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430 Kilometres: an audio poem by May Myat Zaw“An exiled woman from the Thai-Myanmar border sends a letter to her imprisoned friends. But like her, stateless and unheard, the letter never reaches its destination.”Today's episode is a special one. For the last six months New Naratif has been working with Better Engagement Between East and Southeast Asia (BEBESEA) to select 5 fellows with stories focused on migration in Southeast Asia. You explore these audio poems, photo essays, short films, and many more at our website: newnaratif.com
Many modern Southeast Asian countries often try to develop a thriving academic and research environment as an indicator of development. But how free are scholars and academics to pursue topics that challenge the interests of elites and those in power? The type of threats can range from extrajudicial killings to a lack of funding and job insecurity for scholars. How do academics navigate serving as part of civil society, while also being viewed as institutes that serve the state's interests? - Disclosure: Dr. Sol Iglesias is married to New Naratif's Co-founder PJ Thum. New Naratif declares that Dr. Sol is appearing on this episode in her capacity as a researcher in political violence in the Philippines.
The PAP has long held the position that draconian law ensures a stable and thus prosperous society. But if that prosperity fails to materialise, what purpose do those draconian laws serve? In part two of this two-part Southeast Asia Dispatches episode, we talk to Kokila Annamalai from the Transformative Justice Collective and PJ Thum from New Naratif about the relationship between the rise of repressive measures employed by the Singaporean Government and rising inequalities in the country. Kokila Annamalai: Instagram Substack Transformative Justice Collective PJ's Explainer Follow us: New Naratif Discusses on YouTube: / @newnaratif Instagram: / newnaratif Twitter: / newnaratif Facebook: / newnaratif TikTok: / newnaratif Linktree: https://linktr.ee/NewNaratif Website: https://newnaratif.com
This episode was recorded in front of an online live audience as part of our Media Freedom Network Legal Briefing activity. This episode was recorded in front of an online live audience as part of our Media Freedom Network Legal Briefing activity. In this episode with Fatia Muliyadiyanti and Haris Azhar we discuss their court victory following their criminalisation over a video discussing the involvement of Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, in Papua's mining operations and continued military occupation. We also discuss the sweeping victory of Prabowo Subianto ex-special forces commander with an alleged history of human rights abuses, in the 2024 general elections. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
Transparency and accountability and historical awareness are some of the most important pillars of democracy. Historical revisionism is an affront to that democracy. And enforced disappearances, where the police or military or paramilitary forces knock on your door and kidnap you, has always been the bedrock of such revisionism. In this episode with Wulan Kusuma Wardhani and Celia Sevilla, we will talk about the cases of enforced disappearance in Indonesia and the Philippines, mechanisms for dealing with enforced disappearances, and what kind of regional solidarity that we need to tackle this issue. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member through our website. Editors Note: At 47:44, we mentioned "72 organisations" it is supposed to say "72 ratifications".
In this episode, Wai Liang Tham (New Naratif's Researcher) and Avon Ang (Altermidya's National Coordinator) will talk about the 2nd and the 3rd publication of New Naratif's Media Freedom Insights series titled “Engendering Media Freedom”, the role of Altermidya, and what to expect from New Naratif's 4th MFI publication. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member through our website.
In this episode, Oktaria Asmarani (New Naratif's Researcher) and Thilaga Sulathireh (Justice for Sisters) talks about the systemic and structural issues that hinder the practice of inclusive democracy in Southeast Asia, the cases in Malaysia, the role of research, and the importance of regional solidarity. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
This is a special edition of the podcast, the fourth of six episodes in the Pegasus series that New Naratif are co-producing together with KBR. Three episodes will be conducted in English, while three in Bahasa Indonesia, which you can find at Ruang Publik at kbrprime.id. At a time when the use of spyware is becoming increasingly normalised and the lines between counterterrorism efforts and surveillance technologies are increasingly blurred, it is important to secure human rights before national security through collective action on rights-based approaches to counter-terrorism. In this episode, Gema Gita Persada (LBH Pers) and Ni Putu Candra Dewi (Manushya Foundation) will talk about unlawful surveillance in Southeast Asia, what can we do about it, and of course, what can the listeners do to help this process. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
This is a special edition of the Southeast Asia Dispatches, the third of six episodes in the Pegasus series that we are co-producing together with KBR. Three episodes will be conducted in English, while three in Bahasa Indonesia, which you can find at Ruang Publik at KBRPrime.id. In our previous two episodes of Pegasus Series, we discovered that we need to push the government to form an investigation team related to Pegasus spyware in Indonesia. This team will also serve as checks and balances for the use of Pegasus and other surveillance tools in Indonesia. However, until now there has been no follow-up from the government regarding this situation. In 2021, Member of Commission I DPR, Effendi Simbolon, said that Indonesia was indeed using Pegasus. According to him, this tool has long been used by Indonesian intelligence, mainly to deal with terrorism. On the other hand, the Head of the Technology, Informatics and Communications Division of the National Police, Slamet Uliandi, did not deny the use of zero-click based spyware, but not Pegasus. In this episode, Gema Gita Persada (LBH Pers) will discuss surveillance regulations in Indonesia, unlawful surveillance, and the role of civil society. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here. . Dari pembicaraan pada 2 episode sebelumnya di Pegasus Series, kita mendapati betapa pentingnya menekan pemerintah Indonesia untuk membentuk tim investigasi sesuai dengan kewajiban konstitusionalnya. Tim ini juga akan berfungsi sebagai checks and balances untuk penggunaan Pegasus dan alat-alat pemantauan lainnya di Indonesia. Namun, hingga saat ini belum ada tindak lanjut dari pemerintah terkait situasi ini. Pada 2021 silam, Anggota Komisi I DPR, Effendi Simbolon, menyebut Indonesia memang memakai Pegasus. Menurutnya, sudah lama alat itu digunakan oleh para intelijen Indonesia, terutama menangani terorisme. Di sisi lain, Kepala Divisi Teknologi, Informatika, dan Komunikasi Polri Slamet Uliandi tak membantah adanya penggunaan penyadap berbasis zero-click, tapi bukan Pegasus. Dalam episode kali ini, Gema Gita Persada (LBH Pers) akan membahas tentang peraturan penyadapan di Indonesia, pelanggaran-pelanggaran yang terjadi, serta bagaimana peran masyarakat sipil dalam menghadapi situasi ini.
