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May 03, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

A year since the transient worker Covid crisis: Lessons for Southeast Asia

The past year has seen countries across Southeast Asia enter into some form of lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. While average citizens have been hit hard, these measures have exposed the great inequalities experienced by the region's millions of migrant workers
By Fanzura Banu and Shee Siew Ying

Apr 26, 2021 • 10 min read
Covid-19

‘The poor won’t survive’: Lockdown hits Phnom Penh’s hand-to-mouth workers

Cambodia had avoided the worst health effects of the pandemic until recent months. Now, with Phnom Penh under an ever-stricter lockdown as cases spiral, it's the capital's thousands of informal, hand-to-mouth workers who are suffering as they are locked inside
By Andrew Haffner and and Borin Sopheavuthtey

Apr 19, 2021 • 12 min read
Gender equality

The life and legacy of Nguyễn Thị Định, Vietnam’s female war hero

Vietnamese war hero Nguyễn Thị Định was a trailblazer on and off the battlefield, with her efforts toppling world powers only matched by her efforts championing female empowerment. But today, a century since her birth, her legacy fades among the younger generation
By Govi Snell

Apr 15, 2021 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Cambodia’s Hun Sen says country on ‘brink of death’ from Covid surge

Despite avoiding mass any mass outbreaks in 2020, a recent uptick in Covid-19 cases have put Cambodia "on the brink of death", its strongman premier Hun Sen has warned, as the country imposed lockdowns in the capital Phnom Penh and a nearby city.
By Agence France-Presse

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 06, 2021 • 7 min read
Myanmar coup

A township under siege: Residents recall assault on Sanchuang

The March 8 siege of Yangon's Sanchuang township – a 12-hour ordeal in which security forces surrounded some 200 people – stands out even among the brutal months since the military’s February 1 coup. Here, the district's residents recall the terror of that night
By Eustace Jones

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

Mar 31, 2021 • 8 min read
Myanmar coup

In Karen State, refugees flee bombs as funds for displaced CDM run low

As the military ramps up its bloody crackdown on protests, some 2,000 have fled to Karen-controlled territory in eastern Myanmar seeking refuge. But as the ethnic group attempts to host the new arrivals, essential funds needed to support them are dwindling fast
By Ryan Anders

Mar 29, 2021 • 11 min read
Arts and culture

Huddled together: Keeping Thailand’s independent cinema alive

With major cineplexes increasingly dominating Thailand's cinema landscape in recent decades, the kingdom's independent film scene was already struggling pre-Covid. Now, amidst the pandemic, efforts are being made to keep Thailand's rich cinematic heritage alive
By Wanpen Pajai

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 11, 2021 • 8 min read
Press freedom

Meet Do Doan Hoang, Vietnam’s investigative journalist

In a country infamous for its restrictive press freedom environment, and with his reporting exposing the nefarious behaviour of violent gangsters, how does Vietnam’s preeminent investigative journalist Do Doan Hoang navigate one of the country's most dangerous jobs?
By Ashley Lampard

Mar 06, 2021 • 3 min read
Editorial

The redemption of Cambodia’s child sex tourism town

This week, in a first ever for the Globe, we produced a story decided by you, our readers. We put several ideas to our paying members back in January, and you decided that you’d like to know more about Cambodia’s former child sex tourism village, Svay Pak. Andrew and Allegra spent the past month visiting Svay Pak, learning how it’s been transformed from a den of abject suffering to a tight-knit community today
By Andrew Haffner