Journalists under attack, marine disaster in Sri Lanka, chasing monkeys, and more

Southasiasphere is our monthly roundup of news events and analysis of regional affairs. If you are a member, you will automatically receive links to the new episodes in your inbox. If you are not yet a member, you can still get it for free by signing up here: bit.ly/2QgmtwW In this episode, we talk about the recent cases of attack on and intimidation of journalists in Southasia, particularly in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar. In ‘Around Southasia in 5 minutes', we’ll be looking at stories of environmental crises in Sri Lanka and Nepal, a currency-swap deal between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and China’s land grab in Bhutan, among other topics. Plus our culture section Bookmarked, where we discuss Southasian archives and a Hindi-language movie about a ‘monkey repeller’. https://www.himalmag.com/journalists-under-attack-marine-disaster-in-sri-lanka-chasing-monkeys-and-more/ Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zgCy7p Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2TdXGuJ Youtube: https://bit.ly/3v40mIA