AIR Network: Stories
The Asia Investigative Reporting Network (AIR Network) aims to empower journalists across Southeast Asia through training, networking and financial support. By fostering collaboration and providing resources, we enable journalists to expose abuses of power and corruption – expanding high-impact, investigative reporting that serves the public interest. The stories below were produced with support from the AIR Network.
The Curse of Natural Resources, the Resistance War, and the Lost Path to Environmental Revival in Myanmar
Mizzima
Bo Han
8/19/2024
Exploitation of natural resources in Myanmar is leading to environmental degradation, dangerous conditions for workers & harm to local communities, this investigation found.
Scammed, Enslaved, Arrested: The Triple Tragedy of Thailand’s Cyber Scam Victims
Hard Stories
Nathaphob Sungkate
9/3/2024
According to this investigation, people working for telefraud companies in Thailand are being scammed themselves, and sometimes enslaved, trafficked or arrested.
Communities Under Siege: Untold Toll of Military Bombardment in the Philippines
Altermidya
Kenneth Roland A. Guda
10/5/2024
In the Philippines, the government has been fighting insurgents across the country for years. Few military strikes actually hit rebel positions, devastating local communities instead, this investigation found.
Flames of Death: Unveiling the Nickel Industry's Grim Reality
Greed of Green
Febriana Firdaus & the Environmental Reporting Collective
11/17/2024
As electric vehicle sales rise, so does worldwide demand for nickel. But, in Indonesia, workers at nickel mines are often put at risk of deadly chemical reactions, this investigation found.
We exposed corruption and human rights abuses working in a cross-border network supported by ICFJ.
— Lisseth Boon, Venezuela