After winning the general elections in 2015, the National League for Democracy (NLD) became the first democratically elected, civilian-led government in Myanmar since 1962, which kindled hope that the country would see a significant shift in freedom of expression. Almost…
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Southeast Asia Dispatches: Freedom of Expression in Myanmar
Tagged with: Burma, Freedom of expression, human rights, Myanmar, New Naratif, Southeast Asia Dispatches
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Southeast Asia Dispatches: Myanmar’s Trailblazing Podcaster
On this week’s episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches, Adam Bemma speaks to Myanmar’s trailblazing podcaster, Nandar. Last year, Nandar started the G-Taw Zagar Wyne podcast along with members of her Purple Feminists Group in Yangon to amplify women’s voices in…
Tagged with: Feminism, Myanmar, Nandar, Podcasting, Southeast Asia Dispatches, Translation
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Proud to be LGBT in Laos – Southeast Asia Dispatches
VIENTIANE – Anan Bouapha is the founder of Proud to be us Laos, the country’s first LGBT group. He uses his persuasive soft power to establish an advocacy network on behalf of gay, bisexual and transgender Laotians at the Lao Women’s…
Tagged with: Cultural relativism, human rights, Laos, LGBT issues, Proud to be us Laos, Southeast Asia Dispatches, Vientiane
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Bangkok Street Food Clearance Campaign – Southeast Asia Dispatches
BANGKOK – Some argue that Bangkok’s charm is in its bustling streets and abundance of cheap Thai food. But the authorities want to change that. Street food is rapidly disappearing in the Thai capital. Sidewalks are being cleared of food…
Tagged with: Bangkok, Bangkok hawkers, City Clearance campaign, Returning the pavement to pedestrians, Southeast Asia Dispatches, Street Food, Thailand
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Laos’ Sombath Somphone – Southeast Asia Dispatches
VIENTIANE – Six years ago, Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone disappeared from the streets of the capital, Vientiane. Among the people left without answers about what has happened to him, is his wife Shui-Meng. Adam Bemma speaks to Shui-Meng about…
Syrian Stuck at Airport Turns to Social Media – Southeast Asia Dispatches
KUALA LUMPUR – Thirty-seven year-old Syrian asylum seeker Hassan Al Kontar uses social media to share his story of life at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Because of Hassan’s posts, volunteers from Malaysia to Canada have taken up his cause. Adam…
Tagged with: canada, Hassan Al Kontar, human rights, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, Refugees, social media, Southeast Asia Dispatches
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