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The threat posed by Cambodia's new strongman
News, Published on 26/04/2024
» Although 2024 is being heralded as a banner year for elections, with dozens of countries -- representing more than half the global population -- holding polls, for some, it marks the nadir of democracy. Cambodia is one such case.
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It's getting too hot to vote in India
News, David Fickling, Published on 24/04/2024
» How do you run a democracy when the mercury rises above 40 degrees Celsius? That's the problem faced by voters in India. A swath of the country's east is sweltering under a heatwave. The city centre of Kolkata has emptied out, schools have cancelled classes, and one TV presenter collapsed on air with heat stroke.
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Cabinet approves 3 charter-change referendums
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/04/2024
» The cabinet has agreed in principle that changing the constitution will require three referendumns and should be completed before the current government's term ends.
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Blinken labels China's Uyghur treatment 'genocide' in US report
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/04/2024
» United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlighted Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region as victims of "genocide and crimes against humanity" while launching the State Department's annual human rights report on Monday, days before he is expected to meet senior officials in Beijing.
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Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.
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Anti-coup safeguard may become law
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/04/2024
» The Defence Council has greenlighted a proposal authorising the prime minister to suspend top officers suspected of plotting a military coup, said Jamnong Chaimongkol, defence vice minister.
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Thais complicit in crime
Postbag, Published on 21/04/2024
» Re: "Cops up ante on foreign criminals", (BP, April 17).
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Why Myanmar’s war matters, even if the world is not watching
New York Times, Published on 20/04/2024
» SEOUL — An escalating civil war threatens to break apart a country of roughly 55 million people that sits between China and India. That has international consequences, but the conflict has not commanded wide attention.
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Myawaddy's fall should concern region
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 20/04/2024
» As the battle against the Myanmar junta intensifies, the allied resistance forces have gained momentum with the seizure of the border town of Myawaddy.
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An opaque situation
Postbag, Published on 20/04/2024
» Re: "Property tax rejig to amplify revenue", (BP, April 17).
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