A distant war reaches the women who feed Bangkok
Bangkok’s street food vendors survive on razor-thin margins even in good times. A war they had no part in is pushing many of them into debt.
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Bangkok’s street food vendors survive on razor-thin margins even in good times. A war they had no part in is pushing many of them into debt.
In Thailand, the air contains unsafe levels of toxic particles. Now, after years of advocacy, the country is on the verge of passing its first air quality management law – if the senate agrees.
Over a million Rohingya live in exile while Myanmar insists they never belonged. But grassroots archival projects are preserving their culture and proving their historical ties to a homeland that rejects them.
For years, Thailand’s air pollution crisis was ignored. Now, a group of volunteers is taking matters – and the law – into their own hands.
Shaped by her refugee roots, she became a fierce advocate for Myanmar migrants toiling in Phuket’s fishing and construction industries. Her nonprofit provides a rare lifeline in an opaque labour landscape.
Bangkok’s street food vendors survive on razor-thin margins even in good times. A war they had no part in is pushing many of them into debt.
In Thailand, the air contains unsafe levels of toxic particles. Now, after years of advocacy, the country is on the verge of passing its first air quality management law – if the senate agrees.
Over a million Rohingya live in exile while Myanmar insists they never belonged. But grassroots archival projects are preserving their culture and proving their historical ties to a homeland that rejects them.
For years, Thailand’s air pollution crisis was ignored. Now, a group of volunteers is taking matters – and the law – into their own hands.
Shaped by her refugee roots, she became a fierce advocate for Myanmar migrants toiling in Phuket’s fishing and construction industries. Her nonprofit provides a rare lifeline in an opaque labour landscape.
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