Weekend read



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 27, 2021 • 4 min read

Mini-documentary Pushed to the streets: Phnom Penh’s sex workers during Covid-19

By Kiana Duncan and Ines Sothea • Jul 27, 2021
As KTVs and massage parlours continue to be interrupted, sex workers in Phnom Penh say they’re increasingly desperate for clients as debt piles up. With limited ability to change jobs and scant government aid, many have turned to the streets to find customers

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 23, 2021 • 11 min read

History José Ramos-Horta talks Timorese independence and Nobel Prize win, 25 years on

By Allegra Mendelson • Jul 23, 2021
In 1975, Indonesian forces invaded Timor-Leste in an occupation that lasted nearly 25 years. During that time, future president and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta navigated Cold War dynamics as he travelled the world lobbying for international support

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

Editorial A look at Timor-Leste, both past and present!

By Allegra Mendelson • Jul 21, 2021
Also: A new episode of our Anakut podcast, a look behind the curtain of police brutality in Malaysia, and Indonesian president Jokowi’s complicated legacy in Papua

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 03, 2021 • 4 min read

Editorial Introducing our podcast’s second season!

By Andrew Haffner • Jul 03, 2021
Also: Checking in with Thailand’s protest movement, looking behind the curtain of Myanmar’s military newspaper, and the economic aspirations of Vietnam’s worker visa crackdown

Jun 14, 2021 • 3 min read
Editorial

We’re taking a break!

The Globe team has been slugging away for a long time now without much let up. To take some time to reflect on the direction of our publication, as well as preserve all of our sanity, we’ll be taking a one week break from publishing
By Chia Chi Hsu • Jun 14, 2021

Jun 11, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

Want to join our team? Now’s your chance

This week, we announce the opening of a new job at Globe and make (another) plug for our ongoing fundraiser. In features, we go to Myanmar to cover the war of informants now facing activists, investigate brutal land grabs in Thailand and imagine the future of tourism in Cambodia.
By Andrew Haffner • Jun 11, 2021

Jun 05, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

House of 1,000 stories: The mysterious Hotel Renakse

We explore the rich history of the unlikely birthplace of Cambodia’s post-war independent newspapers and dive further into the economic and educational effects of Covid-19
By Andrew Haffner • Jun 05, 2021

May 31, 2021 • 9 min read
Cambodian Eats

What we learned from nature: a reflection of Cambodian Eats!

Cambodian food alone has a lot of stories. Let’s hear what these three young journalists have to say about their traineeship in Cambodian Eats! to report on the connection between Cambodia’s natural resources and the environment, highlighting their relationship to local cultures and cuisines
By Nasa Dip, Som Dara and Ro Kimlong • May 31, 2021

May 25, 2021 • 12 min read
Myanmar coup

‘The presumption is we have Covid running rampant’

Myanmar’s February 1 coup not only overturned a fragile political order, it also risked worsening a precarious public health situation in a country battling to contain Covid-19. Today, the situation remains desperately unclear for health professionals in and out the country
By Andrew Haffner • May 25, 2021

May 22, 2021 • 3 min read
Editorial

Thai gastrodiplomacy and visions of Phnom Penh

This week we also covered the trust issues complicating Myanmar’s proposed civilian-led federal army and May’s dark history in Thailand
By Andrew Haffner • May 22, 2021

May 15, 2021 • 3 min read
Editorial

Our big fundraiser has officially begun

Plus: Inside Myanmar’s art protests, the feminist view of Vietnam’s new pro-family directives, the perils of negotiating with the Tatmadaw and a very intimate view of modern Cambodian history
By Andrew Haffner • May 15, 2021