Southeast Asia Dispatches — Episode 7
This week, Victoria Milko talks to those fighting for freedom of expression in Myanmar, Adam Bemma hits the streets in Bangkok amid clean-up operation…
Tag: Human Rights and Freedom from Tyranny
“Lust Has To Be Managed”
Female circumcision is widely practiced across Indonesia. Despite the claims of some advocates of the procedure, it’s not just symbolic and can caus…
Political Agenda: Singapore’s Invisible Population
There are almost a million low-wage migrant workers in Singapore, but they often face physical and social segregation, and are excluded from data on S…
The Aches Of Surrogacy
For women in Cambodia, surrogacy can seem like the road to financial solvency. But many find that it puts them at risk of unexpected health issues and…
Southeast Asia Dispatches — Episode 6
This week, Tehmina Kaoosji takes a look at the sustainability of the palm oil industry in Malaysia, Adam Bemma speaks to young Thai rappers pushing bo…
Political Agenda—Are Singapore’s Hawker Centres Dying Out?
Singapore’s hawker centres have been described as a “cultural institution”, a source of pride as much as a source of good eats. Yet the hawker i…
Licence for Impunity
In Indonesia, alleged human rights violators from military backgrounds have cemented their position as figures of authority in the current political l…
Almost Forgotten: Cambodia’s Anti-Colonial Nationalists
Today, Con Dao prison in southern Vietnam is a museum dedicated to the Vietnamese who fought for independence from the French. But Cambodian nationali…
Southeast Asia Dispatches — Episode 5
This week, Adam Bemma speaks to the wife of a community worker disappeared in Laos six years ago, Mark Tilly talks to architects about the development…
Political Agenda — #Ready4Repeal and the fight for LGBT equality
On 6 September, the Indian Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality when it ruled on Section 377 of its penal code. The historic ruling on this colo…
