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Violence spinning out of control in Myanmar amid anger over military brutality - Straits Times
Khayan is a largely rural township in Myanmar near Yangon city. Like much of the rest of the country, it is on an edge. An army captain was killed there in August in a drive-by shooting. Similarly gunned down was a military-appointed village administrator who once ran for election as a member of the military proxy, Union Solidarity and Development Party...
Myanmar, a violent tale of two governments - Nikkei Asia
A video of a little-known political leader declaring war on Myanmar's military regime went viral on social media on Sept. 7, garnering more than 1 million views on Facebook, Twitter and other platforms within days. Clad in...
Cyber slavery: inside Cambodia's online scam gangs - Nikkei Asia
The first punch lands on the left side of the young man's face, the second on the right. Several more follow. Knees strike his stomach. He cannot defend himself, his hands are cuffed. His attacker, face outside the frame, has his fist wrapped in cloth. He drags his victim by the lapels into the middle of...
As Asean’s foot-dragging fuels anger in Myanmar, what next for ‘special envoy’ Erywan Yusof? - The South China Morning Post
It took the Association of Southeast Asian Nations nearly three months to convene a special meeting to discuss Myanmar’s February 1 coup. Then, a further three months elapsed before the bloc agreed on appointing Brunei’s senior diplomat Erywan Yusof as the special envoy to the violence-wracked nation. Now, some three weeks...
As 2022 ASEAN Chair, Cambodia Will Face Major Regional Challenges and Increased U.S. Attention - VOA Cambodia
Cambodia will hold ASEAN’s rotating chair next year and its diplomatic leadership will be tested by the region’s difficult challenges, while Cambodia will be also be scrutinized for signs that its chairmanship is influenced by its close relationship with...
Chinese crackdown on online fraud forces citizens to leave Myanmar’s ‘Little China’ - The South China Morning Post
At a hotel in Wa State, near the Myanmar-China border, Chinese national Li Jiajie is growing increasingly desperate by the day. The 24-year-old has been surviving on his savings since last month when he quit his job as an assistant chef after...
China is not happy about Myanmar’s coup - The Economist
Almost as soon as the tanks rolled into Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s capital, in February, rumours began circulating on social media about how China would respond. It is a sign of its influence: China is probably the only country that could coax Myanmar’s generals to...
As the West leaves a void in Myanmar, China ignores its own advice to invest - South China Morning Post
In May, Myanmar media reported that the ruling junta had reorganised committees that work on the country’s joint projects with China, ousting all civilian leaders and replacing them with its own appointees. The personnel changes were made to...
China's subjugation of ASEAN is a great leap backward for Myanmar - Nikkei Asia
Almost as if coordinated, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations took major steps toward recognizing Myanmar's newly minted military dictatorship within a day of each other in early June. In Yangon, the Chinese embassy issued a statement after...