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A site of landslide at a camp for Rohingya in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh, on August 15, 2018. The exodus from Myanmar is continuing despite efforts to repatriate some. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

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Many questions remain over Rohingya repatriation

by Bertil Lintner November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli medical cannabis producers are expected to generate significant government revenue. Image: iStock

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Time for a truce in Asia’s war on drugs

by Caleb Quinley November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A Chinese police officer wears a pair of facial-recognition smart glasses at Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province. Photo: AFP

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Beijing’s online Big Brother beefs up, expands reach overseas

by Chris Taylor @chrisvtaylor November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnamese model and actress Huynh Vy (center) was crowned the first ever Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide. Photo: Facebook/ Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide

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Người Việt đầu tiên chiến thắng trong cuộc thi Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide

by Asia Times staff November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

印度總理莫迪（右）在新德里舉行的印度 - 東盟紀念峰會上與緬甸政府領袖昂山素姬握手。相片：Handout via AFP

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印度看待緬甸的獨特視角

by Bertil Lintner November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in a March 19, 2017 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

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Cambodian strongman’s legitimacy challenged

by Sawathey Ek November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

The HDB estate on Clementi Avenue 1, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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Worker, child and elderly resident harassed by teenagers

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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8 WNI ditangkap karena peretasan, pemalsuan ijin kerja di Malaysia

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

Protesters hold a rally near the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta to protest against government treatment of Rohingya Muslims, on September 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

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Rohingya refugee crisis pushes ASEAN to the edge

by Angshuman Choudhury November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shaking hands with Myanmar's Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during the India-ASEAN commemorative summit in New Delhi. Photo: Handout via AFP

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Why India looks the other way on Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnamese model and actress Huynh Vy (center) was crowned the first ever Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide. Photo: Facebook/ Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide

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Vietnamese wins first Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide pageant

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladesh President Sheikh Hasina at a security conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2017. Photo: AFP Forum/Tobias Hase

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No guarantees in upcoming Bangladesh elections

by Lloyd Green October 31, 2018

Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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Men arrested for hacking system, forging workers’ permits

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar workers prepare a fishing boat in Samut Sakhon in September. The IOM says Thailand needs ways to better protect these migrants from abuse and exploitation.Photo: AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Myanmar workers need protection against abuse in Thailand: IOM

by Asia Times staff October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The Merlion in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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Misis, inireklamo ang manggagawang nag-alok ng masahe sa kaniyang mister

by Asia Times staff October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A health worker performs a blood test on a child at a clinic near the Thai-Myanmar border. For more than a decade, the fast-acting artemisinin has been a potent weapon against malaria, but there are fears that resistance to the drug is spreading. Photo: AFP / Pornchai Kittiwongsakul

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Positive results in fight against malaria in remote parts of Myanmar

by Jim Pollard October 27, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde insist that Beijing reveal details of its commercial loan terms under the joint China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: iStock

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Pakistan lifeline fears Chinese creditor tug

by Gary Kleiman October 26, 2018October 28, 2018

The Merlion in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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Wife complains about worker offering her husband a massage

by Asia Times staff October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

The railway station on the Mandalay-Lashio line in northern Myanmar. Photo: AFP

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China and Myanmar railway talks back on track

by Bertil Lintner October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese seamen and their counterparts from ten ASEAN navies take part in a launch ceremony in Zhanjiang on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

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China-ASEAN naval drill to focus on code to stop conflict

by Asia Times staff October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reviews Self-Defense Force soldiers in Asaka on October 14, 2018. Japan's military forces are now venturing into new territory. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

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Rising sun flutters over Indo-Pacific once more

by Andrew Salmon October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

緬甸商界對國務資政兼領導人昂山素季政府的怠惰感到沮喪。相片：AFP / Ye Aung Thu

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緬甸經濟處於停滯不前的危機之中

by Peter Janssen October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's bid to get votes from a Jewish community backfired badly. Photo: AFP/Mark Graham

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Australian PM’s bid for Jewish votes upsets the neighbors

by John McBeth October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Highway 1A near the Hung Thuy commune. Photo: Google Maps

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Người đàn ông Lào bị bắt vì buôn bán ma túy ở Việt Nam

by Asia Times staff October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Nicolas Asfouri

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Despite Trump, Xi’s China is not a leading power

by Xuan Loc Doan October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

Myanmar's business community is frustrated at the inaction of State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's government. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

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Myanmar’s economy in danger of standing still

by Peter Janssen October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Engineers says people in charge of all worksites in Penang have neglected to reduce soil erosion and that played a part in the landslide. Photo: Screen grab from YouTube.

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Bodies of two migrants found after landslide in Malaysia

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

The two were brought to the Phitsanulok police station. Photo: Google Maps

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Hai người Việt bị bắt vì buôn lậu xương và thịt hổ

by Asia Times staff October 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is welcomed by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) upon arrival at the Akasaka Palace state guest house to attend the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo on October 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Issei Kato

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Japan offers ‘quality’ alternative to China’s BRI

by Bertil Lintner October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Highway 1A near the Hung Thuy commune. Photo: Google Maps

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Lao man arrested for drug trafficking in Vietnam

by Asia Times staff October 18, 2018February 18, 2020