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Mistrusting the Myanmar junta, grassroots communities deliver earthquake aid directly to victims
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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.
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Battered in the creative city: the lives of Chiang Mai’s workers
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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.
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Fragile Peace Teeters at Metta Forest Pagoda
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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…
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Young activists risk all to defend Cambodia’s environment
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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…
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As U.S. doors close, Vietnam’s religious refugees find limbo in Thailand
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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.
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Yarnapund workers enter third week of hunger strike for severance pay
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Six Thai autopart workers enter their third week of hunger strike, demanding accountability after hundreds were unfairly dismissed.
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Thailand ‘bringing back the bad old days’ for fisheries, say activists
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As protestors scramble to prevent rollbacks to environmental and labour protections, a leading politician defends the changes
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The Mekong Delta’s highway conundrum
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Expansion of the delta’s high-speed roads has been rocky, while the alternative, elevated highways, poses separate challenges
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Southeast Asia’s environmental defenders on the frontline
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Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles
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Timber trade watchdog urges Poland to halt imports of Myanmar ‘blood timber’
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Environmental law watchdog ClientEarth is demanding immediate action from authorities in Poland to crack down on imports of sanctioned Myanmar teak into the country