This episode was recorded in front of an online live audience as part of our Media Freedom Network Legal Briefing activity. It is also part of our Pegasus Series, a series of podcasts, comics, articles, and other conversations on the Israeli spyware Pegasus and its unlawful applications in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia.We hope that this legal briefing session can help media practitioners and members of the public in Southeast Asia and beyond. We also hope to establish further cooperation in our efforts to promote democracy and media freedom in Southeast Asia. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
We've covered the political situation in Thailand before in this podcast – a constant struggle between pro-democracy factions and former royalist powers. Although there are members of the press on both sides, the idea and maintenance of press freedom itself remains a challenge, especially since the 2014 military coup. In this episode, we're talking with New, a citizen journalist and pro-democracy activist who believes that there are ways to maintain your safety while still being very very critical of the government. New is not employed by any news organisation and covers protests voluntarily. In this episode, we're talking about New's personal experiences, how to stay safe, and, of course, the kind of regional solidarity that we need for Thailand across Southeast Asia. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
The Citizens' Agenda is a space for citizens to express their concerns and increase their political participation. In general, it is a survey aimed at creating a space for citizens to express their concerns and increase their political participation. Your concerns will then be used to guide our democracy classes and media coverage to create pathways for citizens to engage in politics and help Southeast Asians Participate as citizens in their communities more easily. In this episode, we will talk about New Naratif's The Citizens Agenda, 22 most important issues facing Indonesia in 2023, and what we can do about it. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
In February 2023, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the closure of one of the country's last independent local news outlets, Voice of Democracy (VOD), saying it had attacked him and his son and caused damage to the country. VOD is one of the few independent and vital media outlets left in Cambodia since the media crackdown circa 2017-2018. Silence of the press is one of the Cambodian government's strategies to stay in power. Freedom House observed that the 2018 Cambodian elections took place "in an extremely repressive environment". In this episode, we will talk about media shutdowns and shrinking democratic space in Cambodia, how media workers and the public alike are dealing with the situation, and how regional solidarity is really important to create change. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
In July 2022, Jasmin Rubia, Kenneth Rementilla, and Hailey Pecayo took part in a fact-finding mission to look into the alleged murder of Kylene Casao, a 9-year-old girl, and Maximino Digno, a 50-year-old farmer, by members of the 59th Infantry Battalion on July 18 in Taysan, Batangas. Later, the military stated that people who took part in the fact-finding mission were giving terrorists material assistance. The law authorises the police and military to hold people for up to 24 days without a warrant or charge. This is clearly in violation of international laws and standards. But this is what red-tagging does: giving the government vast rights to conduct surveillance and label groups or people as terrorists without due process, or in fact any clarity on how that label can be removed afterwards. In this episode, we will talk about the Kyllene and Maximino investigation, the ATA law in the Philippines, and what we can do as Southeast Asians to support the persecuted activists and to vigorously fight for the repeal of said law. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
Based on April 2023 figures from the Home Ministry, a total of 1,030 children, 43% of whom are girls, are currently being held in 19 immigration detention centres across Malaysia. Two-thirds of these are unaccompanied and separated children. There are alternatives to detention that ensures proper administration of migration in kinder, more successful, and less expensive ways that do not include arrest or imprisonment. We call this Alternatives to Detention, or ATD. But if that's so promising, why hasn't there been any concrete action? In this episode, Hannah Jambunathan (International Detention Coalition) and Joshua Low (New Naratif) will talk about children in Malaysia's immigration detention centres, what the deal is with the holdup in the Malaysian government, and what researchers and non-researchers can do to help advocacy moving forward. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
This is a special edition of the Southeast Asia Dispatches, the first of six episodes in the Pegasus series that we are co-producing together with KBR. Three episodes will be conducted in English, while three in Bahasa Indonesia, which you can find at Ruang Publik at KBRPrime.id. Pegasus Spyware has been used in over 24 countries throughout the world, including Thailand and Ukraina, even a narcotics cartel in Mexico. Data from Indonesia Leaks reveals that Pegasus was purchased in 2018 from its developer, NSO Group, a cyber weapons company from Israel. In this episode, Ika Ningtyas (AJI Indonesia) and Imal (SAFENet) will discuss the Indonesia Leaks report, the impact of Pegasus on human rights in Indonesia, and the role of civil society in this situation. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here. . Pegasus adalah perangkat lunak mata-mata atau spyware yang telah digunakan di lebih dari 24 negara di seluruh dunia, termasuk Thailand dan Ukraina, serta bahkan kartel narkotika di Meksiko. Data dari Indonesia Leaks mengungkapkan bahwa Pegasus dibeli pada tahun 2018 dari pengembangnya, NSO Group, sebuah perusahaan senjata siber asal Israel. Dalam episode kali ini kami bersama Ika Ningtyas (AJI Indonesia) dan Imal (SAFENet) akan membahas tentang laporan Indonesia Leaks, dampak Pegasus terhadap hak asasi manusia di Indonesia, dan peran masyarakat sipil dalam situasi ini.
This is a special edition of the Southeast Asia Dispatches, the first of six episodes in the Pegasus series that we are co-producing together with KBR. Three episodes will be conducted in English, while three in Bahasa Indonesia, which you can find at Ruang Publik at KBRPrime.id. In 2022, iLaw, Digital Reach, and The Citizen Lab discovered a large-scale espionage campaign targeting pro-democracy demonstrators and activists calling for monarchy reform in Thailand. At least 30 people were infected with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. Thailand's parliament has so far failed to introduce regulation or countermeasures against the government's extensive and evolving surveillance powers, while government accountability mechanisms have weakened and attacks on civil society continue. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
Thailand's political situation has been rather tumultuous for a while. What began as pro-democracy marches by students in February 2020 expanded into endless protests against the pro-military administration, and has become the first time in modern Thai history that the monarchy has been discussed openly in a critical manner, despite the fact that doing so is a punishable violation. At the height of the situation, the movement also founded protection mechanisms for human rights defenders and activists which aim to provide digital security support and assistance to activists in need through helpline service. In this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan and Darika Bamrungchok will be talking about what's happening in Thailand after the Elections and the importance of digital security support during protests. You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
This episode is based on their short comic trilogy called “The Rites of Passage: A Tale of Queer Migration” by Asmara S. Wigati. In this episode, Asmara and Bonni discusses the trilogy, Asmara's journey, and how we can build better connections and collective care for queer people in Indonesia. You can check the trilogy through the link below: 1. Separation & Liminality 2. Transition 3. Homeward You can also find this podcast on our website. Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member here.
