2017/08/24 |
Not the Time for Aung San Suu Kyi to Blink in Face of Rohingya Crisis
Myanmar needs to throw its full weight behind the commission’s recommendations, and especially not blink in dealing with the harder stuff, such as ensuring freedom of movement for all communities, prosecuting officials who use their positions to abuse rights or extort people, and ensuring humanitarian access and facing down Rakhine extremists who try to obstruct those operations and intimidate UN staffm writes Phil Robertson.
2017/08/01 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China Bans Uyghur Language in Xinjiang Schools; ‘Narco Politicians’ Targeted in Philippines; US detects Unusual' NK Submarine Activity
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/23 |
The Emergence of Pork Barrel Politics in Myanmar
Concerns over the waste of public money, corruption, and the entrenchment of political clientelism in Burma.
2017/07/14 |
Dolphins are Struggling to Survive in Myanmar
Conservationists hope that ecotourism might be the answer to protecting traditional fisheries and the dolphins they partner with.
2017/07/13 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Liu Xiaobo’s Condition Worsens; Chinese Release Employees of Australian Casino Company; Arrest in Cambodia over Facebook Post; Apple to Open Data Centers in China
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/07/13 |
Will Special Economic Zones Work for Myanmar?
Than Tun and Trevor Wilson dive into the challenges and opportunities SEZ's have for Myanmar.
2017/07/07 |
The Arrest of Three Journalists Shows a Disturbing Lack of Press Freedom in Democratic Myanmar
'In years gone by, we could visit and interview the ethnic armed groups. Now, under this so-called democratic government, media are being restricted.'
2017/06/21 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: US Presses NK to Release Detained Americans; World's First Flexible Fingerprint Sensor; Strong Earthquake Hits Japan; Duterte Apologizes for Martial Law
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/19 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Greece Vetoes Tough EU Stance on China Human Rights; New Alzheimer's Treatment in Taiwan; China Uses Facial Recognition Software on Jaywalking
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/13 |
Aung San Suu Kyi Had a Plan to Bring Peace to Myanmar. But Convincing Others Hasn't Been So Easy
Her peace process is faltering. Can she convince ethnic leaders to persevere?
2017/06/13 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: South Korea’s 'Gay Witch Hunt'; Dennis Rodman to Visit North Korea; Panama Cuts Ties with Taiwan after Chinese Pressure
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/12 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Spy Charges for Australian Filmmaker in Cambodia; New Panama Papers Revelation in Japan; China Pushes to Cut UN Human Rights Funding
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region
2017/06/11 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Islamists Kill 13 in Philippines, US to Help Duterte; Thai Man Jailed 35 Years for Facebook Posts; China's One Dog Policy
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region
2017/06/09 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Pieces of Myanmar Plane Found at Sea; Apple Workers Selling User Info; Japan’s Self-Driving Cargo Ships; ISIS Claims Death of Chinese in Pakistan
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/08 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Plane Missing with 120 People; South Korea Suspends US Defense System; North Korea Fires Missiles; Apple Partners with Taiwan Firm for VR
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/07 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China's Influence on Students in Australia Exposed; Demand for Elephant Skin Rises; 200,000 Displaced in Philippines; North Korean Coal Ships Return to China
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/06/06 |
A Crude Awakening: What the China-Myanmar Oil Pipeline Means to Beijing
Growing strategic rivalry between Beijing and Washington leaves China’s oil supply vulnerable. A joint pipeline with Myanmar could keep the lights on when it comes to China’s energy needs and economy, Mamdouh G Salameh writes.
2017/06/05 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China Seizes on US Climate Inaction; Tiananmen Remembered; Duterte Won't Negotiate with ISIS; Crackdown in Tibet
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
