September 14, 2018
President Trump is a game-changer and in so many ways. Whilst Southeast Asia rarely features on his agenda, the Trump-initiated ‘Trade War’ could well end up re-setting global manufacturing and the all-important supply chains as exporters seek to lessen their exposure to China. For ASEAN’s three giants – Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam – each with over 90 million in population this could be a major opportunity. Essentially, each of the three is vying to attract industrial investment and the attendant employment. To date, Vietnam has been the most successful.
September 7, 2018
On the 11th August, Zildjien Eligado’s house in Marikina City’s Tumana Barangay (or district) was flooded when the tropical storm, Karding, hit Metro Manila.
Over 14,000 Marikina residents were forced to leave their homes as winds reached over 90kms per hour and the city’s river rose by over 17 meters.
September 4, 2018
He was painstaking. Respectful. Patient.
He sat alongside his interview subjects with his notebook open, asking questions, probing slowly but steadily, exploring, in minute detail, the personal and intimate.
August 23, 2018
During Malaysia’s 14th General Election the Ceritalah team travelled the country to talk to working Malaysians to understand what ordinary citizens were going through under the previous National Front government (Barisan Nasional, or BN) – and how they felt. As the 100 days of the new Coalition of Hope (Pakatan Harapan, or PH) government drew to a close on 17 August, the team followed up with some of the people they met to get a sense of how they’re feeling now.