In general, the national media in Indonesia either ignores LGBTQ+ issues or does not cover them at all. Otherwise, when they publish such content, they are blatantly reflecting hate and discrimination through the language, choice of sources, and use of news frames. In this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan and Widia Primastika will talk about the queerphobia media ecosystem in Indonesia, policies that forbid publishing news on LGBTQIA+, and where do journalist queer peoples stand. Previously, we also published Tika's article titled "Queerphobia in the Newsroom: Beyond the News on LGBTQIA+" as one of our Media Freedom Voices publication. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/queerphobia-in-indonesias-newsrooms/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
In this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan and PJ Thum will be talking about New Naratif's upcoming Principles of Democracy project and what it takes to build a democracy. In the upcoming months, we'll be publishing a series of articles on principles of democracy, illustrated through concrete examples from Southeast Asia, showing how Southeast Asians define and promote democracy in their communities. We'll also be holding Democracy Classrooms, about once a month, online, on these principles, which you can also take part in. So, what else does it take to build a democracy? You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/sead-principles-of-democracy/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
The start of the new decade in 2020 was devastating and demoralising for many Malaysians. Millions of Malaysians' quality of life has been drastically lowered by the pandemic, political and economic crisis, and flood. The present social protection system in Malaysia has been stretched to its breaking point by the extraordinary scope and severity of the health, political, flood, and economic crises, demanding ad hoc budgetary help to complement them. In this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan and Greg Lopez will discuss the top three issues, cost of living, employment and wages, and the economy, along with how the Malaysian government may address them through inclusive economic growth and all-inclusive social protection. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/managing-the-cost-of-living-in-malaysia/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
On May 18th, we released an episode talking about Indonesia's new Health Bill that is currently being proposed. The Indonesian government has been criticised for their hasty process and lack of access to information for the public. It's problematic, to say the least, and while some activists are seeing opportunities for reform in this Bill, its potential for harm is nothing to scoff at. In this episode, we'll be talking about something a little more complicated. Trans healthcare in Indonesia. It's already a tricky subject, but if the health bill passes, there will be a lot more risks of criminalisation and imprisonment, not only for trans people but also for the healthcare providers and the rest of our allies. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/trans-health-care-in-indonesia/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
Through their initiatives, FundLife, a purpose-driven not for profit organisation in the Philippines, is committed to improving this situation. They aim to establish educational and employment pathways for Philippines underprivileged youth so that they can achieve their full potential. In this episode we will be talking about how the most marginalised children and youth are living in chronic and short-term emergencies in the Philippines, FundLife's initiatives, and of course, how every dream is worth believing in. Marie Angelique Villamor is the Project Lead for Girls and Women Empowerment at FundLife. Angel is a nurse and a teacher by profession, and has been in the field of development work for years. She works on the grass roots level in the marginalised sectors in the community. She is a strong advocate in Child Rights, Gender Equity, and Youth Empowerment. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/enabling-filipino-children-to-dream-in-colour/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
Earlier this month, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) and the government continued the legislative process of the Health Bill.The rapidity with which the government and the House of Representatives drafted the Health Bill has drawn criticism, as has the public's lack of access to information In this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan will talk with Diah Satyani Saminarsih and Ignatia Alfa Gloria about the updates on Indonesia Health Bill progress and its problems, reproductive health issues on the Health Bill, and why this health bill needs to be monitored together. Diah Satyani Saminarsih is the Founder & CEO of Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives or CISDI. Diah is a psychologist by training, her professional journey has gone across consulting companies, national ministry/public institutions, and now multilateral organisations. Ignatia Alfa Gloria. is Policy and Advocacy Officer at Yayasan IPAS Indonesia. She believes every woman needs to be able to determine their own sexuality and reproductive rights. Beside her day job, she is also learning and doing stand up comedy. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/the-fight-for-reproductive-rights-in-indonesia/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
In Peninsular Malaysia there are over one hundred and eighty thousand refugees. Regardless of origin or identity, they all run into the same core problem of legal recognition. Malaysian authorities treat refugees as illegal, as there are no laws relating to their status. How do you expect to have a democracy when there are that many people not being legally recognised? In this episode, we will talk about refugee struggles in Malaysia, Joshua Low's previous and current work, and the broader issues at hand. Joshua is a social anthropologist by training who recently completed fieldwork in Northern Ecuador researching xenophobia and the impact of legal documentation. Having grown up in Southeast Asia, he has since moved back and is now working on Forced Migration Research along with the Research Team here in New Naratif. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/the-struggles-of-refugees-in-malaysia/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
In this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan and Thet Wai talks about Myanmar's New Feminist Narrative and Wai's experiences as a feminist activist in Myanmar. Thet Wai is a gender rights researcher at New Naratif currently leading our Democratic Participation research. She has spent more than ten years working with different marginalised groups in Myanmar for feminist movement building. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/myanmars-new-feminist-narrative/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
The episode will be presented to you by Levi Masuli, who will be telling the story of former migrants turned riverside vegetable farmers in Santa Ana of the Rizal Province, Philippines. Levi Masuli is a sound artist and community organiser for Migrante Philippines, whose community work focuses on strengthening local migrants' formations, providing education, and empowering their capacity for political mobilisation and cultural expression. This Southeast Asia Dispatches special episode was brought to you by New Naratif and made possible by the BEBESEA Story Fellowship. Find other stories produced in this fellowship, and find out more about what you can do to support migrant workers, stateless people, and other displaced populations at newnaratif.com/story-fellowship. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/santa-ana-stories-by-the-riverside/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
One of the key pillars of democracy is the ability to freely criticise those in power. But as we all know, such is rarely the case in Southeast Asia. Whenever journalists criticise any police-related issues, it is no secret that they need to be extremely careful. Over the last five years, the police have been a major perpetrator in violence against journalists in Indonesia. Worse is that they remain unpunished. Contrary to their explicitly stated principles, often known as Tri Brata and Catur Prasetya, police members in Indonesia contribute to plenty of human rights violations. They clearly do not protect and serve the people – just in case anyone still believes that. In this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan, Fadiyah Alaidrus, and Ade Wahyudin will be talking about Indonesia's police brutality and its effect on media freedom, police reform and other related policy advocacies, and how we can contribute to create change. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/myanmars-new-feminist-narrative/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
With an increasingly hostile atmosphere towards media workers in Southeast Asia, New Naratif's Media Freedom Insights publications try to better understand their life experiences. New Naratif's current Media Freedom Insights series, titled “Engendering Media Freedom,” aims to showcase the gendered experiences of journalists in the region to understand the media ecosystem. In this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan and Wai Liang Tham we'll be talking about Research as Activism. But essentially, rather than simply applying a theoretical framework, this approach platforms marginalised voices, researching with people instead of researching people. You can also find this podcast on our website at https://newnaratif.com/research-as-activism/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
Bonnibel Rambatan talks to Damar Juniarto, Executive Director of SAFEnet, about digital rights and digital security, the increasing judicial harassment of expression in the digital space in Southeast Asia, how various countries try to emulate China's Great Firewall to conduct surveillance and censorship of its people, and how can the people of Southeast Asia fight back the digital authoritarian practices. Damar Juniarto mentioned lots of things that us listeners can access for our own protection, as well as to share to everyone in our networks who might benefit from it: For the fast response team for those under cyber attacks, go to trace.mu For an education on online gender-based violence go to awaskbgo.id For an education on digital rights, go to padepokan.safenet.or.id For an education on digital security, go to digses.safenet.0r.id And finally, to assess your own digital vulnerability, go to pakemdiri.safenet.or.id You can also find all of these links in our show notes at https://newnaratif.com/on-media-freedom-and-digital-security/ Our movement needs your support. A movement is only as strong as its members. If you believe in a more democratic Southeast Asia, join New Naratif as a member https://newnaratif.com/product/membership/
In this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan talks to to Teo S. Marasigan, Filipino activist and New Naratif's researcher, and Zelda Santos, a domestic worker and volunteer of a help desk for distressed OFWs in the United Arab Emirates, about the history of OFWs, how the government ended up aggressively exporting Filipinos, how did people decided to be one, bagong bayani narrative from the government, help desk for OFWs from OFWs, and who are the beneficiaries of this phenomenon.
