mental health



STORY OF THE DAY • May 03, 2023 • 6 min read

Mental health Laos opens up about mental health amid poor professional support

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

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 18, 2023 • 3 min read

Editorial Crackdown on independent journalism

By Beatrice Siviero • Feb 18, 2023
Cambodia criticised for press freedom repression as PM talks with German president. Plus former Khmer Rouge child soldiers have no access to post-trauma care and Singapore budget lacks inclusivity.

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 15, 2023 • 8 min read

Khmer Rouge No support for Cambodia’s former child soldiers

By Beatrice Siviero • Feb 15, 2023
Cambodia’s former child soldiers continue living with trauma, resentment, and revenge as the lack of social support forced most of them into isolation and deep poverty

Apr 28, 2020 • 9 min read
Covid-19

As the pandemic takes hold, Singapore’s mental health suffers

While attempts to stem the spread of Covid-19 has led to the shutdown of virtually all economic and social activity in Singapore, life grinding to a halt in the city-state is giving rise to a different public health issue: poor mental health
By Kelly Ng • Apr 28, 2020

Jan 28, 2020 • 11 min read
Mental health

‘Behind the times’

Top Read from 2018 print archive: Malaysia is grappling with mental healthcare. Affordable and effective treatment exists but is out of reach to many, thanks to a confounding and constricting system
By Foong Li Mei • Jan 28, 2020

Jul 29, 2019 • 7 min read
Mental illness

Walking above the Earth

As in many emerging societies, being mentally ill in Cambodia has often meant a life of rejection, isolation and gruelling psychological decline
By Stefan V. Jensen • Jul 29, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Jun 10, 2019 • 15 min read
Mental health in Singapore

The fallen

For some Singaporeans with mental health issues, mandatory military service can be an isolating and traumatic experience – and one which can leave them at serious risk of self-harm
By Thomas Brent • Jun 10, 2019