Journalism Matters
500 news organizations mark World News Day by demonstrating the power of journalism to make a difference. Take a look at the following reports and features that are making an impact in an increasingly complex and uncertain world:
Singapore government clamps down on medical tourism in public hospitals
The Health Ministry (MOH) has told public hospitals to terminate all contracts with foreign agents who refer patients from overseas, after The Sunday Times highlighted the existence of such a practice.
How Ramadan Diaries series opened minds, homes and hearts
Inspired by the CNA Insider series on migrant workers, Singaporeans organised open houses to show their appreciation by giving some of them a taste of home away from home.
How Fear & Money Silenced A Murdered Journalist’s Family
In June 2015, journalist Jagendra Singh was set on fire by a minister’s henchmen in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India. The case never went to trial and none of the accused were punished. The Lede investigate what happened.
Tales of sorrow from electricity consumers
The story is looks at the energy crisis in Nigeria with special focus on victims of the Benin Electricity Company (BEDC), a firm that handles power distribution in Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti states.
A Minister on a Mission
Malaysia’s Minister Yeo Bee Yin plans to end single-use plastics in Malaysia by 2030.
Why women in Beed district don’t have wombs
“You will hardly find women with wombs in these villages. These are villages of womb-less women,” says Manda Ugale, with gloom in her eyes. Sitting in her tiny house in the Hajipur village within the drought-affected Beed district of Maharashtra’s Marath-wada region, she struggles to talk about the painful topic.
Investigating river construction to save the streams
“ The only way home is to bash against a wall.” In March 2018, the Environmental Ethics Foundation of Taiwan released a video shot depicting fish jumping from a river in order to reach the upper streams to spawn. However, as the river bank was made of concrete, the fish were defeated by the task and died at the river side. None completed their mission to return.
‘Wasting’ our lives, we’ll let our country go to waste
A drainage canal is not a garbage landfill. Why state the obvious? Because, on the ground, they seem synonymous. Every day, their stench assails our nostrils.
Indian star tortoises homeward bound
Surya and Perumal are two illegal immigrants who have been living in Singapore. On Nov 26, both will be sent back to their homeland along with 48 others. What’s so special about their return? Well, they are not humans – but Indian star tortoises who are now a step away from being listed as an endangered species.
Luxury comes at a price for Puzhal prisoners
On September 3, 2018, a warden at Tamil Nadu’s biggest central prison, Puzhal jail, was caught with ganja hidden in his innerwear when he reported for duty. He was smuggling it to a Pakistani spy -a National Investigation Agency (NIA) suspect – lodged there, who paid for it at a premium price.
Telling the story of LGBTTI migrants crossing over to US
The Lesbian, Gay, Transvestite, Transsexual and Intersexual(LGBTTI) migrants flee from poverty and violence to seek a better life in Central America. Yet, their journey through Mexico remains rife with discrimination and harassment because of their sexual preference.
Secret Policing? The Quint Finds Hidden Numbers on Electoral Bonds
Is the Indian government playing Big Brother? A Quint expose revealed that electoral bonds had hidden alphanumeric numbers printed on them to track down the link between donors and political parties.