What’s the story behind these troubling figures?
In developing nations, where economic inequality and systemic corruption often make everyday life a fight for survival, education systems are consistently underfunded and regularly neglected. While this is certainly true of the education system in the Philippines, it is only part of the story.
Globe reporter Molly Dunlap digs into the issue, speaking with government representatives and education experts that provide valuable insights into the deeper causes at the heart of the country’s failing education system.
From extended Covid-19 lockdowns and struggles with food insecurity to the Marcos government’s response, read the full story and take a deeper look here.
https://southeastasiaglobe.com/philippines-falls-behind-in-childrens-learning/
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In the post pandemic, wild animals are still being hunted to be eaten or kept as pets. Southeast Asia’s forests are emptying of wildlife faster than they can replenish. And it’s inching toward local extinctions across the region.
Read the full story of the first of a two-part "Silent Forests" series: https://southeastasiaglobe.com/silent-forests-post-pandemic-wildlife-consumption-threatens-human-and-forest-health/
This story was produced in collaboration between Southeast Asia Globe and The Straits Times with support from the Pulitzer Center's Rainforest Journalism Fund and Rainforest Investigations Network.
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Khem Veasna, leader of the Cambodian political party LDP, prophesied an apocalyptic natural disaster in late August 2022. He gathered more than 10,000 of his followers in Siem Reap where they would witness the end of the world in safety. Southeast Asia Globe spoke with people around the country's capital, Phnom Penh, to get their thoughts on the unusual affair.
Elephant wedding and blessing in Cambodia
[Video] For the first time in decades, an indigenous Bunong community holds a wedding for an elephant and a blessing ceremony for her baby. Read the full article at https://southeastasiaglobe.com/cambodian-elephants-wedding/
Video produced by Jack Brook
Tonle Sap - Net Chunn & Family
[Video] Interview with Net Chunn and his family
For the roughly 3 million people living around Tonle Sap, climate change, overfishing and mass deforestation are just some of the ominous threats that have decimated fish populations and left their communities impoverished. As these families look towards the next generations, they worry about the uncertain future for their children and the heavy weight of the simple statement, “Ot mean trae, ot mean loy,” (“If there isn’t fish, there isn’t money.”). Read the first part of a special two-part series focusing on life and livelihood around the vibrant water region at https://southeastasiaglobe.com/children-on-the-tonle-sap-face-a-hazy-future/
Video produced by Nigel Dickinson
Interview with Golden West Humanitarian Foundation
A unique ‘explosive harvesting’ programme makes Cambodia safer by removing and repurposing unexploded bombs and landmines. Read the full article at: https://southeastasiaglobe.com/fighting-fire-with-fire/
Video produced by Anton L. Delgado
Pushed to the streets: Phnom Penh's sex workers during the pandemic