Myanmar junta threatens to block food aid for Rohingyas who refuse military training - Radio Free Asia
International groups say the military’s bid to stoke ethnic tensions in Rakhine state is succeeding.
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International groups say the military’s bid to stoke ethnic tensions in Rakhine state is succeeding.
This episode looks at the rise of transnational crime in Southeast Asia focusing on the findings of a May 2024 United States Institute of Peace report on drivers and the changing patterns of criminality.
The people behind the online scams you see might be the victim of a scam themselves. Tens of thousands of people have been trafficked into remote, Southeast Asian compounds and forced to scam others.
The European Union and United Nations abruptly rescheduled the launch of an anti-human trafficking program this week after being confronted with questions on the choice of venue: a Phnom Penh hotel...
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Rapid escalations in Myanmar’s civil war are creating a rare opening for potential cooperation between the U.S. and China, with the chaos and violence in Southeast Asia posing a threat to both countries’ interests overseas.
In Myanmar, fierce fighting between insurgent groups and the military government is pushing the nation towards collapse.
In a recent interview with VOA via Zoom, Jason Tower, the U.S. Institute of Peace country director for Myanmar, discussed escalating transnational crime in that country, particularly...
A conversation discussing China's approach to relations in Myanmar following the Myanmar military's February 01, 2021 coup d’etat against the democratically-elected government.
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