In Indonesia, alleged human rights violators from military backgrounds have cemented their position as figures of authority in the current political landscape. Mechanisms hindering any judicial process that could bring them to court means there is little accountability.
The effects of Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest typhoon in the world this year, were felt differently by different communities. For Monica Macansantos, it highlighted a long-standing economic and cultural divide, turning a 30-minute trip into a journey to a completely different experience.
Today, Con Dao prison in southern Vietnam is a museum dedicated to the Vietnamese who fought for independence from the French. But Cambodian nationalists were also locked up in that brutal space, and their story has been largely overlooked over the years.
泰国最近对境内无证劳工进行了大规模的排查和驱逐，以打击人口贩运活动。但是，因其手段缺乏对受害者实际情况的考量，很可能给他们处境雪上加霜。
Among this week's round-up of stories to watch in Southeast Asia: human rights progress in Malaysia, Vietnam benefits from the US-China trade war, the cost of being a hawker in Singapore and a pretty weird run in Indonesia.
Saat ini, Penjara Con Dao di Vietnam Selatan merupakan sebuah museum yang didedikasikan untuk rakyat Vietnam yang berjuang demi kemerdekaan dari Prancis, tempat di mana para nasionalis Kamboja dipenjarakan secara keji. Kisah mereka sebagian besar telah banyak diabaikan selama bertahun-tahun.
Anak-anak muda di Sulawesi Selatan berjuang melawan tradisi nikah muda yang merenggut mimpi mereka untuk sekolah atau mengejar mimpi lainnya. Sebagian dari mereka memilih untuk menyerah, sebagian bertahan dengan sisa-sisa mimpi yang terus mereka perjuangkan.
Child marriage has deep cultural and economic roots in South Sulawesi, but comes at a serious cost to those who get married at a young age.
A weekly round-up of the stories to watch in Southeast Asia: Sulawesi continues to struggle with the aftermath of twin natural disasters, Rosmah Mansor faces charges of money laundering in Malaysia, and a trial for a civil suit involving three opposition politicians in Singapore begins.
Di tengah kekhawatiran meningkatnya intoleransi beragama di Indonesia, muncul perlawanan dari gerakan yang dipimpin oleh perempuan Islam moderat.
Amid concerns of rising religious intolerance in Indonesia, a women-led movement for moderate, progressive Islam is pushing back.
Meskipun masih menjadi minoritas di Singapura, umat Kristen evangelis telah diakui masyarakat mengenai keberadaannya. Membawa perang budaya yang biasanya dikaitkan dengan Amerika Serikat untuk negara pulau tersebut.
