Community correspondents at Nile FM in Malakal, South Sudan share why they love providing humanitarian information to internally displaced people living in a UN-run camp.

Nile FM is South Sudan's newest radio station providing the surrounding community in Malakal, Upper Nile State with news and information.

Introducing South Sudan's Nile FM Malakal

Dr. Melba Padilla Maggay is a Filipino sociologist and former journalist. Maggay shares her insight into the Philippines' 1986 EDSA People Power revolution.

This non-violent movement forced dictator Ferdinand Marcos into exile, and paved the way for democracy. 30 years later, and the nation's democratic values are being eroded by a small group of politicians.

People Power in Philippines - Examining Filipino Politics in Manila

HK Urbex, Hong Kong's urban explorers, take me on a tour of an abandoned building in Kowloon. A few years ago a gruesome double homicide took place here.

Ghost and Echo Delta from HK Urbex explore abandoned buildings to document Hong Kong's fading history and its cultural heritage. Echo Delta shares the murder story inside the building where it happened.

Stay tuned for my upcoming documentary on Hong Kong's heritage activists. Coming soon.

Hong Kong's 'HK Urbex' Explore Abandoned Building

In the past year Southeast Asia provided temporary shelter to two asylum seekers from the Middle East fleeing persecution. Hassan Alkontar and Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun plead for asylum from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok airports.

They were resettled to Canada. But this has led to a backlash online in Malaysia, Thailand, and Canada — where some feel the two jumped the queue ahead of thousands waiting to be resettled.

But as Adam Bemma tells us, this isn’t the case at all. This story aired on Southeast Asia Dispatches Monday, January 28, 2019.

Airport Asylum Seekers Find Freedom - Southeast Asia Dispatches

Bhume Bhumiratana is a Thai cybersecurity expert and member of the draft committee for cybersecurity and data privacy laws. He's an advisor with Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Umesh Pandey is a journalist and former editor-in-chief of the Bangkok Post newspaper. He's now a candidate for Thai Raksa Chart Party.

This story aired on CBC News Saturday, February 2, 2019.

Thailand's Cybersecurity Law Comes Into Effect - CBC World Report

Almost five years since the military seized power in a coup, Thailand is finally gearing up for its general election on March 24 - the first in eight years.

Many Thais fear the election will not be free and fair as the military junta has founded its own political party to keep former General Prayut Chan-ocha on as prime minister of Thailand.

This has pitted pro-democracy parties against pro-military candidates in an election seen as a foregone conclusion to many observers. This story aired on Southeast Asia Dispatches on Monday, March 11, 2019.

Thailand's 2019 Election Drama Unfolds - Southeast Asia Dispatches

Thailand goes to the polls Sunday. It is the country’s first election in eight years. And follows the military seizing power in 2014.

This story aired on CBC World Report Saturday, March 23, 2019.

Thailand Returns to Democracy with 2019 Election - CBC World Report

Many Thai voters are hoping for change as they wait on the result of their election. Its the first held in eight years and the first since Thailand's 2014 coup.

Millions of young people voting for the first time - hoping for the return of civilian rule - but early results showed the military-backed party is in the lead.

Thailand's 2019 Post-Coup Election - CBC The World This Weekend

Syrian refugee Hasan Al Akraa has become something of a minor celebrity in his adopted home of Malaysia. And a prominent face in the country's refugee community.

Since fleeing the Syrian civil war with his family seven years ago, the 19-year-old has begun raising funds online for refugees needing emergency medical assistance but many of his donors reacted negatively to an announcement he made last October.

A Syrian Refugee's Journey to Malaysia - Southeast Asia Dispatches

Thai political parties aligned with the democratic faction are drawing a clear line between them and the pro-military parties who want to extend the rule of 2014 military coup leader and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha.

This story aired on CBC News Monday, March 25, 2019.

Thailand's Political Parties Face Off In Bangkok - CBC News

This week, Thailand's 2014 coup leader Prayut Chan-ocha was re-appointed prime minister - completing his transition from military to civilian leader. 

The leader of the pro-democracy party that challenged him -- now faces charges that risk the party's future. But as Adam Bemma reports, he remains defiant. This story aired on CBC The World This Weekend Sunday, June 16, 2019.

Thailand's Future Not Looking Forward - CBC The World This Weekend

Turtle House was the Bangkok home of late Italian journalist, Tiziano Terzani. It was named after the giant turtle that lived on the property.

Terzani left Bangkok in 1994 and Turtle House to its fate after his death. Terzani's writing explored a side of Asia overlooked by many others. He reported on some of its seminal moments: The end of the war and reunification of Vietnam, the fall of Cambodia to the Khmer Rouge and its aftermath. 

Terzani's seminal work documented a year of travel through Asia called A Fortune Teller Told Me. Featuring: Denis Gray, former Bangkok bureau chief for Associated Press; Raimondo Bultrini, correspondent at La Repubblica; and Jean-Claude Pomonti, former correspondent at Le Monde and Terzani biographer.

In Asia: Tiziano Terzani, Turtle House And Thailand

In Thailand, places outside of the capital Bangkok often feel under represented in the country's politics and policies. Residents in the northern city of Chiang Mai want to take some of the decision-making power away from the central government.

An increasing number of activists and politicians are now working to decentralize power to provinces other than Bangkok. Adam Bemma reports on demands to move politics outside of the capital.

Decentralizing Thai Politics - Southeast Asia Dispatches

I'm a roving reporter with a radio recorder. Capturing stories, scenes and sounds from developing countries in Asia and Africa.

Adam Bemma

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