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May 27, 2021 • 10 min read
Sport

Meet Vietnam’s bobsledders, the country’s most unlikely sports team

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 12, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

Myanmar’s junta is wobbling. The NUG must be allowed to topple it

The junta might soon try a softer line in Myanmar, allowing ASEAN to declare a solution and move on. This is no option. Japan, Korea, Australia and the West need to keep focused, allowing the NUG to push the Tatmadaw out of Myanmar’s politics for good
By Philipp Annawitt

Apr 09, 2021 • 5 min read
Editorial

Inside the Globe’s press tour with the Myanmar junta

Our trip to Myanmar last week thrust the Globe into a major ethical debate. Catch this roundup of everything related to the controversial media junket in this week's editorial
By Andrew Haffner

Apr 05, 2021 • 8 min read
Geopolitics

How much is fish driving Chinese aggression in the South China Sea?

A massive decrease in Chinese fishing fleet activity throughout 2020 may not provide the full picture, with a recent ramping up of aggression in the South China Sea leaving many once again questioning China’s true motivations in the disputed waters
By Ashley Lampard

Apr 04, 2021 • 7 min read
Analysis

What the UK joining the CPTPP could mean for Southeast Asia

The UK’s application to join the CPTPP trade bloc in February swept aside any vestiges of the notion that candidate countries must be possessed of ‘Asianness’ or Pacific geography. If admitted, their presence could influence major issues across Southeast Asia
By Daniel McKay

Mar 29, 2021 • 3 min read
Health

Mr Muscles: Malaysian bodybuilder still going strong at 72

Despite his advancing years, Malaysian champion bodybuilder Arokiasamy still pumps iron every day, and believes staying healthy with a vigorous routine is the best defence against the coronavirus
By M. Jegathesan/AFP

Mar 08, 2021 • 9 min read
International Women's Day

Condoms, consent, and courage: Teaching sex positivity in Malaysia

Jasmine King is pushing past cultural conservatism to promote sex positivity in Malaysia, opening up conversations about pleasure, health and inclusivity. She has attracted thousands of followers, but also pushback as cultural taboos pose formidable barriers
By Helen Jambunathan

Feb 25, 2021 • 6 min read
Philippines politics

Philippine critics in firing line of anti-communist misinformation war

A torrent of misinformation on Facebook has put activists, journalists, politicians, and lawyers across the Philippines at risk as President Rodrigo Duterte's government and military out alleged supporters of a decades-old Maoist insurgency.
By Cecil Morella and Jake Soriano/AFP

Feb 25, 2021 • 12 min read
Indigenous rights

Indonesia’s Dayaks grapple with Covid-19, deforestation and development

For the indigenous Dayaks on Indonesian Borneo, the Covid-19 pandemic has hit hard in a time when the group is already facing political reforms that threaten to strip them of their land, the building of a new capital city, and widespread environmental degradation
By Klas Lundström

Feb 23, 2021 • 10 min read
History

My Lai Massacre: The implication of Captain Ernest Medina, 50 years on

On this day in 1971, US Army Lieutenant William Calley took the stand, accused of killing 109 unarmed Vietnamese civilians in the hamlet of Mỹ Lai three years prior, and made a bombshell declaration – his commanding officer Captain Ernest Medina had ordered the killings
By William Thomas Allison