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Tag: Investigation

Marc LeQuieu giving a lecture to Myanmar activists and others
Posted inInvestigation

Dr. Sasa Visits a Bomb-Making Class

Aye Min Thant headshot by Aye Min Thant 9 September 202124 September 2021

Months before Myanmar’s shadow government declared war on the military, an American gun enthusiast taught activists to build crude bombs that could kill soldiers and civilians alike. Amid a global charm campaign, opposition leader Dr. Sasa praised their efforts.

Posted inInvestigation

What Happened to Wanchalearm?

Danielle Keeton-Olsen - New Naratif by Jacob Goldberg, Danielle Keeton-Olsen, Anna Lawattanatrakul, Matt Surrusco and Yiamyut Sutthichaya 4 June 202116 December 2021

A year after Wanchalearm Satsaksit vanished, authorities say there is no proof he was abducted in Phnom Penh. A joint investigation reveals details of the Thai dissident’s escape from Thailand, life in exile in Cambodia and the last days before he disappeared.

The topside of the Yadana platform is transported in Singapore in 2016. Piet Sinke / Maasmond Maritime
Posted inFeature

In Myanmar, Offshore Gas Workers Weigh Strikes to Cut Junta Funds

Nay Paing - New Naratif by Nay Paing 19 April 202116 November 2021

Offshore gas workers in Myanmar say they want to join the anti-coup Civil Disobedience Movement and cut off one of the military’s main sources of revenue. But they fear going on strike will draw reprisals from management, or even the military.

Posted inInvestigation

On Patrol, a Mekong Village Tackles Electric Fishing Scourge

Gerald Flynn headshotAvatar photoAvatar photo by Gerald Flynn, Andy Ball and Sorn Srenh 8 February 20216 December 2021

Volunteer community patrollers along the Mekong in Cambodia aim to stop a rise in illegal electric fishing, which harms river ecosystems and livelihoods that rely on protected fisheries. But the sale of outlawed gear allows the dangerous practice to continue.

A header image showing one hand handing a passport over to another hand. A man is balancing on the passport, leaning away from the approaching hand. Other passports can be seen in the background.
Posted inInvestigation

A Mass Trial in Cambodia Points to Far-Flung Anti-Opposition Efforts

by Ouch Sony, Matt Surrusco and Charis Loke 21 December 202024 September 2021

A general contractor in Texas who has never set foot in Cambodia is among more than a dozen foreign citizens called up to a mass trial of the banned main opposition party. Their experiences suggest Thai authorities supplied a Cambodian court with their names.

Posted inInvestigation

The Sustainability “Entrepreneur” and the Lawsuits

Avatar photo by Edward Cowley 9 November 202024 September 2021

Nigel Grier has sold himself as a businessman with a plan: a financial and environmentally-friendly return on your investment. But those who invested in his eco-projects in Myanmar and Indonesia say they received neither.

Posted inInvestigation

A Surrogate Family and the Law That Criminalised Them

Danielle Keeton-Olsen - New NaratifAvatar photo by Danielle Keeton-Olsen and Penkuro 2 November 202024 September 2021

Cambodia banned commercial surrogacy in 2016, but the future of the practice and people involved is unclear. Since then, about 100 surrogate mothers have been ordered by courts to raise the children they carried for others—a costly but happy result for one.

Posted inInvestigation

The Silence of Myanmar’s Whistle-Blower Cop

Avatar photo by Cape Diamond and Jacob Goldberg 28 September 202024 September 2021

Former police captain Moe Yan Naing has been showered with awards for exposing a police plot to entrap two journalists who uncovered a military massacre of Rohingya. The awards have shielded him from questions about his own potential involvement in the killings.

Posted inInvestigation

When the Myanmar Military Almost Decriminalised Drug Use

by Jacob Goldberg 27 November 201924 September 2021

Myanmar’s carceral approach to drug control is typical of Southeast Asia. But there was a moment in time when things could have been different.

Bricks stacked in a cart at a factory in Cambodia's Kandal province in March 2019.
Posted inFeature

Cambodia’s Brick Factory Families, Still “Left Behind”

by Matt Surrusco 10 July 201923 March 2022

Cambodia’s brick factories are supplying the nation’s construction boom. But despite documented abuses, the industry continues to rely on the labour of disposable workers—including children—their indebtedness and scant government oversight.

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