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Villagers in Manipur have been protesting the commissioning of the dam for months. Photo: Courtesy International Rivers

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Mapithel Dam in Manipur forcing kids out of school

by Armstrong Chanambam March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Uighur men walking into the Id Kah mosque for afternoon prayers in Kashgar, in China's western Xinjiang region in a 2015 photo. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

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Uighur detainees test Malaysia’s diplomacy

by Nile Bowie February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Southeast Asia. Image: iStock

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Asia Development Bank sets Indochina bond start

by Gary Kleiman February 27, 2018

Myanmar's State Councellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi looks on during the 9th Asean-UN Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. Photo: AFP/Linus Escandor II

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UN and Myanmar on a collision course

by David Scott Mathieson February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar security officials stand guard in a pool of mud on July 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Simon Lewis

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Rakhine bombings spread Myanmar’s ethnic conflict

by David Scott Mathieson February 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xiamen in September. Photo: Xinhua

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Expect greater rivalry between India and China in South Asia

by Manoj Joshi February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

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Groupthink and the politics of language pave the road to war

by David Simmons February 23, 2018

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Thai junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha, and Cambodian leader Hun Sen. Photos: Reuters

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US intel agencies declare SE Asian leaders ‘regional threats’

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

Shan State Army - South (SSA-S) soldiers exercising with logs at their headquarters in Loi Tai Leng, in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State, Photo: AFP/KC Ortiz

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Myanmar’s wars are more than resource grabs

by Sai Wansai February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Um Sam An, former law-maker of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), sits inside a police vehicle as he is brought to the Supreme Court of Phnom Penh, Cambodia February 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

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No safe place for SEAsia’s political refugees

by David Hutt February 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A Myanmar army officer (C) attends the opening ceremony of Cobra Gold, Asia's largest annual multilateral military exercise, outside Bangkok, Thailand February 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

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Myanmar’s military just wants to be normal

by Anthony Davis February 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A still from the Steven Spielberg movie 'The Post' that was released in 2018. Photo: Courtesy Fox Movies

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A free press serves the governed, not governments

by Saikat Datta February 14, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi as they attend the welcome ceremony at Yanqi Lake during the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 15, 2017. Photo: AFP/Pool

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China finds opportunity in Myanmar crisis

by Yun Sun February 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Men from India's Erikala tribe unload bamboo from the Nalamalla forest, at their hamlet at Lingala Mandal in Mahbubnagar district in Andhra Pradesh. The Erikala tribals earn their livelihood mainly by making bamboo products. Photo: AFP

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Fresh focus on bamboo to revive India’s rural economy

by Kanchan Srivastava February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

News that the Myanmar govt is set to build a series of gas power plants has pleased activists hoping to stop dams being built on the Salween river. Photo: Actions for Shan State Rivers

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Myanmar power plans could spare the Salween

by Jim Pollard February 11, 2018February 18, 2020

U Soe Win, the great grandson of Burma's last king, wants to bring the former monarch's body back from India to Myanmar. Photo: Courtesy Alex Bescoby

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The right to remember Myanmar’s last king

by Jim Pollard February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Rock, paper, scissors. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pictured with US President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July 2017. Photo: dpa

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Trump and Modi speak as India weighs sending troops to Maldives

by Asia Times staff February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

美国律师Eric Rose于2018年2月1日宣布，其总部位于纽约的律师行决定在经营仅五年后，关闭仰光的附属办事处。相片：Eric Rose

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美国著名律师行撤出缅甸

by Peter Janssen February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Robert San Pe，国务资政昂山素姬的高级法律顾问。相片：香港缅甸商会

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缅甸改革公司注册制度化繁为简

by Jeff Pao February 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Inside a Catholic church in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

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Vatican adviser creates storm comparing China to Catholic Church

by Gordon Watts February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Part of North Korea's missile arsenal. Photo: AFP/North Korean Central News Agency

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North Korea, Myanmar in a sanctions-busting embrace

by Bertil Lintner February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Opposition supporters protest against the Maldivian government's delay in releasing their jailed leaders despite a Supreme Court order, in Malé on February 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

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Maldives crisis: US-Indian strategic alliance forming

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Navy soldiers stand guard to rifles in New Delhi during a rehearsal for India's Republic Day parade on January 18, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Saumya Khandelwal

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Great China-India naval war could be an anti-climax

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

American lawyer Eric Rose announced on February 1, 2018 his New York-based law firm's decision to close its affiliate office in Yangon after only five years in business. Photo: Courtesy of Eric Rose

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Prominent US law firm quits on Myanmar

by Peter Janssen February 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar military troops including parachutists take part in a military exercise at Ayeyarwaddy delta region in Myanmar, February 3, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Lynn Bo Bo/Pool

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Genocide bad for business in Myanmar

by Kyaw Lynn and Peter Janssen February 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees wait in line for aid at Kutupalong refugee camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, January 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Tyrone Siu

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Mad rush to repatriate Rohingya refugees

by Angshuman Choudhury February 2, 2018February 18, 2020

A Uighur man in front of military police during a counter-terrorism drill in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters

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Beijing warns jihadists may target key southern regions

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

The Merlion in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

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Treating maids with understanding and patience

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

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi sits for a group photo during the 21st Century Panglong peace talks with ethnic representatives to mark 70th anniversary of Myanmar Union Day in Panglong, Southern Shan State, on February 12, 2017. Photo: AFP/Lamin Tun

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Where Suu Kyi stands the most to lose

by Sai Wansai January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian infantrymen from the 5/7 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment display high-tech weapons and gadgets in a file photo: Photo: AFP

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Australia shoots for bigger gun sales

by Alan Boyd January 30, 2018February 18, 2020