By Beatrice Siviero • May 03, 2023
A field of new services and awareness groups sprouted during the loneliness of the Covid-19 pandemic. But with only one licensed psychiatrist in all of Laos and a lack of educational pathways to produce more, mental health issues often go untreated

By Kevin Zhang and Siti Suhaila Harith • Apr 10, 2023
A year on since Thailand made the decision to decriminalise cannabis, other Southeast Asian countries are considering similar moves. But a lack of clear regulation makes the Kingdom an unconvincing role model

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

By Andrew Haffner • Sep 12, 2019
Fake medicine remains a scourge in Southeast Asia despite years of widespread coverage of the issue and promised government crackdowns