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STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 16, 2020 • 4 min read

Thai democracy ‘Keep on fighting’: Detained Thai lawyer keeps up rallying cries

By Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith/AFP • Oct 16, 2020
Detained Thai human rights lawyer Anon Numpa called on pro-democracy activists to keep fighting in the face of a crackdown by the Thai government, that has seen an emergency decree put into place in recent days to quell unrest

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 15, 2020 • 3 min read

Podcast The Anakut podcast: Women in the Kingdom

By Andrew Haffner • Oct 15, 2020
Anakut: The podcast about Cambodia's future dissects the big issues impacting the Kingdom. This week, feminist figurehead Chak Sopheap and the next generation Ham Pidor discuss a topic directly impacting the lives of 50% of Cambodians – women's rights

Oct 14, 2020 • 3 min read
Thai democracy

Protesters gather ahead of pro-democracy rally in tense Bangkok

More than 1,000 pro-reform protestors gathered on October 14, as Bangkok braced for another democracy rally with tensions high following the arrest of 21 activists a day earlier
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 14, 2020

Oct 14, 2020 • 6 min read
Analysis

The age of government (dis)information in Thailand

When social media giant Twitter blocked nearly 1,000 accounts last week linked to the Royal Thai Army for spreading disinformation, few familiar with how the government of Prayut Chan-o-Cha operates would have been surprised
By Mark S. Cogan • Oct 14, 2020

Oct 14, 2020 • 9 min read
History

What’s in a name? How Indonesian Buddhism gained its second ‘D’

Buddhists make up a small fraction of the population in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, but a look back at the faith's origins and evolution in Indonesia reveal a rich and intricate history intertwined with colonialism and nationalism
By Roberto Rizzo • Oct 14, 2020

Oct 13, 2020 • 2 min read
Malaysian democracy

Malaysia’s Anwar meets king in bid to topple government

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had a long-awaited meeting with the king on October 13, seeking to prove he has support to take power and fulfil a decades-old ambition of becoming the Malaysian premier
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 13, 2020

Oct 12, 2020 • 11 min read
History

New ideas meet rich heritage on Bangkok’s Charoenkrung Road

Along Charoenkrung Road, Bangkok’s first paved road and home to several of the Thai capital's historic landmarks, old spaces give rise to new ideas in one of the city's few remaining heritage areas not swallowed by rapid development
By Wanpen Pajai • Oct 12, 2020

Oct 09, 2020 • 3 min read
Podcast

Introducing Anakut: The podcast about Cambodia’s future

With plenty of help from our friends, the Globe team is launching onto the airwaves. In the inaugural episode of our very first podcast we chat with Future Forum president Ou Virak and economist Chheng Kimlong about Covid-19 and the Kingdom
By Andrew Haffner • Oct 09, 2020

Oct 09, 2020 • 2 min read
Editorial

Thammasat and trash in Hanoi

This week Thailand marks the 44th anniversary of the Thammasat University Massacre, one of the darkest moments in the kingdom's modern history. Professor Mark S. Cogan reflects on the events of that day, that saw scores of unarmed student protestors murdered, and asks how Thailand reached that nadir. We also turn to trash in Hanoi, as the villagers of Nom San complain of pollution and cancer as they live besides an ever-expanding rubbish dump
By Andrew Haffner • Oct 09, 2020