Topic: reporting-asean

Myanmar 6 months after the coup: ’We only have ourselves’

Myanmar 6 months after the coup: ’We only have ourselves’

Ko Thet Paing and Johanna Son, Reporting ASEAN series
Posted at Aug 03 11:52 PM

Even as the pandemic rages — and has affected its ranks — Myanmar’s military has continued to arrest anti-coup protesters, those who have stayed with the civil disobedience movement that started right after the coup. Read more »

Thailand: All eyes on vaccination drive

Thailand: All eyes on vaccination drive

Apiradee Treerutkuarkul
Posted at Mar 25 12:12 AM

Despite reporting few infections for its population size compared to other countries, Thailand puts no less of a focus on vaccination, not least for economic recovery. If all goes according to plan, Thailand sees itself as a producer of vaccines to export to neighbouring countries as well.  Read more »

We’ll keep protesting in every way possible, say Myanmar’s women

We’ll keep protesting in every way possible, say Myanmar’s women

May Nyein Chan, Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Mar 22 11:16 PM

From different backgrounds and ages, the women of Myanmar have been a core part of the uprising in the Southeast Asian country, protests that continue despite horrific, brutal crackdowns by security forces nearly two months after the February 1 coup by Myanmar’s military. Read more »

A chat with a Myanmar journalist

A chat with a Myanmar journalist

Johanna Son, Reporting ASEAN
Updated as of Mar 16 09:43 AM

Reporting ASEAN talks to a journalist with the IJF about the media situation in Myanmar, journalists’ place in the uprising and what lies ahead. (In the interest of safety, the journalist’s name is not being disclosed.) Read more »

To mediate In Myanmar, ASEAN needs a new template

To mediate In Myanmar, ASEAN needs a new template

Johanna Son, A Reporting ASEAN analysis
Updated as of Mar 11 06:46 PM

Asean hasn’t been gaining fans from its handling of the Myanmar military’s coup. But if it is able to craft a new template, the grouping may still count as the best pragmatic bet for getting a conversation going with that country’s men in uniform in order to, first, stop the brutal crackdown on its people. Read more »

Anger in Myanmar, but crisis distant to Singaporeans

Anger in Myanmar, but crisis distant to Singaporeans

Shin Lin, Reporting ASEAN
Updated as of Mar 05 03:26 PM

Frustration, anger and desperation have been running high among Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters who want Singapore to cut business ties with the military regime, but the country’s events remain distant news headlines for the average Singaporean. Read more »

After coup, Myanmar’s journalists watch and wait, warily

After coup, Myanmar’s journalists watch and wait, warily

Johanna Son, Reporting ASEAN/VERA Files
Posted at Feb 09 09:52 PM

The absence of a declared crackdown on the media in Myanmar does not mean normalcy, much less safety for professional journalists. The haziness of it all is, by itself, a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads Read more »

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