On this episode, Bonnibel Rambatan talks about New Naratif's Research Department and the idea of research as activism with Lengga Pradipta, Migration Researcher at New Naratif. Migration research is an evergreen field of study that has only grown in its breadth of topics and range of micro-disciplines. In line with our approach of research as activism, that by conducting and publishing research that draws attention to such systematic failures of countries, and the consequent price that individual communities and people have to unjustly pay for, that we will embody the metaphorical butterfly whose flapping wings causes a cascading effect, changing people's attitudes and raising their awareness until this eventually manifests as the healing winds in a reformatory hurricane of social change, whether this is done through highlighting the environmental degradation resulting from reckless policies, the heartbreaking circumstances that lead Indonesian women to seek to migrate, or the self-destructive ways through which governments can actively encourage their people to desire being exploited. In this interview, Lengga talks about: - The history of migration programs in Indonesia. - How did the government persuade people to migrate? How did it play out? - Transmigration's major effects on the environment - The myth of national development and the new capital city of Indonesia - The romanticism of development and national progress in the face of global competition, as if natural resources are infinite - How people can see the relationship between migration and environmental degradation?
New Naratif held a contest inviting people to tell us who they thought the next Prime Minister of Singapore should be, and why. The winner, with 57 votes, was Yeo Kian Hwee, who (presciently) picked Lawrence Wong. He speaks to PJ Thum about his thoughts on the succession and a Lawrence Wong premiership. As Yeo was born in Malaysia, they also have a discussion about the difference between Malaysian and Singaporean politics, and PJ also gives a brief impromptu history lesson about two of the PAP's big policy missteps, "Stop at Two" and the Second Industrial Revolution. Thank you to everyone who voted in the contest! You can watch the episode of "The Show of PJ Thum" referred to in the conversation (on Singapore's economic quandary) at: https://youtu.be/ZFI8GJI0hUo New Naratif explains and explores the forces which shape Southeast Asia. Find out more about our movement at https://www.newnaratif.com/hello. Please join our movement at https://newnaratif.com/join/ or donate at https://newnaratif.com/donate/ - your funds support all our original, hard hitting, independent research and journalism.
New Naratif invited people to tell us who they thought the next Prime Minister of Singapore should be, and why. PJ Thum interviews the four finalists: Roderick Foo, for Louis Ng; Joel Wong, for Prof Teo You Yenn; Yeo Kian Hwee, for Lawrence Wong; Steven Yeong, for Teo Chee Hean. Read their written arguments and vote for who you think made the best argument at https://newnaratif.com/NextSingaporePM!
New Naratif founder PJ Thum and editor-in-chief Jacob Goldberg reflect on the tough decisions, impactful stories and blossoming team spirit that made 2021 our most memorable year yet.
Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Jon, a filmmaker turned PDF from Myanmar. When the coup broke out in February, Jon, like so many others in the country, took to the streets to peacefully protest. He was unlawfully arrested and spent 25 days in the notorious Insein prison as a result of his peaceful resistance. Jon's experience in prison with other innocent people made him even more determined to resist this illegal military coup. He decided to defend himself and his people, whatever the cost. Unable to go to the ethnic areas for training, he decided to join a People's Defence Force group (PDF) in Yangon. The continued widespread brutality of the military across the country prompted Jon to attend a series of defensive training seminars on Zoom. But a controversial article published in New Naratif exposed this seminar and put Jon and numerous other people in the country at risk and set their operations back considerably. Here Jon talks about his journey from filmmaker to PDF, the infamous New Naratif article that he felt was a betrayal of everyone who has sacrificed their life for their country, and the wider consequences such reporting can have.[Please Note] This conversation was recorded a number of weeks ago. However, in the last few days a number of PDFs and suspected PDFs have been arrested in Yangon. Images circulated by the military show clear signs of torture. Many of them are likely dead now. We are relieved to say that Jon is safe and secure and is thankfully not one of those who was arrested but we must stress he easily could have been and still could be at anytime. After careful discussions with our team and Jon we have on his request decided to air his episode as he wants his voice to be heard. He wants people to understand that he and all PDFs are normal people who have no choice but to take this pathway in order to be free from military brutality and oppression. A large part of this conversation focuses on an article written by Aye Min Thant and published in New Naratif that had significant consequences for Jon and other PDF members in terms of their safety, security and operations. At the request of Jon and other PDF's, we would like to ask people with influential platforms and those in positions of power to use this episode as a opportunity to reflect and consider the impact their tweets, articles and reports can have on those on the ground. To our listeners we would ask you to be mindful of what you are sharing and posting on social media and consider the impact this too can have on those on the ground. Please try to only share verifiable information from trusted sources in order to not inadvertently assist the military's propaganda operations.Credits:Song: Kabar Makyay Bu (Until the End of the World), was written and recorded by Naing Myanmar, it became the revolutionary anthem of the 1988 pro-democracy movement and could be heard once again all over Myanmar during the 2021 Coup. Naing Myanmar maintains that the song is no longer his, since the '88 uprising “it belongs to everyone”.Graphics: SelinaXinSound Effects: https://mixkit.co*Special thanks to Jon and all PDFs who risk their lives everyday to defend themselves, their people and their country against a brutal military dictatorship. We are so grateful to Jon for adding his voice to the conversation.Follow ah nah:instagram.com/ahnahpodcastfacebook.com/ahnahpodcasttwitter.com/ahnahpodcastThanks for listening, and remember to #KeepTheConversationGoing! Myanmar, we have not forgotten you.Follow us at @ahnahpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Earlier this year, New Naratif published a piece about Wong Kueng Hui, one of the many stateless people in the Malaysian state of Sabah, and his decade-long legal battle to gain citizenship in Malaysia. In October 2019, the Kuala Lumpur High Court finally granted Wong citizenship. But this breakthrough only lasted for three weeks. The Malaysian government applied for a stay of execution on the order to grant Wong's citizenship. Last month was the two-year anniversary of what could have marked the end of his ongoing struggle. On this week's episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches, we look at what has happened since. We hear from Wong himself, along with his lawyer, Haijan Omar, and Dr. Vilashini Somiah, executive committee member of the Sabah Human Rights Centre. We discuss Wong's efforts to break the generational cycle of statelessness affecting him and nearly a million other people who live in Sabah. If you enjoy what we're doing, please support our work by becoming a member of New Naratif at newnaratif.com/join. Memberships start at just 52 US dollars a year — that's just one dollar a week. Or you can donate at newnaratif.com/donate.
What is the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill? How will it impact our lives? How do we avoid running afoul of it? Why is this law so important? Lawyer Carol Yuen, NCMP Leong Mun Wai, and Progress Singapore Party Women's Wing leader Wendy Low will discuss this mammoth, complicated law with New Naratif managing director PJ Thum and unpack its far reaching implications. This interview was recorded live on 30 September 2021.
