covid-19



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 14, 2020 • 3 min read

Economy Virus-hit Singapore plunges into recession as economy shrinks 41%

By Martin Abbugao/Agence France-Presse • Jul 14, 2020
Singapore plunged into recession in the second quarter as growth fell 41.2% quarter-on-quarter with the trade-dependent economy hammered by the coronavirus, preliminary data showed on July 14

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 13, 2020 • 9 min read

Covid-19 As tourist numbers dwindle, food security on the mind of Bali’s residents

By Elizabeth Sinclair • Jul 13, 2020
As the economy of tourist-reliant Bali struggles through the pandemic, food security is increasingly on the minds of the Indonesian island's residents. With uncertainty lying ahead, many people are having to rethink their long-term approach to feeding themselves

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 02, 2020 • 7 min read
In Partnership with 1

Covid-19 [Photos] A Cambodian community’s struggle to survive virus economic fallout

By Christine Redmond • Jul 02, 2020
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, Cambodia’s urban-poor communities have suffered severe economic shocks and fallen further into poverty. Without a secure social security safety net to fall back on, many are now relying on NGOs to keep them afloat

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 01, 2020 • 4 min read

Covid-19 Pandemic-fuelled baby boom has many Indonesians worried

By Dessy Sagita/Agence France-Presse • Jul 01, 2020
As lockdowns cut access to contraception across Indonesia, the country's authorities are warning of a post-Covid-19 baby boom that could see at least 400,000 more births than usual by next year

Jun 25, 2020 • 6 min read
The Quarantine Chronicles

Entry one: Down and Out in Sydney and Phnom Penh

Globe reporter Alexi is stuck in quarantine for two-weeks in the outskirts of Phnom Penh after his flight returned a positive case of Covid-19. In his first diary entry from isolation, he talks swabs, Russian Boulevard and Avicii
By Alexi Demetriadi • Jun 25, 2020

Jun 24, 2020 • 10 min read
Tales of the Pandemic

Travel during the pandemic: Chicago/Sydney > Seoul > Phnom Penh

Globe staff members Andrew and Alexi made the trip back to Phnom Penh this week, in an aviation industry far different than before. Socially distanced boarding, face masks and dreaded swab tests, they recount the process of returning to Cambodia
By Alexi Demetriadi and Andrew Haffner • Jun 24, 2020

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 24, 2020

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 18, 2020

Jun 16, 2020 • 4 min read
Cambodian tourism

[Photos]: Minus the tourists, ancient Angkor returns to a state of tranquility

The shutdown of world travel has hit tourist-reliant Siem Reap hard, with visitors to Angkor Wat dropping dramatically. But inside the park it's Cambodian visitors who are the beneficiaries, as they enjoy a brief moment of tranquility at this sacred cultural heritage site
By Alastair McCready • Jun 16, 2020

Jun 11, 2020 • 3 min read
Tourism

Thai elephants’ mass migration to village brings new stress

As the pandemic paralysed global travel, Thailand's some 3,000 domesticated elephants working in "sanctuaries" have been unemployed since their closure in mid-March. With their incomes vanished and risk of starvation growing, more than 1,000 elephants and their mahouts have returned to their villages in the past two months
By Pitcha Dangprasith and Sophie Deviller/AFP • Jun 11, 2020

Jun 08, 2020 • 7 min read

Will COVID-19 shine a light on the importance of early childhood care and education in Southeast Asia?

The socio and economic fallout of the current health crisis is already threatening to undo the gains made to address poverty, hunger, education, good health and well-being in recent years. While the pandemic disrupts almost every facet of life around the globe, Aide et Action poses the question if this disruption could in fact propel early childhood education rather than set it back
By Christine Redmond • Jun 08, 2020

Jun 05, 2020 • 9 min read
Covid-19

Pandemic creating conditions ripe for human trafficking, experts fear

As Southeast Asia remains locked down, efforts to prevent human trafficking are slowing. But the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic poses particular threats to vulnerable communities across the region, as it heightens the appeal of a better life elsewhere
By Gerald Flynn and Andreas Schloenhardt • Jun 05, 2020