“We Are All Hartal”: Malaysian Contract Doctors to Strike
After years of job insecurity, government contract doctors in Malaysia have had enough. Hartal Doktor Kontrak, a nationwide movement, says that doctor…
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Recharging for the Revolution: Self-Care in Post-Coup Myanmar
Military violence is taking a psychological toll on Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance. New spaces, like a pop-up art therapy centre, are creating oppor…
Waiting, Watching, Caring
As hospitals in Indonesia struggle to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, a family faces their own challenges seeking healthcare.
Artists Respond: Hindsight Is 2020
Ten artists take us on a journey from virtual meeting rooms in Malaysia and Singapore to the streets of Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. They …
Activism Amidst Crisis
How do activists cope with, question, and challenge the multiple existential and ideological crises that humanity collectively faces? The "Activism in…
Singapore’s Migrant Labour-Climate Crisis Conundrum
Some migrants in Singapore are employed in industries that exploit both the environment and workers themselves, contributing to the climate crisis tha…
While School’s Out in Cambodia, Students Help Each Other Learn
Due to COVID-19 concerns, most schools in Cambodia were closed in March, risking long-term setbacks to students’ education. But some entrepreneurial…
An Absence of Adat
In North Sumatra, Indonesia, Batak culture has strong, distinct rituals around death known as adat. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, these customs ha…
Will COVID-19 Change the Way We Protest?
On this week's episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches, Deborah Augustin speaks to Danaletchumi Langaswaran, an activist, and Juana Jaafar, a women’s h…
Death With a Dash of Disney
At a cemetery designated for the COVID-19 pandemic’s dead in Medan, Indonesia, staff require mourners to wear protective clothes, and offer to captu…