On today's episode, PJ Thum speaks to Faris Joraimi about his book, Raffles Renounced. They talk about how the book came about, how it rejects the orthodoxy of Singapore's history, its national myth, and how it challenges the Raffles-centric view of the country's history. They also discuss race and what it means to be Malay in a hyper-racialised society. This interview was recorded on 8 May 2021 and has been edited for clarity. Please visit New Naratif's Youtube channel for the full interview. Purchase Raffles Renounced at https://www.ethosbooks.com.sg/products/rafflesrenounced
Since early June 2021, the team behind the FreedomFilmFest (FFF) have been releasing a specially curated Freedom film playlist every weekend - dubbed ‘Weekend Watch with FreedomFilmFest' - on their YouTube channel. This month, the playlist is dedicated to speaking up about censorship in film, music and arts, and the given theme is 'Merdekakan Minda Rakyat'. This weekend, you'll be able to catch the film An Online Citizen, a documentary about Singapore's alternative news portal The Online Citizen, and the man behind it, Terry Xu. Joining us to discuss the film is Dr Thum Ping Tjin, the Managing Director of independent media outlet, New Naratif, who produced the film.Image credit: Freedom Film Fest
The Online Citizen has been banned in Singapore via the government's suspension of its class license under the Broadcasting Act. Editor-in-Chief Terry Xu joins New Naratif managing director PJ Thum to discuss the banning of TOC, what Terry plans to do next, and the proposed new anti-foreign interference law and how it will impact both TOC and New Naratif. This interview was recorded live on 15 September 2021.
Do politicians and rulers have anything to worry about when it comes to the influence of art in politics? This year alone, Fahmi Reza, a Malaysian political graphic designer and activist has been questioned by police five times for publishing his work on social media. Last month in May, it was for his satire piece depicting Malaysia's health minister in a missing person's poster. The month before that, it was for allegedly insulting the queen with a Spotify playlist. On this episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches, Deborah Augustin speaks to Sharon Chin, a Malaysian artist, about her thoughts on protest art and whether political satire is an effective tool when it comes to challenging people in power. New Naratif needs your support to survive. To be able to continue operating this year, we need to raise a total of US$226,336—that's 4,353 new members. Please click here to join our movement to create a freer, more democratic Southeast Asia.
New Naratif is an online journalism platform and independent media outlet which tells stories that empower Southeast Asians to take action for positive change. Independent, ad-free and pro-democracy, the outlet publishes investigative reporting, academic research, comics, explainers, videos and podcasts in English, Bahasa and other languages of Southeast Asia. We catch up with the founder and managing director, Thum Ping Tjin and also Deborah Augustin, who is New Naratif's Membership Engagement Manager and Malaysia Lead, to find out more about what they stand for, and the work they do, and also how they are aiming to keep their work 100% independent. Image source: New Naratif Twitter
After 10 months of protests, in which Thai people took to the streets to call for reform of the monarchy and the political system, more than 600 activists have been arrested and charged for their political expression. In 2021 alone, at least 30 people have been detained on charges of sedition or royal defamation. For months, most were denied bail while awaiting trial. But this month, the Thai Criminal Court started granting bail to 24 of the detained activists. However, most of the activists were only released on the condition that they do not participate in activities that might cause public disorder or damage the monarchy. This means they cannot continue expressing their political opinions. Meanwhile, seven activists remain in detention, with several now testing positive for COVID-19 due to the recent outbreaks in prisons across the country. A question remains: Is it worth getting out of jail when you cannot speak freely? On this week’s episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches, Yiamyut Suthichaya, assistant editor for Prachatai English, speaks to Sirikan Charoensiri from Thai Lawyers for Human Rights about the tension between the Thai constitution’s presumption of innocence and the Criminal Court’s criminalisation of political speech. This episode is a collaboration between New Naratif and Prachatai, an independent non-profit online newspaper in Thailand. You can find out more about how to support Prachatai at prachatai.com/support.
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On the 1st of February this year, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing launched a coup, aborting Myanmar’s five-year experiment with electoral democracy. The army toppled the civilian government a day before a newly elected parliament was set to take office. State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of their allies were arrested. Since then, numerous ad hoc online fundraisers have materialised in the wake of the coup to support the Civil Disobedience Movement, whose primary tactic is to encourage civil servants to walk off their jobs until a stalled economy and an inability to govern force the generals to step down. New Naratif recently published a journalism piece on this, so please visit our website to check that out. On this week's episode, Jacob Goldberg speaks to 23-year-old Hein Aung Htet, about how the coup has affected him personally, his role in the anti-coup movement, and what those listening in can do to help. To donate, please visit this Instagram page for more information.
A recording of a livestream with PJ Thum and Terry Xu, Editor-in-Chief of The Online Citizen Asia (TOCA), about the 8 March 2021 raid on Terry's home, his interrogation by the Singapore police, excessive/unchecked police powers, and the impending law against "foreign interference" that will target both TOCA and New Naratif.
Muslim women in Singapore who work in frontline roles in the public sector are generally banned from wearing a headscarf (tudung, or hijab). This has long been a source of unhappiness for Muslim women, who are forced to choose between their faith and their work. Educator and active citizen Nur Friday talks to PJ Thum and Sean Francis Han (Wake Up Singapore) about the issue from the perspective of a tudung-wearing Singaporean. She talks about the importance of the headscarf to her faith, the lack of representation for Muslim women, the problems with PAP government policy making, the transformation of the issue from a Muslim issue to a national issue, and addresses misconceptions about the headscarf and Islam. This episode is a collaboration with Wake Up, Singapore. You can find out more about them online on their website, Facebook and Instagram. For more information on the issues highlighted in the podcast, please visit the original link on the New Naratif website here.
In this bonus episode, we bring you part 2 of PJ's interview by The Drunken Ramblings Podcast. Part 1 was released on their channel at https://www.facebook.com/TheDrunkenRamblingsPodcast/posts/223515112838708 or on Spotify. In Part 2, PJ talks about how he became a historian, The History of Singapore podcast, his approach to history, how and why he started New Naratif, Project Southeast Asia at Oxford, the nature of academia, issues of race, the larger context of New Naratif, and his father.
On this episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches, Deborah Augustin speaks to Febriana Firdaus, an independent journalist based in Indonesia, and Leo Plunkett, a filmmaker and video journalist, about their recent documentary, Our Mother’s Land. The documentary looks at some of the women at the forefront of hundreds of rural communities that are in conflict with corporations seeking control of their resources. The film gives us a glimpse into how some of the women fighting against these issues have faced violence, the threat of imprisonment, and even death, as a result of their activism. Febriana and Leo talk about their experience documenting these stories and share their thoughts on the challenges women activists face in Indonesia when it comes to environmental activism, and how environmental issues overlap with women’s activism. For more information on where to watch the film and how to support the women involved, please visit New Naratif's website.
PJ Thum discusses the ongoing campaign of harassment and intimidation by the Singapore Government against New Naratif, and talks about his experience being interrogated by the Singapore police. Hosted by Sean Francis Han (Editor-in-Chief, Wake Up Singapore). This interview was recorded live on 5 March 2021 For more, please visit https://newnaratif.com/new-naratif-under-attack/ This episode is a collaboration with Wake Up, Singapore. You can find out more about them online on their website, Facebook and Instagram.
