Life in the Margins
Hundreds of people have sought refuge in the no-man’s land between Mae Sot in Thailand and Myawaddy in Myanmar. Smuggling and trafficking is a commo…
Tag: Human Rights and Freedom from Tyranny
An End to Marital Immunity for Rape in Singapore?
The Criminal Law Reform Bill introduced in Parliament finally removes marital immunity for rape in Singapore… or has it? Three campaigners who have …
“Our Mother Sold Us for One Lakh Each”
Poverty and peaking ethnic tensions fuel human trafficking in Myanmar, putting millions of women and other marginalised groups at risk.
Southeast Asia Dispatches — Episode 13
This week, Kirsten Han invites us to lunch with Singapore's Old Left, Mike Tatarski looks at the effects of Vietnam's booming tourism industry, PJ Thu…
A Cambodian Veteran Reporter Forced Into Exile
After surviving the Khmer Rouge, Aun Pheap became one of Cambodia’s most well-respected reporters. Now he is seeking asylum in the US after being fo…
Political Agenda — Privacy Breaches in a “Smart Nation”
On 28 January 2019, Singapore’s Ministry of Health revealed that the personal data of 14,200 people living with HIV had been leaked. The news has dr…
Reading with the Third Story Project
Third Story Project, co-founded by the imprisoned Reuters journalist Wa Lone, aims to improve children's literacy in Myanmar while also teaching value…
Seeking Refuge in Malaysia
Rohingya Muslims make up the biggest proportion of refugees in Malaysia, fleeing from decades of persecution in Myanmar. But Malaysia still considers …
Southeast Asia Dispatches — Episode 11
This week, Jamie Fullerton visits an ethical elephant park in Vietnam, Victoria Milko brings us through the history and struggles of Myanmar’s ethni…
What If The New Order “Curse” Still Applied?
In 1965 Indonesia experienced anti-communist purges which left thousands, or perhaps millions, of people dead. In North Sumatra, a former political pr…
