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China seizes Uighurs, abducts children as 'orphans'
Associated Press, Published on 24/09/2018
» ISTANBUL: Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into orphans, even though she and their father are alive.
Helping villagers help themselves, over the decades
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/03/2018
» Recognised by the international community as a leader in the field of local development, the Mae Fah Luang Foundation is being tasked with spearheading rural development under the government-initiated Pracha Rat public-private collaborative scheme.
The art of laughter and avenging
Spectrum, Published on 08/10/2017
» 'We won't force you to do something you don't want to. We're terrorists, not Indian parents." This is a standout joke in the hit YouTube comedic sketch "I want to quit Isis."
South Asia cities face $215bn-worth flood risks
Published on 13/09/2017
» NEW DELHI: As global attention focused on hurricanes Harvey and Irma, more than 41 million people across South Asia battled floods and displacement.
How the insurgency behind Myanmar attacks grew
Associated Press, Published on 01/09/2017
» Armed with machetes and rifles, a ragtag band of insurgents comprised of members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority launched unprecedented attacks last week, triggering fighting with security forces that has left more than 100 people dead and forced at least 18,000 to flee into neighbouring Bangladesh.
Fighting the vicious circle in the Golden Triangle
Spectrum, Published on 20/08/2017
» It took almost four hours to travel along the 160-kilometre mountainous route from Myanmar's town of Tachileik, bordering Chiang Rai, to Kengtung in the eastern state of Shan, but the officials from six neighbouring countries were determined to reach the town in a bid to establish an anti-drug centre in the state known to be a hotbed of drug production.
Appetite for exploration on two wheels
News, Supaporn Asadamongkoln, Published on 05/08/2017
» Back in July 2011, a former photo editor at the Bangkok Post left everything behind and set off to see the world. But he did not hurry to the airport to catch a flight. Instead he embarked on his journey on two wheels.
IS 'global jihadis' here to stay
Associated Press, Published on 12/07/2017
» The Islamic State group's mix of a local insurgency and digitally connected global jihadis gives the group staying power and the means to relaunch its future, from small cells of extremists escaping the war zone in Iraq and Syria to those who never went there in the first place.
Trump administration: Is Pakistan an ally?
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration is exploring hardening its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, two US officials said.
Lessons from Doi Tung
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 10/06/2017
» Italy's Antonio Maria Costa has seen the transformative effect on local ethnic minorities of the Doi Tung project in the Thai highlands of Chiang Rai since he first visited 15 years ago.