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A supporter of India's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community takes part in a pride parade in Chennai. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam

Robust but restricted: LGBTIQ groups in Asia-Pacific

by Grace Poore May 8, 2019February 18, 2020

The Asia-Pacific region is home to 60% of the world’s population – almost 4.5 billion people – including the most populous (China and India) and least populous (Pacific island states) countries in the world. The diversity of the inhabitants of this region is vast, covering a range of religions, ethnicities and cultures, and residing across […]

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is also president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), releases a dove to mark the 66th anniversary of the party at Koh Pich island in Phnom Penh, June 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Thailand, World

Under Western pressure, Hun Sen hints at a lighter touch

by David Hutt December 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in green with the words "Paris Agreement is Done," to celebrate the UN COP21 Climate Change deal. Photo: Reuters / Jacky Naegelen

European Union, India, South Asia, World

Women’s groups oppose Poland’s plan to suppress civil society at COP24

by Shradha Shreejaya November 15, 2018

The Pentagon. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Germany, South Asia, World

US military brass seek unified ‘Nazi’ command

by William Holland April 3, 2018April 3, 2018

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith speaks during the Asean Gala Dinner at the National Convention Center in Vientiane, Laos, September 7, 2016. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam

Is hermetic Laos poised for more openness?

by David Hutt March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Author Andray Abrahamian talks to Asia Times in Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Israel, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Myanmar and North Korea: compared and contrasted

by Andrew Salmon March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Vladimir Putin (left). Photo: Reuters

European Union, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Russia’s nonprofit spies

by Robert Skidelsky March 30, 2017March 29, 2017

A mind of his own? Photo: Reuters

Uncategorized

Communist Party explains its position on western values

by Ben Richardson January 19, 2017January 19, 2017

Crime of crimes: behind every case of slavery there lie multiple crimes and conspiracies. The 2015 discovery of a mass grave in Thailand exposed a complex nexus linking refugees fleeing religious persecution, corrupt police and politicians, plantation owners and global commodities supply chains, criminal gangs and a complicit financial system. Also, a world that had largely chosen to look away. Photo: Reuters.

AT Finance, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Slavery scourge thrives because of all we still don’t know

by Duncan Jepson January 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Uncategorized

Vietnam civil society groups in legal limbo as bill shelved

by Ben Richardson November 29, 2016

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