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STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 03, 2020 • 7 min read

Wildlife trade Pangolin trade continues unabated as pandemic lessons go unheeded

By Adolfo Perez-Gascon • Jul 03, 2020
With the wildlife trade strongly linked to the Covid-19 outbreak, conservationists had hoped that one long-term positive effect may be a reduction in the illegal pangolin trade. Not so, it seems, as traffickers and consumers fail to heed the lessons of the pandemic

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 02, 2020 • 6 min read

The Quarantine Chronicles Entry 2.5: Quarantine Matters with Alexi Demetriadi

By Alexi Demetriadi • Jul 02, 2020
As Globe reporter Alexi Demetriadi nears the end of his Phnom Penh quarantine experience, he touches base with Alexi Demetriadi in a no-holds-barred interview to hear about how its gone, and what travellers coming to Cambodia should know

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 01, 2020 • 4 min read

Covid-19 Pandemic-fuelled baby boom has many Indonesians worried

By Dessy Sagita/Agence France-Presse • Jul 01, 2020
As lockdowns cut access to contraception across Indonesia, the country's authorities are warning of a post-Covid-19 baby boom that could see at least 400,000 more births than usual by next year

Jul 01, 2020 • 6 min read
Analysis

Peatland, Southeast Asia’s wasted weapon to fight climate change

While Southeast Asia remains vulnerable to the effects of climate change, resource management remains poor in the region. Nowhere is this more evident than with peatlands, the region's biggest weapon against climate change, exploited and damaged in the name of profit
By Helena Taruli and Muchtazar • Jul 01, 2020

Jun 30, 2020 • 9 min read
Philippines democracy

Loved and loathed: What is the secret behind Duterte’s enduring popularity?

With Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte marking four years since his inauguration, we look at the legacy of among the world's most divisive leaders. How is the strongman at once so passionately loathed by his detractors and resoundingly loved by his supporters?
By Wanpen Pajai • Jun 30, 2020

Jun 30, 2020 • 7 min read
Wildlife trade

Why are there roving gibbons and hornbills in Phnom Penh?

Today, you'd be lucky to spot a gibbon in the Cambodian jungle, but in the capital, a trip to Toul Tumpoung should do the trick. These primates, along with a flock of hornbills, are often seen walking the power lines of this Phnom Penh suburb, for a rather peculiar reason
By Andrew Haffner • Jun 30, 2020

Jun 29, 2020 • 3 min read
Editorial

The roving gibbons of Phnom Penh and Duterte’s legacy

This week we look into why there are roving gibbons and hornbills in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. The answer, somewhat unsurprisingly, has to do with elite privilege and nepotism. We also mark four years since Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte's inauguration by asking why the divisive strongman is so reviled by his detractors, yet so loved by his supporters.
By Alastair McCready • Jun 29, 2020

Jun 29, 2020 • 4 min read
Transgender community

Vietnam lotto shows just the ticket for marginalised LGBTQ community

Hundreds of LGBTQ performers in Vietnam have found confidence and a way to earn a living through a lotto show dating back to the colonial era, which has transformed into a wildly popular night out in buzzing Ho Chi Minh City
By Tran Thi Minh Ha and Alice Philipson/AFP • Jun 29, 2020

Jun 29, 2020 • 11 min read
Covid-19

In Siem Reap, locals take to two wheels to escape virus monotony

As the trails of Temple Town are freed from hoards of tourists, out-of-work and exercise-starved locals are reclaiming Siem Reap's once-crowded tarmac and taking to two wheels to escape the virus monotony
By Brian Badzmierowski • Jun 29, 2020

Jun 26, 2020 • 5 min read
Editorial

We need to talk about Japan: Tokyo’s damaging role in Southeast Asia

While China is often criticised for the negative influence it wields over Southeast Asian affairs, Japan's role in backing authoritarian regimes and promoting rights abuses in the region remains far less publicised, but arguably no less pernicious
By Alastair McCready • Jun 26, 2020

Jun 26, 2020 • 10 min read
Land rights

David vs Goliath: Indonesian communities push back against palm oil firm

In Sumatra, communities have reported for years the encroachment upon their land by multi-national agribusiness group Wilmar to develop palm oil plantations. But Nagari Institute director Zulkifli is helping those at the Indonesian grassroots push back
By Zachary Frye • Jun 26, 2020