Do migrant workers threaten Thailand’s local workforce? Economic data and academic research paint a different picture than the viral videos and manipulated content driving online hatred. The post Thailand depends on migrant workers. So why the backlash? appeared first on HaRDstories.| HaRDstories
Thailand made headlines this year as the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage. Now intersex and non-binary advocates are pushing for the next frontier: legal recognition for people who challenge the very notion of binary gender. The post Thailand achieved marriage equality. Intersex people are still waiting for their turn appeared first on HaRDstories.| HaRDstories
They’ve lost homes, jobs and safety, but Cambodia’s opposition wives refuse to lose hope. Years into an escalating authoritarian crackdown, they’re among the few still fighting back. The post Cambodia jailed the husbands. The wives won’t stay silent appeared first on HaRDstories.| HaRDstories
When Maung Thein Myint fled Myanmar eight years ago, he escaped with only the clothes he was wearing. Today, he's part of an ambitious effort to collect photographs, documents and artifacts that prove the Rohingya's centuries-old ties to a country that denies their existence.| HaRDstories
Cyber scams and modern slavery fuel Southeast Asia’s underground economy. Meet the man who has devoted his life to taking on these shadowy networks, one rescue at a time.| HaRDstories