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More young people in Myanmar taking up arms
Asia focus, Than Lwin Aye, Published on 28/02/2022
» Young people in Mon State who not long ago were actively engaged in campaigning for elections in Myanmar have shifted from protesting in the streets against the military to taking up arms to defend their rights and freedoms.
Civil registration milestone near in Asia
Asia focus, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Gillian Triggs, Published on 15/11/2021
» Most countries in the Asia Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by 2030: an incredible achievement and a significant milestone in realising human rights and equality.
Asean's bold Myanmar move
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/10/2021
» The whole world is now looking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in hope that the regional group is ready to carry a bigger stick in addressing the crisis facing one of its members -- Myanmar.
Facebook needs a serious fix
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/10/2021
» Over the years, we have seen an increasing number of people worldwide becoming hugely reliant on Facebook, using the platform of the social media giant to connect with loved ones or reconnect with lost ones.
The paradoxes of the Bangladesh miracle
Asia focus, Arvind Subramanian, Published on 28/06/2021
» Ravaged periodically by natural calamities, long dependent on foreign aid and remittances, and a perennial source of refugees and emigrants, Bangladesh was once "a basket case of misery", as Zia Haider Rahman put it in his great debut novel, In the Light of What We Know.
All hail Asean's warrior princess
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/03/2021
» I couldn't believe that I hadn't been to the cinema for nearly a year. Blame Covid-19 for putting movie theatres off-limits, leaving us no choice but to entertain ourselves at home. It's no substitute for the pleasure of the big silver screen, but for the sake of my health, I had no choice.
A year like no other
Asia focus, Published on 28/12/2020
» In a world under siege from a relentless virus, Asia's resilience was tested to the utmost. Asia Focus staff look back at key events
Growing back better
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 13/07/2020
» The prolonged Covid-19 outbreak has caused widespread suffering as countries grapple with simultaneous health and socio-economic crises on an unprecedented scale. At a time of extreme global fragility, many businesses also remain unsure about how they can recover from the worst hardships they have ever experienced.
Stuck in the middle
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 22/06/2020
» In 2015-16 during one of the grimmest humanitarian crises in decades, more than 300,000 displaced people tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to safety in Europe and away from persecution and danger in war-ravaged North Africa. At least 15,000 lost their lives in the crossings, according to the the International Organization for Migration (IOM). That was just the tip of an iceberg.
Our disappearing rights
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 15/06/2020
» It's been over a week since the disappearance of Wanchalearm Satsaksit, an exiled Thai activist living in Cambodia, touched off a heated debate in Thai social media and beyond.