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Jul 03, 2020 • 4 min read
Kachin state

More than 160 dead in devastating Myanmar jade mine landslide

The battered bodies of more than 120 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar on July 2, following one of the worst-ever accidents to hit the treacherous industry
By Agence France-Presse

Jul 03, 2020 • 7 min read
Wildlife trade

Pangolin trade continues unabated as pandemic lessons go unheeded

With the wildlife trade strongly linked to the Covid-19 outbreak, conservationists had hoped that one long-term positive effect may be a reduction in the illegal pangolin trade. Not so, it seems, as traffickers and consumers fail to heed the lessons of the pandemic
By Adolfo Perez-Gascon

Jul 02, 2020 • 6 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles

Entry 2.5: Quarantine Matters with Alexi Demetriadi

As Globe reporter Alexi Demetriadi nears the end of his Phnom Penh quarantine experience, he touches base with Alexi Demetriadi in a no-holds-barred interview to hear about how its gone, and what travellers coming to Cambodia should know
By Alexi Demetriadi

Jun 26, 2020 • 10 min read
Land rights

David vs Goliath: Indonesian communities push back against palm oil firm

In Sumatra, communities have reported for years the encroachment upon their land by multi-national agribusiness group Wilmar to develop palm oil plantations. But Nagari Institute director Zulkifli is helping those at the Indonesian grassroots push back
By Zachary Frye

Jun 24, 2020 • 4 min read
Covid-19

Macaque attack: Humans try to take back Thai city from monkeys

Residents barricaded indoors, rival gang fights and no-go zones for humans. Welcome to Lopburi, an ancient Thai city overrun by monkeys super-charged on junk food, whose population is growing out of control
By Stéphane Delfour and Pitcha Dangprasith/AFP

Jun 23, 2020 • 6 min read
Recycling

Singapore’s green thinkers discuss the pandemic, sustainability and recycling

As Singapore eases its circuit breaker measures and life returns to some semblance of normality, green thinkers explain how the Covid-19 pandemic has, and will continue to, impact attitudes towards sustainability and recycling in the City-State – for both good and bad
By Amanda Oon

Jun 18, 2020 • 10 min read
Indigenous rights

Indonesia’s indigenous groups take virus safety into their own hands

Indonesia's indigenous groups have long fought for the preservation of their communities. Now, in the absence of government support as the Covid-19 pandemic has taken hold, they've had to once again take community safety into their own hands
By Andre Barahamin

Jun 17, 2020 • 9 min read

As the great powers vie for influence, how can ASEAN stay united?

The importance of economic, political and security cooperation among ASEAN member states has become increasingly apparent in recent decades. But as the great powers vie for influence in the region, the cracks in this fragile unity are at risk of growing
By Thi Mong Tuyen Tran and Jun Jie Lee

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Jun 15, 2020 • 10 min read
History

The day the world went dark: Mount Pinatubo eruption, as told by survivors

When Mount Pinatubo erupted on June 15 1991, it proved to be the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, devastating communities and shrouding the Philippines in darkness for several days. Almost three decades on, survivors speak of the horrors of that day's events, and how it banded the country together
By Lee Ying Shan

Jun 09, 2020 • 13 min read
Indigenous groups

Grounding of the sea nomads: Virus allows Moken to return to the water

The nomadic lifestyle of the Moken people and their unique relationship with the environment has been encroached upon by governments and the modern world. But as the pandemic has taken hold, space has opened for these seafarers to return to the water
By Lee Ying Shan

Jun 08, 2020 • 11 min read
Food and culture

Remembering Anthony Bourdain and his love affair with Southeast Asia

The late, great chef-come-writer Anthony Bourdain travelled and worked extensively throughout Southeast Asia before his sudden passing in 2018. Two years on, the Globe reflects on his enduring legacy in the region
By Alexi Demetriadi