The pandemic has impacted youth’s mental health— The sudden shift and changes are very overwhelming. It was quick and fast, and it seems that we do not have time to really process what was going on. The virtual learning has been impacted the mental health, and on top of that Read more…
Thailand sex workers are the forgotten victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since March this year, the government has forcefully shut the nightlight entertainment venues down to prevent the spread of the virus – leaving the estimated 200,000 – 300,000 sex workers without earnings. Because selling sex services are illegal in Read more…
The Covid-19 pandemic poses a significant challenge for the education system in Cambodia, a country where internet penetration stood at only 58 percent as of January this year. The effectiveness of distance learning as the common teaching practice amid pandemic is undone by the inequality of internet access between urban Read more…
Vietnamese have found spaces for free expression tightened even further by the enactment of a draconian cybersecurity law at the start of this year. The law has given Vietnam government additional authority to surveil its own citizens, to censor contents on the internet, and to suspend online newspapers. Social media, Read more…
The Covid-19 pandemic has aggravated the culture of hate against ethnic minorities and migrants in Malaysia. After years of having to endure the Malay supremacist that systematically excludes them from political and economic activities in varying degrees, minorities and migrants in Malaysia have now been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. Read more…
Ahead of the general election in November, the human rights situations in Myanmar are worsening. The government has continued to impose mobile internet blackouts in such turbulent states as Chin and Rakhine to silence dissent, leaving more than a million people without online network connections. Meanwhile, the democratically elected government Read more…
Internet freedom in Indonesia has been experiencing a downward trend for three years, as indicated by the country’s scores on the latest Freedom House’s report. Repeated restrictions on internet connectivity during protests and targeted attacks on activists as well as journalists have been cited as the reasons for this declining Read more…
The pandemic has impacted education a lot, not only in Southeast Asia but also globally. Education is now moving to virtual spaces and teaching and learning activities are facilitated through the internet while it is apparent that ICT is not equally developed in Southeast Asian countries. Inequality in education is Read more…
One of the issues in Southeast Asia revolves around refugees. While ASEAN is seen to overlook the safety and rights of Refugees in the region, youth raises voices and concerns regarding the refugees in Southeast Asia. On the 21st of June (Sunday), ASEAN Youth Forum conducted the Youth: Open Space Read more…
The pandemic is indeed affecting everyone differently as it exacerbates inequality. Youth raises concerned towards how the pandemic affects the most vulnerable groups in the region. On The 7th of June (Sunday), ASEAN Youth Forum conducted the Youth: Open Space for youth to discuss inequality and vulnerable groups which are Read more…