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Next few months crucial in Myanmar war
Published on 07/05/2024
» In the jungles of southeastern Myanmar’s Dawna Hills, rebels from an armed ethnic group are fighting to hold back columns of reinforcements sent by the country’s ruling junta to try to reclaim Myawaddy, a critical trading outpost on the Thai border.
Property tycoon ‘embezzled $12bn’ in Vietnam’s biggest fraud case
Published on 03/03/2024
» For several years, Truong My Lan held meetings on the 39th floor of the sleek Times Square tower in the heart of Vietnam’s commercial hub, Ho Chi Minh City. There, in a room that acted as her command centre, she allegedly wove a $12 billion tapestry of fraud and corruption, according to the police reports that form the basis of a court case against her.
China's investments to Vietnam boom as Xi visits Hanoi, US spending down
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2023
» HANOI - Chinese investments in Vietnam have boomed this year in contrast to a slowdown in spending and trade in the United States, official data show, as the world's two largest economies vie for influence in the strategic Southeast Asian country.
Myanmar violence looms over Asean summit
Published on 09/05/2023
» LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia: Southeast Asian nations are at a “crossroad”, a senior Indonesian minister warned on Tuesday, as escalating violence in junta-controlled Myanmar loomed over a regional summit.
Belarus Nobel winner Bialiatski goes on trial
Zachary Abuza, Published on 05/01/2023
» MOSCOW: Jailed Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski went on trial in Minsk on Thursday in what supporters see as a bid to clamp down on Viasna, Belarus's top rights group which he founded.
S.Africa upset by US terror alert
Zachary Abuza, Published on 27/10/2022
» PRETORIA: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday regretted as "unfortunate" the US embassy's issuing of a warning of a possible weekend "terrorist" in the country without consulting his government.
Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore
Published on 18/10/2022
» Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is the Marina Bay Sands casino, where he would often show up carrying a duffel bag stuffed with cash. On a sunny day in June, a yellow Ferrari F8 Spider and a Mercedes were parked outside one of the villas.
Assassination now weapon of choice for guerrilla groups in Myanmar
Published on 06/06/2022
» The gunman entered the small government office in central Myanmar, walked up to the man in charge and shot him four times in the head. “You are the ward administrator!” the gunman shouted, according to a brief video clip that captured part of the shooting.
Indonesia: Bali bombing group was planning fresh attacks
Published on 20/08/2021
» JAKARTA: The extremist group behind the Bali bombings was planning a fresh attack during Indonesia’s independence day celebrations this week, police said on Friday, citing militants arrested in a crackdown that netted dozens of suspects.
Covid report card
Asia focus, Published on 04/05/2020
» Covid-19 has put countries around the world to an unprecedented test. As the outbreak that began in China enters its sixth month, many governments are still racing against time to curb the health and socio-economic impacts of the pandemic.