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Myanmar says 1st camp for Rohingya will be ready next week
Associated Press, Published on 15/01/2018
» Myanmar officials say a camp to house Rohingya Muslim and Hindu refugees returning from Bangladesh will be ready by its promised deadline next week.
Myanmar military admits soldiers murdered 10 captured Rohingya
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's military admitted its soldiers had murdered 10 captured Muslim "terrorists" during insurgent attacks at the beginning of September, after Buddhist villagers had forced the captured men into a grave they had dug.
Myanmar military admits mass murder of Rohingya
Published on 11/01/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's military admitted on Wednesday its soldiers had murdered 10 captured Muslim "terrorists" during insurgent attacks at the beginning of September.
China wants Bangladesh, Myanmar to solve Rohingya crisis bilaterally
Reuters, Published on 19/11/2017
» DHAKA: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday urged Bangladesh and Myanmar resolve the Rohingya crisis through bilateral negotiations instead of an international initiative.
Myanmar cardinal to Pope Francis: Don't say 'Rohingya'
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2017
» YANGON: Myanmar's most senior Catholic prelate has urged Pope Francis to avoid using the term 'Rohingya' during a visit this month, when he is expected to raise the humanitarian crisis faced by the Muslim minority after a Myanmar army offensive in August.
Myanmar says UN move could harm talks with Bangladesh
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2017
» YANGON: Myanmar said on Wednesday that the UN Security Council's statement on the Rohingya refugee crisis could "seriously harm" its talks with Bangladesh over repatriating more than 600,000 people who have fled there to escape a Myanmar military crackdown.
The other side of the Mekong development debate
News, Published on 06/11/2017
» China's Mekong development plan has stirred debate as potentially becoming an environmental and social peril for downstream Mekong countries. The country's navigation channel improvement plan has recently attracted attention from environmentalists, activists, and the media alike.
Fight to save key Mekong rapids not over
Published on 05/11/2017
» Environmentalists have pledged not to lower their guard against attempts to clear rapids on the Mekong River for better shipping navigation.
2018 Nissan Leaf EV first drive review
Richard Leu, Published on 02/11/2017
» Nissan hopes to be first in selling a BEV in Thailand late next year. Can the new Leaf be any compelling?
Best of both worlds
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 30/10/2017
» Smart manufacturing does not always involve robots replacing people. Instead, robots should be viewed as enablers instead of disruptors, with productivity and efficiency enhanced by automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT).