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STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 22, 2021 • 8 min read

Human rights In Malaysia, animated film reignites debate on deaths in police custody

By Ashley Yeong • Jul 22, 2021
Human rights groups in Malaysia have for years battled impunity surrounding deaths in police custody, with little success. Now, following police attempts in recent weeks to suppress an animated film recounting abuses, the discussion has come to the fore once again

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 21, 2021 • 3 min read

Ethnic minorities The Anakut podcast: Beyond being Khmer in Cambodia

By Andrew Haffner • Jul 21, 2021
Being Khmer is often treated as synonymous to being Cambodian. But many ethnicities are woven throughout the Kingdom's rich tapestry, as social commentator Din Darathtey and Cambodian Living Arts executive director Prim Phloeun join the podcast to discuss

Jul 20, 2021 • 10 min read
Analysis

Jokowi’s Papua strategy: Development above all else?

Indonesian president Joko Widido is known for his business-first approach to politics – nowhere is this more true than in Papua. But while the region has seen development and infrastructure growth, ecological damage and unsolved rights abuses undermine this legacy
By Arie Ruhyanto • Jul 20, 2021

Jul 19, 2021 • 9 min read
Covid-19

In Timor-Leste, Covid-19 offers lifeline for some struggling hotels

While Covid-19 has decimated the tourism sector for most countries, in Timor-Leste, the industry was already on its knees pre-pandemic. For a select few hotels, the introduction of mandatory quarantine has offered a lifeline and a vital source of revenue
By Aashna Jamal • Jul 19, 2021

Jul 17, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

The times, they are a’changing

As the Globe opens a new chapter, we’ve got the latest episode of the Anakut podcast, a hard-hitting call to abolish Singapore’s death penalty, and an up-close-and-personal history of the East Timor independence movement.
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 17, 2021

Jul 16, 2021 • 3 min read
Myanmar coup

Inside a Myanmar clinic fighting a new Covid surge

Covid-19 infections are soaring in Myanmar, with over 4000 cases recorded on Thursday July 15 as the military junta hoards medical supplies. In one northwestern town, the crisis is especially bad
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 16, 2021

Jul 16, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

On International Day of Justice, Myanmar needs the world to act

As the world marks International Day of Justice, EarthRights International Executive Director Ka Hsaw Wa reflects on how the Yadana gas pipeline inspired him to first resist the junta in the 1990s, and how the fight for justice has evolved today in the wake of the coup
By Ka Hsaw Wa • Jul 16, 2021

Jul 15, 2021 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Three more Thai islands open to vaccinated travellers

Following the opening of the 'Phuket Sandbox', Thailand has announced that three more islands will open to vaccinated foreign tourists, despite a nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 15, 2021

Jul 15, 2021 • 10 min read
History

The journalists who witnessed East Timor’s fight for independence

After a quarter century of Indonesian occupation, East Timor was on the brink of self-rule in 1999. Amidst a brutal conflict, sisters Sophie and Lyndal Barry were among a band of journalists documenting the country's long and bloody road to independence
By Allegra Mendelson • Jul 15, 2021