2020 was a bumpy ride, but we’re already excited for what 2021 has in store for us, starting with a new addition to our team. For the first episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches this year, Deborah Germaine Augustin sits down with New Naratif's new Editor-in-Chief, Jacob Goldberg, and talk about his direction and what members can look forward to under his leadership.
Enrique of Malacca may have been the first person to round the globe - but why isn't he mentioned as often as Ferdinand Magellan or Juan Elcano? Our first guest, Professor Romain Bertrand (Sciences Po), speaks about the role Enrique played in the circumnavigation and his evolving legacy in Europe and Southeast Asia. Check out the interview transcript at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com, and my interview for New Naratif's Political Agenda at https://newnaratif.com/podcast/a-faithful-history-of-colonisation. Do also subscribe to HERstory Southeast Asia at https://linktr.ee/herstoryseapod, and follow them on Twitter @herstoryseapod.
From internal changes to being called in for questioning, this year has been action-packed from start to finish for New Naratif. On the final episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches for 2020, PJ Thum and Deborah Augustin look back at the year New Naratif has had, the highs and lows and the lessons they’ve learned.
Why is American politics so divisive? Why does it seem like nothing gets done? Why are Americans so obsessed with their Constitution? If you're befuddled and puzzled about the nature of American politics, this is the podcast for you. Antonio Peronace, a longtime political insider in Washington D.C. who directed media operations for the Democratic Caucus first in the House of Representatives and then in the Senate, sits down with PJ Thum to answer questions crowdsourced from the New Naratif membership, about what American politics is really like from the perspective of those who practice it. Theme music: "Utopia" by Subhas Nair (subhasmusic.com).
In recent weeks, the Caliphate podcast produced by the New York Times has attracted controversy after its main source was arrested on terrorism hoax charges in Canada, raising questions about how journalists should report on the the so-called War on Terror. On this week’s episode of Southeast Asia Dispatches, New Naratif talks to Noor Huda Ismail, a former member of Darul Islam, and a social entrepreneur, film maker and scholar. Having narrowly avoided a life of radicalisation, Noor Huda founded the Institute for International Peace Building, and runs a number of deradicalisation programmes that focus on deradicalisation through narrative stories and credible voices.
I spoke with Thum "PJ" Ping Tjin, the founder of New Naratif, on how colonialism and capitalism have shaped Singapore's past, present and future. We also discuss the history of Dissent in Singapore and why voices like PJ's are rising to critique the political and economic elites of the country. For more please check out New Naratif: it's one of the finest sources of news and analysis in Asia: https://newnaratif.com/ And specific to Singapore's history, this article by PJ is a master piece in explaining how colonialism infects Singapore's current political imagination: https://newnaratif.com/research/justifying-colonial-rule-in-post-colonial-singapore/ And recently New Naratif and PJ have personally been harassed by Singapore's government. To demand the Singapore Government stop harassing Free Press in Singapore go here: https://newnaratif.com/new-naratif-under-attack/ Beat - "Groove with Me" - Prod. Nikos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abx1OfQkO1Y
Yesterday, on 21 September 2020, New Naratif Managing Director PJ Thum was interrogated for four and a half hours, had his mobile phone and laptop seized, and his home invaded by the Singapore police. Today, he sits down with Sean Francis Han to explain what exactly the Elections Department of the Prime Minister's Office is accusing New Naratif of having done, how this is an abuse of the law and demonstrates the accuracy of New Naratif's criticisms of Singapore's People's Action Party (PAP) government, and how this is part of a long standing campaign of harassment and intimidation by the PAP government against New Naratif. This episode is a collaboration with Wake Up Singapore.
Historian Thum Ping Tjin ("PJ") responds to the POFMA order by Minister of Law K Shanmugam against Episode 8 of "The Show with PJ Thum", by analysing how Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA) was used against Episode 8. He notes how the POFMA order did not challenge any of the fundamental conclusions of Episode 8; and demonstrates how its use against Episode 8 proves his arguments correct. He also shows how the PAP government have not kept their word. They have used the law against interpretations; against statements which do not cause public harm; and against Singaporean critics - all of which they said they would not do. "Discretion" - https://youtu.be/OhzA60_4_sI Episode 5 - "How the PAP Government Abuses "Rule of Law" to Control Singapore" - https://youtu.be/nPfoQyutztk Episode 8 - "How bad laws are created and abused in Singapore (A POFMA case study)" - https://youtu.be/AWjPx48lRVM Episode 8.5 - "The POFMA Cut of Episode 8, 100% lawyer approved!" - https://youtu.be/rF1eaCItE-g For more of "The Show with PJ Thum", please see https://newnaratif.com/theshowwithpjthum. New Naratif explains and explores the forces which shape Southeast Asia. Find out more about our movement at https://www.newnaratif.com/hello. Please join our movement at https://newnaratif.com/join or donate at https://newnaratif.com/donate - your funds support all our original, hard hitting, independent research and journalism.
PJ uses the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA) as a case study, to demonstrate how Singapore's People's Action Party government writes poorly worded laws that give themselves immense amounts of power, while misleading the Singaporean people by saying the laws will be used responsibly and for good purposes but then using the law chiefly to silence critics and suppress opposition. See the full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWjPx48lRVM N.B.: This video was filmed 31 January 2020. Error at 17:09 - The date is 5 February, not 5 January (the caption has the correct date). "Discretion": https://youtu.be/OhzA60_4_sI "1984" film clip is from https://youtu.be/cAKtpCo8fPE For more on "The Show with PJ Thum", please see https://newnaratif.com/theshowwithpjthum. New Naratif explains and explores the forces which shape Southeast Asia. Find out more about our movement at https://www.newnaratif.com/hello. Please join our movement at https://newnaratif.com/join - your fees support all our original, hard hitting, independent research and journalism.
Last week on World Press Freedom Day, we talked about Freedom of the Media in Indonesia. Today, we talk about Freedom of Expression, including the Media, in Singapore, in a chat with Dr James Rowlins. James earned a PhD in French Literature and Film at the University of Southern California and was a lecturer in film and media studies at the Singapore University of Technology and Design when the university was in its infancy, from 2012 to 2018. While there he had the opportunity to witness many interesting incidents in Singapore, including over Amos Yee, The Real Singapore, and The Online Citizen, among others; and also personally had interesting encounters over issues of freedom of expression and freedom of academia. Last year he wrote an article for New Naratif called Out of Bounds: Freedom of Expression in Singapore Revisited.
Historian Thum Ping Tjin ("PJ") explains Singapore's Oxley Road dispute between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his siblings, Lee Wei Ling and Lee Hsien Yang; how Lee Kuan Yew's legacy is crucial to the PAP continuing to win elections and monopolising power; how this demonstrates the weakness of public institutions in Singapore; and how Singapore has the appearance of the form of public accountability and transparency but not the substance. To see the video, please visit https://youtu.be/ikJq1xEzUhI N.B.: This video was filmed 31 January 2020. "Discretion": https://youtu.be/OhzA60_4_sI New episodes of The Show with PJ Thum drop Fridays until May. For more, please see https://newnaratif.com/theshowwithpjthum New Naratif explains and explores the forces which shape Southeast Asia. Find out more about our movement at https://www.newnaratif.com/hello. Please join our movement at https://newnaratif.com/join - your fees support all our original, hard hitting, independent research and journalism.
