Andrew Nachemson
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Thai children ‘face jail time’ after protest arrests: Amnesty
Rights group says nearly 300 criminal cases filed against defendants who were children at the time of their arrests. → Read More
‘The junta is heartless’: Landmine victims blame Myanmar military
Myanmar’s military accused of deliberately planting landmines to target civilians as armed resistance movement grows. → Read More
Q&A: How China’s ‘sharp power’ is growing and evolving
Academic Joshua Kurlantzick says Beijing’s influence efforts are becoming sophisticated and it is learning from Russia. → Read More
Singapore executions under scrutiny as more hanged for drugs
Questions being asked over speed of executions, legal representation, and the ethnicities of the condemned. → Read More
Defiance in Myanmar even as executions prompt fears for detained
More than 70 political prisoners are on death row and analysts fear a desperate military regime could step up killings. → Read More
Myanmar leader shops for support, weapons in Moscow
Myanmar generals invest in Russia relationship as much of the world gives them the cold shoulder. → Read More
‘Hope has a place’: Thailand moves forward on civil unions
Country looks set to be first in Southeast Asia to recognise same-sex partnerships, with gay marriage also on table. → Read More
How the Karen became crucial to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance
The Karen National Union is providing protection and training to anti-coup activists in eastern Myanmar. → Read More
‘Using citizenship as a weapon’ Myanmar military targets critics
The regime has stripped the citizenship of 33 critics since March in a move that violates international law. → Read More
Misreading the room: Why Hun Sen is failing on Myanmar
Cambodia’s strongman thought he would have a connection with Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing. He didn’t. → Read More
In 2021, Myanmar journalists risked lives to tell world of coup
With one journalist dead and dozens behind bars, Myanmar is now one of the world’s worst places to be a media worker. → Read More
Myanmar army helicopter attacks ‘force thousands to flee’
Media reports say civilians sheltering in forest and other places after air raids on 15 villages in Depayin, Sagaing. → Read More
Myanmar court delays verdicts in Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial
Verdicts expected to deliver Nobel laureate’s first prison sentences since military overthrew postponed to December 6. → Read More
China-ASEAN summit begins without a Myanmar representative
Regional bloc rejects China’s request to include Myanmar’s top general Min Aung Hlaing in virtual summit. → Read More
Thousands call for reforms to monarchy, government in Bangkok
Thai protesters demand changes, including the repeal of a draconian law that criminalises any criticism of the king. → Read More
As COVID surges, Southeast Asia struggles to vaccinate citizens
Shortages and hesitancy driven by distrust of authorities and China hobble vaccination campaigns in Southeast Asia. → Read More
Myanmar military targets lawyers defending political prisoners
Lawyers in Myanmar say situation becoming ‘very VERY difficult’ as regime steps up arrests and harassment. → Read More
Myanmar’s detained Aung San Suu Kyi to face Naypyidaw court
Analysts say army chief Min Aung Hlaing determined to sideline hugely popular leader and reshape political landscape. → Read More
Myanmar’s Military Is a Force of Chaos, Not Stability
The junta says it is keeping the country together. Governments must stop buying its brutal excuses. → Read More
Myanmar diaspora in US rally, raise funds in battle against coup
Protesters demand firmer action against military leaders’ February power grab and recognition of civilian government. → Read More