Singapore’s Pink Dot Turns 10
Singapore’s annual LGBTQ pride rally, Pink Dot, celebrated its 10th year on 21 July. New Naratif plunged into the sea of pink to capture the sights …
Tag: Inequality
A Creative Outlet for “Invisible” Hands
Migrant workers are often seen as “transient” and separate from everyone else in Singapore. But literary activities like poetry workshops are help…
A New Model for Ho Chi Minh City’s Sidewalks
Amid a resumed clearing campaign, some of Ho Chi Minh City’s sidewalk vendors have embraced changes. But questions remain over what might be lost if…
Ho Chi Minh City’s Sidewalk Vendors
Sidewalk vendors are a common sight in Ho Chi Minh City, providing affordable meals for the city's residents. A vendor shares her experience of runnin…
Indonesia’s “Small Fry” Drug Dealers
For those in Indonesia with few employment options and limited capital, selling drugs can be a lucrative and easy way to earn extra money—thanks to …
A Long Road To Change
The “tsunami rakyat” that brought Malaysia its first ever change in government was built on long years of hard work by the country’s civil socie…
“No One Should Have to be Super in Order to be Human”
The story of a Singaporean family, adapted from Teo You Yenn's book of essays "This Is What Inequality Looks Like".
Methanol Poisoning: A Silent Epidemic
Occasional reports of tourist deaths draw sporadic attention to the dangerous consumption of poisonous bootleg alcohol in Indonesia, but methanol pois…
The Perils of Being an SPG in Jakarta
Working as a sales promotion girl (SPG) is one way for young Indonesian women to earn a decent income, but SPGs say they put up with daily sexual hara…
The Malaysian opposition in Titiwangsa
Past election results show that the Malaysian parliamentary constituency can be swayed by federal sentiments.