Historian Thum Ping Tjin ("PJ") explains how Singapore's economy has evolved over time, how it is heavily dependent on foreign funding, and how the PAP tried to wean Singapore off foreign funding and failed miserably, leading to Singapore's current economic quandary. Yeoh Lam Keong and The Future of Singapore discussions: Part 1: https://youtu.be/KIZKbR1SOiQ Part 2: https://youtu.be/56PxMROHKhU Part 3: https://youtu.be/vzapkKi4EQo Part 4: https://youtu.be/gJmr-UgdDx4 Part 5: https://youtu.be/k0YXEyVQwso Part 6: https://youtu.be/FyrZlAKyVQI New episodes of The Show with PJ Thum drop Fridays until May. For more, please see https://newnaratif.com/theshowwithpjthum. New Naratif explains and explores the forces which shape Southeast Asia. Find out more about our movement at https://www.newnaratif.com/hello. Please join our movement at https://newnaratif.com/join - your fees support all our original, hard hitting, independent research and journalism.
Malaysia is enduring twin crisis, both Covid-19 and a recent coup which threw the country back into political uncertainty. To discuss how Malaysia is weathering these political and pandemic storms, I'm joined by Deborah Augustin of New Naratif Deborah guides us through both these issues with honesty and good humor that left me feeling much more knowledgeable about Malaysia, Religion and Regional Politics. For more on New Naratif please head here - https://newnaratif.com/about/ Beats by Urban Nerd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0YKrNTtt0w
In May 2019, the People's Action Party (PAP) government pushed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act through Parliament. Claiming that the country needs to be prepared to fight against the scourge of misinformation and disinformation, the PAP essentially gave its own ministers the power to become the arbiters of truth on the Internet. This new legislation further erodes freedom of speech in a context where civil liberties have already long been under threat. In the lead-up to SSEAC's annual ASEAN Forum, Kirsten Han sat down with Mr Kean Wong to discuss the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, and how this law could actually cause further harm to public trust and increase society's vulnerability to “fake news”. Kirsten Han is a Singaporean freelance journalist and Editor-in-Chief of New Naratif, a platform for Southeast Asian journalism, research, art and community-building. Her work often revolves around the themes of social justice, human rights, politics and democracy, with bylines in publications like The Guardian, The New York Times, The Washington Post and Asia Times. In 2019, she was awarded a Human Rights Press Award for her commentaries on the issue of “fake news” and freedom of expression in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Her essay, "The Silhouette of Oppression", was published by Epigram Books in 2019. Kirsten is also a founding member of We Believe in Second Chances, a group advocating for the abolition of the death penalty in Singapore. You can also follow Kirsten Han on Twitter @kixes
For some reason, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wants to call an election in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. Historian Thum Ping Tjin (“PJ”) comments on this and explains how the electoral system is deeply unfair. It is designed to maximise the seats and votes for the governing People’s Action Party (PAP), and the point of the system is to legitimise PAP rule, not to reflect popular will or ensure democracy. Recorded 28 January 2020, Aired 27 March 2020. Please join New Naratif as a member: newnaratif.com/join.
PJ Thum, Singaporean Activist, Historian and Managing Director of New Naratif, a Southeast Asian platform for journalism, research, art, and community organization, strives for democracy, freedom of information, and freedom of expression. He believes that knowing and robustly debating how we live with myths will help us to better understand our country, and to imagine its future. PJ serves as our personal guide through dubious waters of identifying national myths, spotting and combating fake news, facing threats and consequences when we ruffle feathers, understanding how historical trends have shaped all our lives, and peering into democratic activism. https://newnaratif.com/ https://twitter.com/pjthum https://www.instagram.com/pjthum https://www.facebook.com/pjthum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In light of Taiwan's recent election, and Hong Kong's struggles for Democracy, a third nation has remained quiet: Singapore. This small territory has seen none of the protests of Hong Kong and has none of Taiwan's Democracy. Is this stability, or the calm before the storm? To unpack Singapore, I was thrilled to have Kirsten Han (Twitter:@kixes), The Editor in Chief of New Naratif (@NewNaratif) as our guest. Kirsten and I discuss "Manufacturing Consent" in the context of Singapore, what the current state of democracy is within the country, and how colonial legacies of racism, capitalism, and control, still shape this modern-day financial center. It's a fascinating chat, and I hope it inspires more conversation on what Democracy is, where Democracy can go, and how we still need to work towards decolonization and intersectionality, no matter the person or place. For more on New Naratif, please check out their work here: https://newnaratif.com/ And we also recommend Kirsten's "We the Citizens" Newsletter for more in-depth coverage on Singapore: https://wethecitizens.substack.com/
Kirsten Han is a Singaporean freelance journalist and the Editor-in-Chief of New Naratif, a platform for Southeast Asian journalism, research, art and community-building. Her work often revolves around the themes of social justice, human rights, politics and democracy. In 2019, she was awarded a Human Rights Press Award for her commentaries on the issue of “fake news†and freedom of expression in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Her essay The Silhouette of Oppression was published by Epigram Books in 2019.
As Singapore's new anti-Fake News law is set to come into force, we ask how much space is left for free expression in the island Republic. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Kristen Han, Editor-in-Chief of New Naratif, a self-styled "platform for Southeast Asian journalism, research, art and community-building".
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In 2016, 22-year-old Febri made a decision to move to Syria and live under Islamic State, better known as ISIS. In the final of a special two-part series for New Naratif, Deputy Editor Aisyah Llewellyn talks to Febri about reuniting with his family, the reality of life in Raqqa, and their journey home again.
In 2016, 22-year-old Febri made a decision to move to Syria and live under Islamic State, better known as ISIS. In the first of a special two-part series for New Naratif, Deputy Editor Aisyah Llewellyn reports on Febri's journey to Syria and the reasons why some Indonesian families made the decision to join the so-called Caliphate.
Joko Widodo dan Prabowo Subianto bertarung dalam debat capres kedua pada tanggal 17 Februari 2019. Wakil Editor Bahasa Indonesia di New Naratif, Aisyah Llewellyn membahas dengan Konsultan Editor untuk Kalimantan Nita Roshita Konsultan Editor untuk Sulawesi Ian Morse, dan kontributor Max Regus tentang debat tersebut dan isu energi, pangan, infrastruktur, dan sumber daya alam di Indonesia.
Indonesia is heading to the polls on 17 April. Incumbent president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo with his new vice-presidential pick Ma’ruf Amin, an influential Muslim cleric. They're facing off against former army general Prabowo Subianto and former deputy governor of Jakarta Sandiaga Uno. New Naratif’s Indonesian team sit down to discuss the candidates, the hot-button issues, and their predictions.
