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Job brokers target Myanmar citizens such as Ma Htuwey, seen at the Migrant Worker Rights Network in Samut Sakhon last month. Many workers who go to Thailand are trapped in debt bondage despite a 2017 law meant to fight such abuse. Photo: AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha

AT Finance, Cambodia, European Union, France, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Myanmar workers arrive debt-laden in Thailand

by Richard Sargent and Sophie Deviller October 7, 2018February 18, 2020

File photo of former Chief Minister of Punjab province and President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif (Center). Photo: AFP/PML-N Media Cell /Anadolu Agency

Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Shehbaz Sharif arrest leaves Pakistan’s opposition party in tatters

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Iceland erupted as the financial crisis wrecked the country's economy. Photo: Johann Helgason / Shutterstock

Cyprus, European Union, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

How the world can deal with the next financial crisis

by Iosif Kovras October 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Hong Kong International Airport where the former barrister was arrested. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Filipina arrested for alleged fraud, money laundering

by Asia Times staff October 5, 2018February 18, 2020

London, United Kingdom. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Philippines, United Kingdom, World

Medical worker faces deportation from UK over benefit claim

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

UK Independence Party Brexit spokesman and member of the European Parliament for London, Gerard Batten, addresses members of the media at the party's by-election campaign headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, central England, on February 13, 2017. Photo: AFP / Oli Scarff

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Britain’s Brexit Party is imploding, and Brexit might die with it

by Raheem Kassam October 4, 2018

The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (R), welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City. Photo: AFP/Saudi Royal Palace

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Saudi, Kuwait fail to reach oil output deal

by Khalil Harb October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A model 1950s Candy washing machine. Photo: Candy

China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Shanghai, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Candy rush for China’s electronics giant

by Gordon Watts October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur is seen in the South China Sea, where the US and allies have been conducting freedom of navigation exercises after China's controversial occupation of many disputed islets. Photo: US Navy via Reuters.

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

How can East Asia defuse multiple maritime security risks?

by Andrew Salmon October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Idea of Integrity copy

AT Finance, India, Nepal, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

West’s growing decline: outcome of gross integrity deficit

by Bhim Bhurtel October 2, 2018

The United States and China are trading blows on economic and strategic fronts in what some see as the dawn of a new Cold War. Image: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

US, China thrusting towards a new Cold War

by Richard Javad Heydarian October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Three-dimensional synthesis of works, on behalf of the future of science and technology, network communications, digital age. Image: iStock

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India 2.0: roadmap for building a new prosperous India

by Ravi Kant October 1, 2018

From left, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Britain's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson after a meeting in Brussels, on May 15, 2018. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

EU finally stands up to US ‘bullying’ over Iran sanctions

by Pepe Escobar September 30, 2018February 18, 2020

United States and the world. Image: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Is the superpower era coming to an end?

by Richard A. Bitzinger September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

Simon Cowell. Photo: The X Factor UK@Youtube.

AT Finance, China, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Simon Cowell donates to group closing Asian dog meat farms

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen votes at a polling station in the capital Male on September 23, 2018. Photo: AFP/Presidential Handout.

Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Maldives teeters towards post-election chaos

by Bertil Lintner September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz Strike Groups transit in the Western Pacific with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on November 12, 2017. Photo: AFP/US Navy/Anthony Rivera

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

US allies converge on China in the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

A view of Yemen's rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeida on November 7, 2017. Photo: AFP / Abdo Hyder

France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

In Yemen’s war, Saudis see Hodeida as Iran connection

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, United Kingdom, World

Higit 300 Filipino, nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa ban sa Micronesia

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

Dunblane, Scotland. Photo by iStock.

AT Finance, Middle East, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Vietnamese human trafficking victim seeks help in Scotland

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

Defocused People Walking in modern hallway Photo: iStock

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Những người xin tị nạn khai ít tuổi hơn để ở lại Anh

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

Visitors use their mobile phone at a Huawei promotional stand. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Growth hopes, spying risks mix for Huawei in SE Asia

by David Hutt September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives' main opposition leader and presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih addresses a crowd during a campaign rally in the Maldives capital Male, ahead of presidential elections. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

India wins, China loses in Maldives election

by Bertil Lintner September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Sephy Francisco, an events singer from the Philippines, wowed the judges of The X Factor UK by singing both male and female parts of a duet. Photo: YouTube

AT Finance, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Filipino, napahanga ang UK talent show sa pagkanta bilang lalaki at babae

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

A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps carries an injured child at the scene of an attack on Saturday on a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Iranian leader blames Arab separatists for parade attack

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary has become increasingly authoritarian. Photo: AFP/Frederick Florin

European Union, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, World

Good politics, bad economics

by Robert Skidelsky September 23, 2018

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, United Kingdom, World

300 Filipinos lose jobs after ban on Micronesia

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, attends the opening ceremony of the parliament in Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Najib stares at jail time as 1MDB charges mount

by Nile Bowie September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

An image taken from Hezbollah's al-Manar TV on Sept 19 shows Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite movement Hezbollah, giving a televised address from an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Hezbollah to Syria’s Kurds: ‘Don’t bet on the Americans’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Leeds in West Yorkshire. Photo by iStock.

AT Finance, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Two men arrested in cannabis houses in UK

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

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