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Migrant workers pass the Thai-Myanmar border in an official service truck as they left Thailand from Mae Sot, Tak province in northern Thailand. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung PHOTO / Ye Aung Thu

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Labor pains squeeze fast aging Thailand

by Peter Janssen November 1, 2017February 18, 2020

The Parliament of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Google Maps

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Malaysia to allow direct hiring of maids from 9 countries

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2017February 18, 2020

The royal urn is moved from the Grand Palace in a procession to the Royal Crematorium for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's cremation in Bangkok on October 26. Photo: Thai TV Pool/via Reuters TV

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Demonization or deification — a very tricky distinction

by David Simmons October 29, 2017

Representational image: iStock

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Beijing must step up anti-narcotics cooperation

by Prajakta Gupte October 25, 2017October 25, 2017

A disaster management officer walks towards a brush fire as other firefighters attempt to extinguish it near Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia September 21, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nova Wahyudi via Reuters

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Disaster-prone Asia vulnerable to rising risks

by Alan Boyd October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen waves during a campaign rally in Phnom Penh on June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

AT Finance, Cambodia, Laos, World

Cambodia heads towards one-party state – and a democratic crisis

by Rhona Smith October 15, 2017February 18, 2020

An abstract motion-blurred view from the front of a train in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Digital adaption to decide Asia’s future winners

by Alan Boyd October 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Abstract Digital concept showing an online network's cybersecurity optimization. Image: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Asean digital laxity a cyber raider’s dream

by Alan Boyd October 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries in Xiamen in southeastern China's Fujian Province Sept. 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mark Schiefelbein

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

White House meet legitimates Thailand’s strongman rule

by Richard S Ehrlich October 1, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho walks to speak to the media outside the Millennium hotel New York, U.S., September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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North Korea’s foreign minister a sharp, whisky-drinking intellectual

by James Pearson and Hyonhee Shin September 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) walks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

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China’s largesse abets Cambodia’s clampdown

by David Hutt September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

A file shot of a baby under a mosquito net in the southern Philippines. Scientists in Bangkok have warned that resistance to key anti-malaria drugs has spread across mainland Southeast Asia. Photo: Reuters/ Jorge Silva

AT Finance, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Spread of malaria resistance spurs debate on fighting disease

by Jim Pollard September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Smoke is seen on Myanmar's side of border as Rohingya refugees walk on the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh September 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

No holiday for Myanmar’s conflict-hit tourism

by Peter Janssen September 23, 2017February 18, 2020

A man walks in Bangkok's central business area in a May 22, 2015 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom

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Asean shines bright in foreign investor surveys

by Alan Boyd September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

CDE executive director Shamsul Kamar (left) and Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say hold a photograph shot by Tan Chuan-Jin. Photo: Facebook / Shamsul Kamar

AT Finance, Laos, New Zealand, Oceania, Singapore

Top politician raises S$50,000 for foreign domestic workers

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A Rohingya man carrying his belongings approaches the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban, an area under Cox's Bazar authority, Bangladesh, August 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand, World

We are failing the Rohingya: what to do about it, and why

by Ted Gover September 20, 2017

Graffiti is seen on the shutters of a closed shop as government troops continue their assault against Islamic State-backed insurgents from the Maute group in Marawi city, Philippines, on June 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jorge Silva

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Tracking Southeast Asia’s terror finance

by Alan Boyd September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) walks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodia’s Hun Sen a master of manipulative, ruthless rule

by Xuan Loc Doan September 18, 2017

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The Daily Brief for Thursday, 14 September 2017

by Paul Muir September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

Water levels run low on the Mekong River. Photo: AFP Forum/Paritta Wangkiat

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Death by dam for the Mekong

by Tom Fawthrop September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese school children raising hands to answer a classroom question. Photo: iStock/Getting Images

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Asia rising in world education rankings

by Alan Boyd September 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Cargo ships are loaded with containers as they are docked at the port Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

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Asean free trade still a distant notion

by Alan Boyd September 6, 2017February 18, 2020

A Cambodian flag is seen on the barbed wire as anti-riot police stand guard during a rally in Phnom Penh on May 1, 2014. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Anti-Western barbs stick in Cambodia

by David Hutt August 25, 2017February 18, 2020

An unidentified cigarette vendor at China's Alcohol and Tobacco Fair held in Jiangxi province's city of Nanchang in March 2017. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Chinese cigarette smugglers keep Southeast Asia lit

by Alan Boyd August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Live pangolins seized by authorities in an anti-smuggling raid in Belawan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on June 13, 2017. Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales in a haul worth 190,000 USD after uncovering a major smuggling operation, an official said on June 14. Photo: AFP/Gatha Ginting

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China’s appetite for pangolins fuels an illicit trade

by Zi Yang August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Crime suspects sit as Cambodian and Chinese police officials stand guard before boarding a plane at the Phnom Penh International Airport on June 24, 2016. Photo: AFP/Stringer

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Chinese crime gangs descend on Southeast Asia

by David Hutt August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Monday, 14 August 2017

by Paul Muir August 14, 2017August 15, 2017

A Lao military officer commands an honor guard in a 2012 file photo. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

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What’s behind Cambodia-Laos’ border flare-up?

by David Hutt August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

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How is digitalization changing Asia?

by Yongfu Huang August 12, 2017

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The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 8 August 2017

by Paul Muir August 8, 2017August 8, 2017

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