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A woman with a dog ride on a vehicle carrying belongings in the flooded area in Sanamxai, Attapeu province, on July 26, 2018. Photo: AFP/Kao Nguyen

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Potential upsides emerge from Lao dam disaster

by Peter Janssen August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees walk down a footpath during a heavy monsoon downpour in Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, southern Bangladesh. Photo: UNHCR

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Suu Kyi and Kono tiptoe around Rohingya refugee crisis

by Bertil Lintner August 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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China’s base in Sri Lanka part of its dominant Indian Ocean presence

by Prakash Katoch August 6, 2018

A worker amid a pile of logs at a holding area along the Yangon river in Yangon on July 23, 2015. Photo: AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU

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Myanmar overhauls forestry body amid surge in illegal logging

by Bertil Lintner August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A fist at the entrance to the 8888 memorial hall which was opened in Yangon to mark 27th anniversary of the 1988 democracy uprising in Myanmar on August 8, 2015. Photo: AFP/Hla Hla Htay

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Thirty years after the 1988 uprising, not much has changed

by Bertil Lintner August 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Residents hold their documents as they stand in a queue to check their names on the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) at a NRC Sewa Kendra (NSK) in Burgoan village in Morigoan district on July 30, 2018. India on July 30 stripped four million people of citizenship in the northeastern state of Assam, under a draft list that has sparked fears of deportation of largely Bengali-speaking Muslims. Photo: AFP

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Divisive debate erupts as India declares 4 million citizens illegal

by Samrat July 31, 2018August 3, 2018

Juru detention depot, Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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40 phụ nữ nước ngoài bị bắt tại điểm massage giải trí

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

A Cambodian woman casts her vote during the country's sixth general election in Phnom Penh on July 29, 2018. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Spoilt ballots tally a major protest at Cambodia’s poll

by David Hutt July 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

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In record-breaking single-day loss, Facebook shares finally pay price of scandal

by Asia Times staff July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) weaves as his wife Bun Rany (top R) looks on during an opening ceremony for the Khmer New Year at Bayon temple at the Angkor complex in Siem Reap province on April 13, 2018. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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US sanctions loom over Hun Sen’s ‘illegitimate’ polls

by David Hutt July 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Mixed USA and India flag, three dimensional render, illustration: iStock

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Indian diplomacy and the American Imperium (Part II)

by Dr Shreesh Pathak July 25, 2018July 25, 2018

More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar in 2017 now live in camps near Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh. But a British move in the UN to set a timeline for them to be returned may not succeed. Photo: AFP / Masfiqur Sohan

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Secret gun factory in Cox’s Bazar raided after camp killings

by Bertil Lintner July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the NLD party lay a wreath in front of the late General Aung San statue to mark the 100th birthday of independence hero Aung San, in Yangon on February 13, 2015. A similar statue was damaged recently in the country's north where a bitter war is being fought against the Kachin. Photo: AFP / Soe Than Win

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Green paint thrown over statue of Aung San in Kachin State

by Bertil Lintner July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Mixed USA and India flag, three dimensional render, illustration: iStock

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Indian diplomacy and the American Imperium (Part I)

by Dr Shreesh Pathak July 24, 2018July 25, 2018

Thailand's Western Forest complex, made up of 19 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, is one of the largest protected areas in Southeast Asia. But WWF warns that these areas are at risk if countries in the Greater Mekong region don't work harder to protect them. Photo: WWF/ Adam Oswell

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Mekong region faces even greater forest losses, WWF warns

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

Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi leaves after paying her respects to her late father during a ceremony to mark the 71th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon on July 19, 2018.Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

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Suu Kyi loses control of once hopeful peace process

by Bertil Lintner July 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Kerry Kennedy. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss

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Myanmar’s rapists and butchers must be held to account

by Kerry Kennedy July 20, 2018

Some of the 12 boys dramatically rescued from deep inside a Thai cave after being trapped for more than two weeks play with soccer balls before a press conference in Chiang Rai on July 18, 2018, after their discharge from hospital. Photo: AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Thai cave boys finally go home after telling world of their ordeal

by David Simmons July 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Toa Payoh Town Park, Singapore. Photos: Google Maps, iStock

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Pekerja migran berbahagia nikah dengan dukungan majikan

by Asia Times staff July 18, 2018

Juru detention depot, Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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40 wanita asing ditangkap di beberapa tempat hiburan, panti pijat di Malaysia

by Asia Times staff July 18, 2018

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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25 months for employer who repeatedly beat Myanmar maid

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

Aerial view of Kunming skyline in fog with empty streets. Photo: iStock

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Yunnan once again pivot of Southeast Asia

by Altay Atli July 18, 2018

Juru detention depot, Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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40 foreign women arrested in entertainment, massage joints

by Asia Times staff July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Toa Payoh Town Park, Singapore. Photos: Google Maps, iStock

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Happy migrant workers marry with support from employers

by Asia Times staff July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Abstract representation of China's digital infrastructure. Image: iStock/Getty Images

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Risks and returns in China’s digital designs for SE Asia

by David Hutt July 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Old Trafford stadium, home of Manchester United, is rolling out the red carpet for the Wild Boars. Photo: iStock.

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Manchester United invite Thai cave-rescue boys to England. But will they be able to go?

by Bertil Lintner July 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Thirteen seats are up for grabs in national and regional assemblies in Myanmar.

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By-election seen as indicator of public’s judgment of NLD

by Bertil Lintner July 15, 2018February 18, 2020

State Courts, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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Underage Myanmar maid sees agent fined S$5,000

by Asia Times staff July 13, 2018February 18, 2020

'Bitcoin was the exclusive method of payment for the WannaCry ransomware attack that spread around the globe, causing billions of dollars in losses,' said US Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein. Photo: iStock

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India’s social-media ‘lynch mobs’ pose growing threat

by Shashi Tharoor July 12, 2018July 13, 2018

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) raises his inked finger at a polling station after voting during a general election in 2013. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Clean fingers could stain Cambodia’s election

by David Hutt July 11, 2018February 18, 2020