Thailand to cut power to Myanmar border areas linked to scam centres
The scam compounds have come into renewed focus after a Chinese actor was abducted in Thailand. Read more at straitstimes.com ...
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Trump’s Sudden Impact and Implications For Southeast Asia
Within Southeast Asia, deep cuts to USAID have already resulted in the suspension or curtailing of a wide range of programs ...
Why is China clamping down on scammers in Southeast Asia?
The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center.
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Myanmar’s U.N. representative calls for stronger global support for resistance movement
Kyaw Moe Tun presented a lecture about the resistance against Myanmar’s military junta, which gained power in 2021 and has held it since. A subsequent panel discussed what could happen the morning ...
Peatlands and mangroves: Southeast Asian countries must protect these major carbon pools to boost climate ambitions
Protecting and restoring mangroves and peatlands can reduce more than half of the carbon emissions from land use in Southeast ...
Southeast Asia looks to nuclear power to supercharge its energy transition
Most countries in fast-growing Southeast Asia are looking to develop nuclear energy in their quest for cleaner and more ...
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Four Years After the Coup, Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Endures
This year, looking back four years ago to the coup in 2021, we can see that Myanmar has come a long way, a troubled path of ...
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As Myanmar military rule drags on, son of ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi pleads for her freedom
He told CNA that he hopes Myanmar’s military regime would free his mother and other political prisoners, and return the ...
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Families Demand Rescue of Indonesians Trapped and Tortured in Myanmar Online Scams
Families demand action as Indonesian workers, lured by fake jobs, face abuse and forced labor in Myanmar's online scam rings.
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Amid Hope and Despair, Myanmar’s Civil War Enters Its Fifth Year
Myanmar marks four years of a bloody civil war on Saturday with anti-regime forces holding the upper hand on battlefields ...
As the Myanmar junta’s hold on power weakens, could the devastating war be nearing a conclusion?
Myanmar’s junta now only controls 21% of the country. Even if the regime can be ousted, there are increasing fears the ...