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Rescue personnel carry a member of the "Wild Boars" football team on a stretcher during their mission inside the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand. The amazing mission captivated the world. Photo: AFP/ Royal Thai Navy video grab

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Some boys were sedated and carried out of Thai cave, rescuers admit

by Jim Pollard July 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Detained Myanmar journalist Kyaw Soe Oo (C) is escorted by police to a court for his ongoing pre-trial hearing in Yangon, July 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Stringer

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Reuters charges another blow to Myanmar’s credibility

by Kayleigh Long July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar punk band Side Effect live in concert in December 2017. Photo: Unicorn Myo / Turning Tables

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Thailand, World

A tuneful revolt rings out in Myanmar

by Daniel Combs July 8, 2018February 18, 2020

An ambulance leaves the Tham Luang cave area after divers evacuated some of the 12 boys trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018. Photo: AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Second phase of Thai cave rescue starts, with ‘fifth boy now out’

by Shawn W. Crispin July 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A cadre of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) stands guard at a camp near Amarpur in Tinsukia district, 600 kilometers from Guwahati, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Assam. Photo: AFP

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The rebels who keep India and Myanmar apart

by Bertil Lintner July 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Block 181 on Bedok North Road, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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Maid was forced to escape in the night from abusive employer

by Asia Times staff July 6, 2018February 18, 2020

San Kio District in Macau
Photo: Google Maps

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Myanmar maid arrested for allegedly slapping boy in Macau

by Asia Times staff July 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Unbanked millions and high internet access rates, together with state and venture capital support, makes Southeast Asia a prime candidate for fintech innovation. Photo: iStock

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How Southeast Asia became a blockchain technology hub

by Cahill Puil July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

A Myanmar monk checks his Facebook with two Buddhist monk novices, April 11, 2016. Photo: AFP/Romeo Gacad

AT Finance, Middle East, Myanmar

Facebook tries to silence Myanmar’s hateful monks

by Lee Short July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers an address 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

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore

Cambodia elections headed for a rigged one-horse race

by Alan Parkhouse July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Combination photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping (L), US President Donald Trump (C), and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. Image: Facebook

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As Trump turns away, China gains in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The Bukit Jalil immigration detention centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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Malaysian authorities arrest foreigners in vice raids

by Asia Times staff July 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese commanders of the People's Liberation Army Navy direct J-15 fighter jets to take off from China's aircraft carrier, The Liaoning, during a naval exercise in the South China Sea, April 20, 2018. Photo: AFP Forum

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China’s ‘political warfare’ aims at South China Sea

by Kerry K Gershaneck July 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Block 280 on Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3 in Singapore where the two women lived. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Myanmar, Singapore

Myanmar woman pleads guilty to abusing her maid

by Asia Times staff July 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A family member shows a picture of four of the 12 missing boys near the Tham Luang cave in Mae Sai on July 2, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Coach of trapped Thai boys in cave apologizes to parents

by Asia Times staff July 3, 2018February 18, 2020

TO GO WITH 'Myanmar-politics-religion-unrest,FOCUS' by Amelie Bottollier-DepoisThis picture taken on October 9, 2012 shows ethnic Rakhine Buddhists at the Shwe Zaydi monastery turned into a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Sittwe, capital of Myanmar's western Rakhine state. Disgruntled by international support for Muslim Rohingya in unrest-hit western Myanmar, ethnic Rakhine Buddhists are demanding recognition of their own plight and venting a rage that veers into racism. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT

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Asian nations move slowly toward reconciling with violent pasts

by Binaifer Nowrojee July 2, 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

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia

Bangladesh, UNHCR set to issue ID cards for Rohingya

by Bertil Lintner July 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Thai police seized kratom leaves picked from 6,000 krathom trees planted near a house in southern Prachuab Khirikhan province in June, 2014. The stimulant is popular in southern Thailand and across much of Southeast Asia. Photo: AFP/Bangkok Post/Chaiwat Sardyaem

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Prescription painkillers a new headache for narcotics agencies

by Alan Boyd July 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar's economic policies have been poorly articulated, says The Irrawaddy website. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Myanmar

Investors losing confidence in Myanmar economic planning

by Bertil Lintner June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Boys are forced to work on construction sites in Thailand, according to the US State Department. Photo: iStock

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Human trafficking report slams Laos, Myanmar governments

by Bertil Lintner June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

cash and gun. Photo: iStock

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US, China cash in on Asia’s growing appetite for arms

by Richard A. Bitzinger June 29, 2018June 29, 2018

A policeman inspects piles of electronic waste at a factory in Klong Luang near Bangkok. The factory owner was charged with disposing of waste without permission and illegally employing foreign workers. Photo: AFP/ Bangkok Post/ Chanat Katanyu

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Asian states urged to sign treaty to avoid ‘tidal wave’ of foreign trash

by Jim Pollard June 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Relatives pray as they keep vigil in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park near Than Luang cave in Chiang Rai province on June 28, 2018 while rescue personnel conduct operation for a missing children's soccer team and their coach.
Photo: AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Of darkness and hope, in a Thai cave and in a troubled world

by David Simmons June 28, 2018

Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes during military exercises in the Ayeyarwaddy delta region in February 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/STR

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Will an alleged war criminal become president of Myanmar?

by Bertil Lintner June 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Macau. Photo: Google Maps

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Macau govt urged to set up ways to monitor maids

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

Block 791 on Choa Chu Kang North 6, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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Myanmar maid charged with murder of elderly employer

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

Rohingya children waiting for food in refugee camp in Bangladesh. Food is distributed by Turkish NGO. Photo: iStock

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Rohingya crisis: The lessons from history

by Alexander Casella June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar take shelter at a school in Kutupalong camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh in October 2017. Photo: Reuters / Zohra Bensemra

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Reports highlight displaced Rohingya and business agendas

by Gary Kleiman June 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Sanya, in Hainan Province, could be transformed through a new partnership, between Chinese corporate monolith Ping An and the local municipal government, that says it aims to develop a new "Smart City". Photo: iStock

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Hainan aims to become international travel attraction

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

Journalists stage a protest to demand the release of two Reuters journalists who were arrested under a secrecy law that carries a sentence of up to 14 years in jail. Photo: AFP/Thihla Lwin

AT Finance, Myanmar

In Myanmar, a free media is still a pipe dream

by Bertil Lintner June 21, 2018February 18, 2020