Search results for "Southeast Asia"

Editorial

Humans, environment, and biodiversity at high risk across Southeast Asia

Climate anxiety and women, Myanmar aquatic biodiversity in danger, from fashion to environment in Vietnam, online sexual abuse, film festival in Laos.
By Beatrice Siviero

Analysis

Hidden abuse and scams in Southeast Asia reveal the dark side of the metaverse

While investment and development grow, scams and harassment still fester in the virtual domain
By Matt Friedman

Analysis

Southeast Asia’s women at greater risk from harmful climate concerns

The region is among the world’s most susceptible areas to climate change due to its geographic exposure, and women may experience the brunt of the crisis.
By Melinda Martinus and Beatrice Riingen

Editorial

Southeast Asia sits between human rights advocacy and economic development

Labour rights in Malaysia, Myanmar residents return home, Thai activists feel in jail, Timor-Leste risks economic failure, EU-ASEAN trade relations.
By Beatrice Siviero

Editorial

In the eye of Southeast Asia’s environmental and cyber storm

Environment and wildlife threats in Indonesia and Cambodia, state control increases for Malaysia and Vietnam, discrimination at work in Singapore
By Amanda Oon

Editorial

New reporter, Southeast Asia ready for new and old challenges

New reporter, Myanmar’s people unified against the regime through national identity and art, Thailand after APEC, Buddhism as a tool for mental health
By Beatrice Siviero

Editorial

Environmental preservation must become a top priority in Southeast Asia

Poaching threatens forest biodiversity in Cambodia, Southeast Asian designers become environmentally friendly, Thailand attempt to tackle alarming flooding
By Beatrice Siviero

Sustainable design

Southeast Asia’s interiors and infrastructure are built on sustainable design

Artisans, architects and urban planners are incorporating environmental urgency into their creations as they work to design a sustainable future for the region
By Amanda Oon

Editorial

Southeast Asian governments are under the human rights radar

Thailand’s controversial lèse-majesté law and culture of impunity, regional fight against “fake news,” child marriage grows as Lao economy suffers.
By Beatrice Siviero

Literature

Fight for truth: battling false and misleading information in Southeast Asia and beyond

After a two-year Covid-19 hiatus, the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival will be kicking off on 27 October, in Bali, Indonesia. Over four days the festival will host dozens of events, with disinformation and misinformation being just one example of the important issues being tackled
By Stew Post

Editorial

Southeast Asian communities feel unprotected as dangerous threats spread through the region 

Thailand’s worst child mass killing, Rohingya refugees live in fear, Vietnam’s regional policies, Southeast Asian riders have limited insurance protection
By Beatrice Siviero

Microinsurance

Southeast Asia’s delivery ‘riders’ brave dangerous roads with limited insurance protection 

The region has some of the most dangerous roads in the world with higher than average death rates, but delivery apps aren’t doing enough to protect their riders
By Leila Goldstein