Akan Datang: Politics, investments, and Vietnam’s football winning streak
This week in Southeast Asia: where is the next Trump-Kim summit going to be? Why is Jokowi pardoning Abu Bakar Bashir? Will the Progress Singapore Par…
Tag: Singapore
Akan Datang: Construction of Ho Chi Minh City’s metro might finally get a move on
Our first round-up of 2019! This week: smoking bans in Malaysia, public transport in Ho Chi Minh City, criminal cases in Indonesia and a family feud i…
Our 2018 Picks!
It's been a big year for us, finding our feet and growing our platform. As we hurtle towards the new year, members of the New Naratif team pick out so…
Political Agenda — Leadership Transitions, Maritime Disputes and Why We Care
New Naratif's Managing Director PJ Thum and Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Han sit down to talk about recent developments in Singapore, from the 4G leadershi…
Akan Datang: A final round-up for 2018
Our final wrap for 2018: Myanmar struggles with its peace process, concerns over internet freedom persist in Vietnam, Singapore's civil society braces…
Akan Datang: Singapore and Malaysia are having a spat (again)
The stories to watch in Southeast Asia this week: the Singapore-Malaysia frenemies get testy with each other, Tanjung Balai is reported to be the leas…
Political Agenda — Singapore’s Gloriously Ageing Population
Singapore has an ageing population. It's a situation often described in anxious, alarmist tones, with the growing number of senior citizens framed as …
Akan Datang: Demonstrations commemorating demonstrations in Indonesia
Among this week's round-up of stories to watch in Southeast Asia: Pre-election posturing in Indonesia, power woes in Vietnam, and shock and horror ove…
Akan Datang: Entrenching ruqyah as a “cure” for queerness in Padang
Among this week's round-up of stories to watch in Southeast Asia: Local police employ shamans to carry out exorcisms for Padang's LGBT community, a cr…
Southeast Asia Dispatches — Women in Journalism
Our Chief Editor, Kirsten Han, sits down with Deputy Editor for Bahasa Indonesia, Aisyah Llewellyn, and Deputy Editor of Bahasa Malaysia, Pauline Wong…
