As Thailand’s fishing cats face habitat loss & conflict, experts seek resolution
Fishing cats have lost vast swathes of their former range in Thailand, where decades of wetland conversion to fish farms, shrimp ponds and plantations have decimated their numbers.
Mistrusting the Myanmar junta, grassroots communities deliver earthquake aid directly to victims
Thai and Myanmar nationals in Thailand are collecting and delivering donations through grassroots networks, navigating logistics challenges to avoid giving to Myanmar’s junta government.
Battered in the creative city: the lives of Chiang Mai’s workers
Hear from Chiang Mai’s creative workers as they navigate rock-bottom wages, contract violations, and harsh working conditions, while employers cite obstacles to paying a living wage, and what makes it possible.
Fragile Peace Teeters at Metta Forest Pagoda
Prum Socheat throws a meditation pad on the floor of the Metta Forest pagoda and squats, flipping through photos collected from pagoda events. The lead monk acts as a school teacher reciting a story to his class, and on April 8, his class was two journalists. The early photos are from community events: worshippers ceremonially
Young activists risk all to defend Cambodia’s environment
One year ago, Cambodia jailed five activists from the award-winning environmentalist group Mother Nature Cambodia for plotting against the government, after they had sounded the alarm about river pollution and land reclamation projects. THE CLEARING follows Chandaravuth – the group’s most outspoken member – and his colleagues in the months leading up to their incarceration as they continue on their collision course with Cambodia’s rulers and refuse to buckle under pressure.
As U.S. doors close, Vietnam’s religious refugees find limbo in Thailand
They escaped Vietnam seeking safety in Thailand, with many betting on eventual resettlement in America. But Trump’s refugee restrictions have left them stranded – their future more uncertain than ever.
Yarnapund workers enter third week of hunger strike for severance pay
Six Thai autopart workers enter their third week of hunger strike, demanding accountability after hundreds were unfairly dismissed.
Thailand ‘bringing back the bad old days’ for fisheries, say activists
As protestors scramble to prevent rollbacks to environmental and labour protections, a leading politician defends the changes
The Mekong Delta’s highway conundrum
Expansion of the delta’s high-speed roads has been rocky, while the alternative, elevated highways, poses separate challenges
Southeast Asia’s environmental defenders on the frontline
Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles