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Whampoa Drive, Singapore Photo: Google Map

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Myanmar maid jailed over assault of Singapore boss’ mother

by Asia Times staff May 4, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 3 May 2017

by Richard Cook May 3, 2017

Buddhist monks protest alongside activists (not pictured) against United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for using the term Rohingya during the Asean summit in Yangon November 29, 2014. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

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Islamophobia redux in Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson May 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen on stage during a town hall at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California September 27, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Stephen Lam/File Photo

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Is Facebook putting profit before freedom in Southeast Asia?

by David Hutt May 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar's military parade to mark the 72nd Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

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Austria-Germany dangle arms, ignore rights, on Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson May 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Anti-riot police block demonstrators attempting to march towards the Philippine International Convention Center, which is the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in metro Manila, Philippines April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

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Asean yields to China on South China Sea statement

by Reuters April 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Muslims protest against what they say is Myanmar's crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims, outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, Thailand November 25, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

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Rape, pillage and impunity in Myanmar

by Reuters April 29, 2017February 18, 2020

A Myanmar woman stands at the door of her bamboo shack on November 4, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

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In pursuit of peace, a war against women

by Fiona MacGregor April 29, 2017February 18, 2020

(From L to R) Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Laos President Bounnhang Vorachith attend the opening ceremony of ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos September 6, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

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Southeast Asia’s leaders steer away from democracy: activists

by Agence France-Presse April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar journalists wearing caps reading 'Press Freedom'. Photo: AFP/ Soe Than Win

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Critical publisher stabbed to death in Myanmar

by Reuters April 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Tyrone Siu

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China to host biggest summit of year on New Silk Road

by Reuters April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

US Vice President Mike Pence is in Jakarta this week in the first visit to Indonesia and the region by a top member of the Trump administration. Asean leaders hope the visit will help clarify the US relationship with Southeast Asia. Photo: AFP

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Trump team needs to clarify its Asean relationship

by Xuan Loc Doan April 20, 2017April 28, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un aims a rifle at the Sporting Bullet Factory in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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North Korea’s long history of killing overseas

by Bertil Lintner April 19, 2017February 18, 2020

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

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North Korean missiles officially banned and widely available

by Bertil Lintner April 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Laos has launched an anti-drug campaign that claims to have nabbed top suspects in its growing illegal narcotics trade. Photo: Getty Images

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Laos tackles its drug problem

by David Hutt April 18, 2017February 18, 2020

The flag of Myanmar painted on a cracked and peeling wall. Photo: Getty Images

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Myanmar’s ‘Great Game’ enters volatile new phase

by Stella Naw April 17, 2017February 18, 2020

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Middle East is a hot market for Chinese-made hunter-killer drones

by Scott N. Romaniuk April 17, 2017April 17, 2017

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China Digest for Wednesday, 12 April 2017

by Liu Hsiu Wen April 12, 2017April 12, 2017

China's President Xi Jinping (R) speaks with Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw after a signing ceremony at Beijing's Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 10, 2017. Photo: AFP, Yohei Kanasashi

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China announces opening of Myanmar pipeline

by Asia Unhedged April 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh is the largest monastery in India. It was founded near the small town of the same name in the northwestern part of Arunachal Pradesh, India by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in 1680-1681 in accordance with the wishes of the 5th Dalai Lama. The monastery belongs to the Gelug school and has a religious association with Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, which continued during the period of British rule. It is very close to the Tibetan border, in the valley of the Tawang-chu which flows down from Tibet. Photo: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons

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The Dalai Lama factor in Sino-Indian relations

by Shashi Tharoor April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

Rohingya refugees come to Balukhali Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

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Myanmar begins shuttering three Rakhine camps

by Agence France-Presse April 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping take a walk in the Mar-a-Lago estate after a bilateral meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

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Trump’s new role in the world and the defense of children

by Mikhail Molchanov April 10, 2017

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Photo: Reuters, Rafiqur Rahman

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Bangladesh PM starts four-day visit to India, first in seven years

by Asia Unhedged April 8, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 5 April 2017

by Richard Cook April 5, 2017

Myanmar and China share a long and often troubled border. Photo: iStock/Getty images

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A Chinese war in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner April 5, 2017February 18, 2020

State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma speaks during a bilateral meeting with US President Barack Obama (not seen) at the White House in Washington, September 14, 2016. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

AT Finance, China, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Peace process descends into farce

by Bertil Lintner April 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets Myanmar President Htin Kyaw during a meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Sochi on May 19, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Host Photo Agency / -

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Enter Russia into Myanmar’s armed fray

by Bertil Lintner April 5, 2017February 18, 2020

A man gets his finger inked as he casts his ballot during Myanmar by-elections on April 1, 2017. Aung San Suu Kyi's party won nearly half of the contested seats. Photo: Reuters

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Suu Kyi’s party wins nearly half of Myanmar by-elections

by Reuters April 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees wait for access to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 11, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Olivia Harris

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Over 100 die in Malaysian immigration centers

by Reuters March 30, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 29 March 2017

by Richard Cook March 29, 2017