New Naratif is under attack. Help us fight back!

New Naratif empowers Southeast Asians by giving them the information and tools to be fully engaged and participatory citizens.

Get Started
Restricted content

Subscribe to read

We believe in the people of Southeast Asia. We want to tell their stories. When the people of this region come together, we can create a better future.

  1. US$52.00
    For 1 year
    Select
  2. US$5.00
    For 1 month
    Select

Already subscribed?

Log in to access full content.
Log In
Artist

Maya Schmidt

Maya Schmidt is a graphic recorder and comic artist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She spends her free time going for runs, reading, and creating comics.

Now that you're here, we have a favour to ask...

New Naratif is a movement for democracy, freedom of information, and freedom of speech in Southeast Asia (see our manifesto). Our articles report on issues that are often overlooked or suppressed by the mainstream media in Southeast Asia. We rely on our members for their support. Every cent of your membership fee goes to supporting our research, journalism, and community organisation activities. Your support enables us to be editorially independent and to conduct hard hitting independent research and journalism. It allows us to give a voice to the powerless and to hold the powerful accountable. Our members are active participants in our movement, helping us to create content and informing us about important issues, which shapes our coverage and content. Join our movement and let us, together, build a better Southeast Asia. Please subscribe to New Naratif—it’s just US$52/year (US$1/week) or US$5/month—and it only takes a minute. If you’d like to learn more, and read more articles, please start here! Thank you!

Subscribe

Access all content

Choose your level of support, starting at US$52/yr or US$5/mth to access all content.

The Plight of Transnational Families in Malaysia

Deborah Augustin speaks to Bina Ramanand, founding member of Family Frontiers and co-founder of the Foreign Spouses Support Group; and Naz, a Malaysian in a transnational marriage about the challenges that transnational families face in the country.
  • Yi Peng Yap
  • Deborah Augustin
podcast
  1. US$52.00
    For 1 year
    Select
  2. US$5.00
    For 1 month
    Select

Related Articles

Members only
What Is Politics? - New Naratif

NN Explains: What Is Politics?

Many of us see politics as something that's too boring, too complex, or even too dangerous to participate in. But what does "politics" actually mean?
  • Maya Schmidt
comic
Members only

NN Explains: Toleration, or Living with Disagreement & Difference

It's not unusual for there to be tensions and conflict within societies, given the variety of groups, interests, and concerns. Instead, the key is how we navigate these tensions, in ways that do not endanger or discriminate against others.
  • Sharon Bong
comic
Subscribe

Get the Newest Naratif

Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter to get the scoop on matters concerning Southeast Asia

Join our newsletter