost’ fishing nets help Covid fight

Underwater divers in plastic-choked waters off the coast of Thailand are snipping through discarded nets tangled around reefs in a new initiative helping protect marine life and aid the fight against coronavirus
By Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith/AFP • Jan 22, 2021

Southeast Asia • Jan 21, 2021 • 2 min read
Education

Only ONE week left until Cambodia’s 16th Annual STEM Festival goes VIRTUAL

Cambodian students will embark on an exciting journey into a new era of STEM education as the 16th Annual Cambodia STEM Festival goes 100% virtual on ​Monday the 25th to Friday the 29th January.
By STEM Education Organization for Cambodia • Jan 21, 2021

Southeast Asia • Jan 20, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

Why reducing Thailand’s inequality is essential to reducing political tension

With Thailand's youth-led protests rumbling on, in part motivated by the extreme economic hardship experienced among average citizens this past year, Professor Mark S. Cogan argues addressing the kingdom's wealth gap is essential to easing political tension
By Mark S. Cogan • Jan 20, 2021

Southeast Asia • Jan 19, 2021 • 2 min read
Thai democracy

Thai woman handed record four-decade jail term for lese majeste

A legal rights group has said that a Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed on January 19 for more than 43 years, the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country’s strict lese majeste laws
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 19, 2021

Southeast Asia • Jan 18, 2021 • 4 min read
Natural disasters

Indonesian medics overwhelmed by quake casualties

Medics in Indonesia battled exhaustion and the risk of Covid-19 as they raced on January 18 to treat scores of people injured by a devastating 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Sulawesi island that killed 84 and left thousands homeless
By Andi Hajramurni and Dessy Sagita/AFP • Jan 18, 2021