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STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 26, 2021 • 8 min read

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

By Mark S. Cogan • Jul 26, 2021
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

Jul 06, 2021 • 3 min read
Covid-19

Indonesia imports oxygen as hospitals battered by Covid-19

The Indonesian government announced that it is sourcing emergency oxygen for Covid-19 patients from Singapore on Tuesday July 6, as the country reports a record 728 deaths and hospitals crumble under the weight of its deadliest wave yet
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 06, 2021

Feb 11, 2021 • 7 min read
Opinion

J&T protest reveals Malaysians’ lack of empathy for low-wage workers

Despite J&T workers apologising for throwing packages around, the public’s condemning reaction in Malaysia has demonstrated a lack of empathy for low-wage workers in the face of economic hardship, the pandemic and low-wage exploitation
By Huei Ting Cheong • Feb 11, 2021

Dec 08, 2020 • 9 min read
Covid-19

[Photos] Covid-19 in Southeast Asia: A year in pictures

Exactly one year on from the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Wuhan, it goes without saying that 2020 has been a year unlike any other. In a series of photos, the Globe revisits some of the key moments from this year in Southeast Asia, as the virus turned lives and livelihoods upside down
By Alexi Demetriadi • Dec 08, 2020

Oct 06, 2020 • 4 min read
Photography

Irving Penh: Portraits of Phnom Penh’s riverside sellers

The vendors plying their trade on Phnom Penh's streets play an invaluable but under-appreciated role supporting life in the capital. But using their makeshift riverside studio, two photographers set out to place these overlooked workers in the spotlight
By Alastair McCready • Oct 06, 2020

Sep 29, 2020 • 9 min read
Covid-19

Vietnam’s contact-tracing app: Public health tool or creeping surveillance?

Vietnam has been lauded for its robust response in containing Covid-19, part of which has been the rolling out of contact-tracing app Bluezone. But tech experts are expressing concern over how the masses of data collected will impact the privacy of users
By Sarah Kim • Sep 29, 2020

Sep 23, 2020 • 4 min read
Covid-19

Pandemic panners: Indonesians hunt for gold in desperate times

Illegal mining has soared across Indonesia's restive Papua region in the midst of the global health crisis, despite hazards including the risk of arrest and health damage from toxic mercury used at many makeshift mining sites
By Helena Kobagau and Haeril Halim/AFP • Sep 23, 2020

Aug 24, 2020 • 9 min read
Covid-19

Homebound predators and hard-hit families: Filipino child abuse on the rise

With increased demand for child pornography during the pandemic, and the severe economic downturn hitting many families hard, reports of the online sexual exploitation of Filipino children have ballooned during the country's five month lockdown
By Tabitha Payne • Aug 24, 2020

Jun 04, 2020 • 8 min read
Analysis

The importance and power of the arts during a global pandemic

Art is so often regarded as non-essential and frivolous, an indulgence reserved for times of ease and comfort. But for Singaporean student Ashley Tan, this global pandemic has highlighted the importance and centrality of the medium in all of our lives
By Ashley Tan • Jun 04, 2020