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STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 15, 2021 • 9 min read

Analysis As Philippine politicians do the Cha-Cha, is the constitution under threat?

By Oliver Haynes • Feb 15, 2021
Politicians in the Philippines, led by President Duterte, want to change the constitution to lift the country from an economic slump. But set to be discussed this month, opponents believe the move is a mere smokescreen for more sinister aims to weaken the opposition

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 29, 2021 • 7 min read

Covid-19 A year in numbers: Cambodia’s hopeful Covid-19 statistics

By David Benaim • Jan 29, 2021
Phnom Penh-based data specialist David Benaim has spent recent months trawling through previously scattered information on Covid-19 in Cambodia. A year since the Kingdom reported its first case, his research provides a surprisingly positive public health outlook

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 28, 2021 • 2 min read

Global economy Philippine economy shrinks at a record 9.5% in 2020

By Agence France-Presse • Jan 28, 2021
Official data released on January 28 that the Philippine economy shrank a record 9.5 percent throughout 2020, after coronavirus measures devastated the country's retail and tourism sectors while a series of natural disasters wrecked crops

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 27, 2021 • 8 min read

Covid-19 Has Cambodia been given enough credit for its Covid-19 response?

By Alastair McCready • Jan 27, 2021
While Cambodia is among the world's least impacted nations health-wise by the pandemic, common perception is that this is more by luck than design. But new data, along with epidemiologist Michael Kinzer, suggest there's more behind this success than meets the eye

Jan 22, 2021 • 8 min read
Covid-19

Building back better: Cambodia’s post-Covid-19 education system

With the pandemic closing Cambodian schools throughout much of last year, exposing many of the system's long-standing weaknesses, now is a good opportunity to rebuild a more resilient and inclusive education system in the Kingdom says UNDP Cambodia
By Nick Beresford and Khoun Theara • Jan 22, 2021

Jan 22, 2021 • 9 min read
Covid-19

In Laos, children kept from learning by world’s most expensive internet

Broadband internet became indispensable during the pandemic, facilitating ways to study, work, and socialise online. But rural Laos lags badly behind with its patchy connectivity and expensive broadband internet, jeopardising education and harming development
By Christine Redmond • Jan 22, 2021

Jan 22, 2021 • 4 min read
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Deadliest catch: Thailand’s ‘ghost’ fishing nets help Covid fight

Underwater divers in plastic-choked waters off the coast of Thailand are snipping through discarded nets tangled around reefs in a new initiative helping protect marine life and aid the fight against coronavirus
By Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith/AFP • Jan 22, 2021

Jan 15, 2021 • 5 min read
Opinion

Malaysia’s new lockdown: Where is the help for the people?

As Malaysia enters a controversial second lockdown, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute researchers Lee Hwok-Aun and Kevin Zhang say it is puzzling that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has neglected to give assurances that financial relief will be delivered to Malaysians
By Lee Hwok-Aun and Kevin Zhang • Jan 15, 2021

Jan 12, 2021 • 3 min read
Covid-19

Malaysian king declares state of emergency to fight virus

Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah on January 12 declared a nationwide state of emergency to fight a surge in Covid-19 coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the country's healthcare system
By Sam Reeves/AFP • Jan 12, 2021

Jan 05, 2021 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Singapore admits police can access contact-tracing data

Authorities in Singapore have admitted that data collected for contact-tracing programme TraceTogether can be accessed by police, despite earlier assurances it would only be used to fight the coronavirus
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 05, 2021