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Cutout figures of Asean leaders with crossed arms shaking hands in a Bangkok park in 2018. Figures include, from left to right, Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, Vietnam’s Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte and Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong.
Posted inOpinion

The PAP’s Long and Bloody History of Foreign Interference

Thum Ping Tjin headshot by Thum Ping Tjin 14 October 202115 October 2021

Singapore’s PAP government has long meddled in the domestic affairs of its neighbours. If the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act (FICA) applied to PAP activities abroad, most of its efforts would be illegal. This is hypocrisy of the highest order.

A wall of Pudu Prison in Kuala Lumpur, before the prison complex was demolished beginning in 2009. Kojach/Flickr
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Malaysia’s Drug Law Condemns Vulnerable Women to Death

Ngeow Chow Ying headshot by Ngeow Chow Ying 21 September 202123 September 2021

Most women on death row in Malaysia have been sentenced under a strict drug trafficking law that fails to take their vulnerable socioeconomic realities into account. For justice to be possible, this law needs to change, writes Ngeow Chow Ying.

Collage portrait of Kem Ley
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The Anti-Vietnamese Legacy of Kem Ley

Headshot of Tim Frewer by Tim Frewer 16 July 202125 January 2022

There were two sides to Kem Ley, the beloved Cambodian activist who was murdered five years ago: the calm, insightful public intellectual, and the hyperbolic nationalist who wanted to rid Cambodia of “illegal Vietnamese immigrants”, writes Tim Frewer.

A Myanmar migrant worker. Photo: UN Women/Pornvit Visitoran
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Singapore: Stop Sending Migrant Workers Back to Crisis in Myanmar

Laura Antona by Laura Antona 9 July 202121 September 2021

Singapore is forcibly repatriating migrant domestic workers to conflict-ridden Myanmar. Considering the vast economic rewards Singapore reaps from their labour, the government should offer social protections and the chance to stay and work, writes Laura Antona.

A pro-Palestine demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on 2 August 2014.
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Malaysia’s Hypocrisy on Palestine

Photo of Wael Qarssifi by Wael Qarssifi 30 June 202125 January 2022

For Malaysian politicians, speaking out in support of Palestinians is a well-worn tradition, especially when Israeli oppression makes headlines. However, by depriving refugees of basic rights at home, these same leaders undermine the Palestinian cause, writes Wael Qarssifi.

A screenshot of a CNN video report with journalist Clarissa Ward interviewing a Myanmar person.
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“Every Journalist’s Worst Nightmare”: CNN’s Myanmar Misadventure

Aye Min Thant headshot by Aye Min Thant 13 April 202130 September 2021

CNN reporter Clarissa Ward’s shallow coverage of the Myanmar coup, her endangerment of her sources and her embarrassing rationalisations erode journalistic ethics and perpetuate the notion that brown people need a white saviour, writes Aye Min Thant.

Posted inOpinion

How Singaporeans Can Help the People of Myanmar

Avatar photo by Vanessa Chong 15 March 202126 September 2021

Singapore holds considerable economic leverage over Myanmar’s generals. Vanessa Chong of Fortify Rights says Singapore must block the Myanmar military’s access to funds that finance their crimes, and Singaporeans must support the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Posted inOpinion

Myanmar Activist: We Want Our Own Script

by Jacob Goldberg 15 February 202126 September 2021

Amid the anti-coup protests in Myanmar, activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi went into hiding to avoid arrest. After years spent protesting her country’s military, she explains why current demonstrations must do more than just restore civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A group of migrant workers stand in a cramped and crowded room
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Singapore: Let’s not ignore the downtrodden; nor those who speak up for them

Sudhir Vadaketh - New Naratif by Sudhir Vadaketh 9 April 202026 September 2021

The recent emergence of clusters of infections at two foreign-worker dormitories shows the vital role of civil society and civil discourse in Singapore, one which the government ignores at great cost, argues Sudhir Vadaketh.

Brunei - New Naratif
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Critiquing the Response to Brunei’s Syariah Penal Code

Matthew Woolfe - New Naratif by Matthew Woolfe 30 October 201927 September 2021

Earlier this year, international attention zeroed in on Brunei and its implementation of the Syariah Penal Code. But the international media attention only focused on specific aspects of the SPC, oversimplifying the situation and neglecting to mention other human rights abuses and concerns.

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