Guest Bio: Kirsten Han is the Editor-in-Chief of New Naratif, a news and research site dedicated to covering Southeast Asia in all its complexity, and "advocating for and modelling ethical, moral, and progressive values rooted in the Southeast Asian context." Kirsten has written extensively about social justice, human rights, politics and democracy for outlets including the The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Asia Times and many others. Kirsten is also a founding member of abolitionist group We Believe in Second Chances which advocates for an end to the death penalty in Singapore.
Southeast Asia Dispatches is a fortnightly podcast bringing you reports, interviews and perspectives from New Naratif’s network around Southeast Asia. This week, Victoria Milko talks to those fighting for freedom of expression in Myanmar [00:51], Adam Bemma hits the streets in Bangkok amid clean-up operations targeting street food vendors [07:18], Aisyah Llewellyn interviews Ian Morse about his experience covering the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi [15:21], and Kirsten Han argues that the mainstream media’s attitude hampers the push for press freedom in Singapore [26:00].
There are almost a million work permit holders in Singapore, labouring in a range of low-wage, stigmatised professions: construction, manufacturing, domestic work. But many face physical and social segregation, and are excluded from data on Singapore’s resident population. This week, Dr Stephanie Chok from the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME) and Debbie Fordyce from Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) join New Naratif to talk about this marginalised segment of Singapore’s population, and what the impact is on not just Singaporeans, but also the workers and their families back home.
Editor of Circus Bazaar Magazine Shane Alexander Caldwell sits down to discuss OB markers, ethnic division and swimming the English Channel with Historian, Olympian and Singaporean Political dissident PJ Thum.On Itunes: https://goo.gl/e3hNDcOn Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/thebigtentpodcast/pjthumYoutube: https://youtu.be/ap0AaAFiFn4 Circus Bazaar Magazine: http://www.circusbazaar.com/ob-markers-identity-with-pj-thum/How to find PJ ThumTwitter: twitter.com/pjthumFacebook: www.facebook.com/pjthumThe history of Singapore Podcast: www.thehistoryofsingapore.com/The New Naratif: www.newnaratif.com/PJ Thum Crossing the English Channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS8Mf7jD32wBooks DiscussedRuling Elite of Singapore, The: Networks of Power and InfluenceBy Michael Barra.co/d/il6qQyYYou can discover more about Circus Bazaar Group Worldwide by visitingCircus Bazaar Magazinewww.circusbazaar.comCircus Bazaar Productionswww.circusbazaarproductions.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Political Agenda is a fortnightly podcast by New Naratif, where we get interesting people together for a conversation about an important Singaporean subject or issue. Singapore’s hawker centres have been described as a “cultural institution”, a source of pride as much as a source of good eats. Yet the hawker industry is in crisis today, with rents and overhead costs rising even as hawkers are pressured to keep their prices down. In this episode, PJ Thum heads to Chinatown Food Complex to speak to three hawkers, Jialiang, Yu Ting and Uncle Arthur, about the difficulty of surviving, not as cultural symbols, but viable businesses. (All three of their stalls can be found at Blk 355 Smith Street Chinatown Complex, Singapore 050335: Yu Ting and her friend Alex serve up fusion Japanese-Italian food at Sutachi at #02-60. Uncle Arthur runs Chinatown Sun Seng at #02-61 serving up homely Singaporean and Chinese cuisine. While you’re enjoying all this great food, Jialiang will be at Smith Street Taps at #02-62 supplying you with craft beer to quench that thirst. You can also order chocolate truffles from him online at Demochoco.)
On 6 September, the Indian Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality when it ruled on Section 377 of its penal code. The historic ruling on this colonial-era law gave a boost to Singapore’s LGBT movement, prompting a renewed push to repeal Section 377A of Singapore’s Penal Code. New Naratif sits down with Ready4Repeal co-author Johannes Hadi, Clement Tan of Pink Dot and PhD candidate Pamela Devan to talk about the anti-gay law and other LGBT issues in Singapore. From our speakers: Ready4Repeal: http://ready4repeal.com Pink Dot: http://pinkdot.sg Check out Pamela Devan’s work: http://www.bu.edu/sociology/graduate-programs/current-students/pamela-devan/ If you are in need of support or resources, check out these LGBT or LGBT-friendly organisations in Singapore: Brave Spaces runs a hotline for LBTQI women: http://bravespace.org/programmes-services/brave-helpline/brave-helpline-faq/ Oogachaga is an LGBT-friendly counselling organisation: https://oogachaga.com/ The T Project is a homeless shelter for the transgender community: http://www.thetprojectsg.org/ The Kopitiam Brothers is a group by transmen for transmen: https://www.facebook.com/thekopibros/ Pelangi Pride Centre is an LGBT community space and resource centre: https://www.pelangipridecentre.org/ Same But Different is a legal guidebook for LGBT couples and families in Singapore: https://www.singaporelgbtlaw.com/ The Bi+ Collective is a space for people who are bisexual: https://thebipluscollective.wixsite.com/tbcsg/about Prout is an app to connect you with others in the LGBT community: http://proutapp.strikingly.com/ The Healing Circle aims to provide a safe space for LGBTQ+ Malay Muslims to embrace both their spirituality and sexual orientation: http://www.thehealingcircle.sg/
New Naratif turned one on 8 September 2018 and we marked the occasion with our members with a live recording of Political Agenda! Managing Director PJ Thum and Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Han reflect on a rollercoaster year and take questions from the audience.
This is New Naratif’s Political Agenda — a fortnightly roundtable discussion series of current affairs and issues of national importance in Singapore. Hosted by Managing Director PJ Thum and Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Han. This week, we talk nationalism and National Day in Singapore with political scientist Dr Ian Chong and theatre director—and former National Day Parade creative director—Glen Goei.
A fortnightly podcast bringing you reports, interviews and commentary from New Naratif’s network around Southeast Asia. This week’s stories include educating child labourers in Myanmar with Victoria Milko, a new train line in Cambodia with Mark Tilly and Sineat Yon, and reporting on grief with Aisyah Llewellyn. Hosted by PJ Thum.
SPH, perfect, whaaat!??! Before you ask for whatever it is that we are smoking, hear us out! In this episode, we discuss the pitfalls of news and media companies, their unending juggler's act of giving us the "truth" and turning a profit. Guest kitty Lydia Shah, whose insight into how such companies are run (being a producer and director herself!) will shed light on the precise nature of this proposition. References: (The implosion of Rebel Media, I recommend users conduct their own search on this topic, but here are the references we used) The spark that started the descent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3UKAivWrio Erza's response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTfSgnWeL48 Commentary: http://nationalpost.com/features/inside-ezra-levants-rebel-media Example of the media simply getting it wrong or lying about a story: http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/08/media-outlets-blatantly-lying-google-memo/ (James Damore's memo) New Naratif: https://newnaratif.com/ The Show With PJ Thum - Ep 1 - The Elected Presidency and the Political Economy of Race in Singapore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdIOk0jXApA&t=233s
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