covid-19



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 23, 2021 • 11 min read

Covid-19 On the virus frontlines, Malaysia’s contract doctors fight for their rights

By Kymberley Chu • Aug 23, 2021
Malaysian contract doctors have experienced financial instability and burnout since 2016. Now, with life on the frontlines of the country’s escalating Covid-19 outbreak pushing many to the brink, they are pushing for unionisation through the Hartal Strike

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 13, 2021 • 10 min read

Covid-19 Cambodian migrant workers struggle to survive in locked-down Thailand

By Samphors Sao and Wanpen Pajai • Aug 13, 2021
As Thailand undergoes its worst Covid-19 outbreak yet, much of the country has been placed under strict lockdown. For low-wage Cambodian migrant workers in the kingdom, this has meant a lack of food, wages and healthcare, while returning home is no easy feat

Aug 05, 2021 • 2 min read
Indonesia economy

Indonesian economy grows for first time in five quarters

Indonesia's economy bounced back in the second quarter to post its first growth in more than a year, but analysts warned the recovery might be short-lived as Covid-19 surges
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 05, 2021

Aug 05, 2021 • 9 min read
Covid-19

Care groups adapt as Singapore’s elders survive amid ‘new normal’

Social isolation among the elderly was already a growing concern within fast-modernising Singapore prior to the pandemic. Now, with social distancing measures in place and health concerns abounding, social service groups must be creative to reach the city-state's atomised elders
By Weilee Yap • Aug 05, 2021

Jul 29, 2021 • 2 min read
Politics

Malaysian PM urged to quit after rare royal rebuke

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin urged to step down after being accused of treason by the king, denouncing his crisis-hit government for misleading parliament
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 29, 2021

Jul 29, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

Amid the pandemic, barriers to sexual health services for Cambodian women rise

As Cambodia reimposes lockdown in several provinces to contain the spread of Covid-19, women across the Kingdom once again face interruptions to vital sexual health services. This is what occurred during April’s lockdown, with MSI Reproductive Choices witnessing the dire effects
By Ella Nwaokolo • Jul 29, 2021

Jul 28, 2021 • 3 min read
Industry

The Anakut podcast: The state of Cambodia’s garment sector today

The outlook seemed bleak for the Kingdom's garment industry when early last year Cambodia simultaneously lost tariff-free access to the EU and the pandemic struck the global economy. Almost 18 months on, we speak with GMAC head Ken Loo and researcher Dennis Arnold to learn about the state of the industry today
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 28, 2021

Jul 27, 2021 • 4 min read
Mini-documentary

Pushed to the streets: Phnom Penh’s sex workers during Covid-19

As KTVs and massage parlours continue to be interrupted, sex workers in Phnom Penh say they’re increasingly desperate for clients as debt piles up. With limited ability to change jobs and scant government aid, many have turned to the streets to find customers
By Kiana Duncan and Ines Sothea • Jul 27, 2021

Jul 26, 2021 • 8 min read
Analysis

In Thailand, Covid-19 exposes the vulnerability of informal workers

Thailand's vast informal sector accounts for the majority of the kingdom's workforce. Now, amidst the pandemic that has interrupted vital industries, the lack of government support and planning for this large chunk of low-wage workers has been exposed
By Mark S. Cogan • Jul 26, 2021