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Melody Mociulski on Taking Myanmar’s ‘Intrepid Paths’

American author Melody Mociulski spent 13 years of her retirement working in Myanmar and Afghanistan providing prosthetics, microfinance, and education for young girls, a decision that can be traced...

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Thai PM Paetongtarn Meets Myanmar’s Junta Chief in Kunming

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met with the head of Myanmar’s military junta in China yesterday, as her government prepares to hold an “informal consultation” on the country’s...

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Debunking the Myth of Malaysia’s Economic Overdependence on China

Much ado has been made about Malaysia’s relationship with China, and nowhere is this more apparent than in trade. By now, it should be self-evident that Malaysia and China have strong economic ties: in...

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Famine Imminent in Myanmar’s Rakhine State as Economy Collapses, UN Says

Myanmar’s Rakhine State faces possible famine due to plummeting incomes and disruptions to employment and agricultural production linked to the ongoing conflict in the state, the United Nations has...

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Trump’s Victory Will Test What’s Left of ASEAN’s Resolve

Criticisms of ASEAN from within are rare, despite well-publicized splits over issues like Chinese encroachment across the South China Sea, the conflict in Myanmar, and organized crime syndicates which...

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China Unveils $1.7 Trillion Package to Address Mounting Local Debt Woes

China’s Ministry of Finance has announced a five-year, 12 trillion yuan ($1.7 trillion) plan to address local government debt pressures through structured debt swaps, special-purpose bonds, and...

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Solar Power: A New Opportunity for India-Taiwan Ties

India and Taiwan have a unique opportunity to forge a mutually beneficial partnership in the renewable energy sector, particularly in the solar power domain. Taiwan is home to major solar wafer...

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Why Has High Speed Rail Failed in Kazakhstan?

High-speed train travel can be a challenging prospect for any nation. To achieve speeds of 250 kilometers per hour, high-speed rail (HSR) requires wide expanses of flat, unpopulated land to barrel...

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‘America First’ and Threading the Needle on Tech Sovereignty

Donald Trump’s return to the White House is expected to usher in a raft of changes to the United States’ foreign policy posture. But there is at least one area in which the Republican president-elect...

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Hong Kong’s Digital Battle Against State Surveillance

It is no secret that human rights have been gradually dismantled in Hong Kong since Beijing imposed the National Security Law on Hong Kong in 2020, following widespread pro-democracy protests in 2019....

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Will a New Golf Course Near Hanoi Cement Trump-Vietnam Relations?

Who knows what Donald Trump recalls of his first presidency or how much of what went on during those four years will inform the next. Thanks to lobbying by American businessmen in Vietnam and lobbyists...

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Rumble in Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Surprise

On September 21, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected Sri Lanka’s president, representing a massive shift in voter sentiment since 2019, when he had garnered just 3.16 percent of the vote. As the first...

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South Korea’s Deepening Dilemma Over Ukraine

The past few weeks have been marked by a flurry of footage and intelligence tidbits revealing North Korea’s deployment of its forces to Russia. Initial incredulity on the South Koreans’ part gradually...

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C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia

The five Central Asian countries will not be at the top of President-elect Donald Trump’s new foreign policy agenda, but they won’t be at the bottom either. The first Trump administration was well...

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China Declares Baselines Around Disputed South China Sea Shoal

China’s government has announced the baselines of its territorial sea adjacent to Scarborough Shoal, a contested reef in the South China Sea, in a bid to strengthen its expansive claims over the vital...

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Did Indonesia Just Capitulate to China on the South China Sea?

Indonesia has been forced to clarify that it does not recognize China’s maximalist claims over the South China Sea, after signing a maritime development deal with Beijing that appears to acknowledge...

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Myanmar’s Braveheart Journalists Persist Amid Immense Pressure

Myanmar’s military regime lost no time in cracking down on media houses and journalists after it grabbed power through a coup nearly four years ago. It viewed any documentation of its gross abuse of...

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Bikini-Clad Beauty Queen Backlash Reveals Deep-rooted Conservatism in...

I recently watched a video of a confident Pakistani woman, Roma Michael, dressed in a striking metallic gold bikini with matching gold gloves, walking the ramp at Miss Grand International 2024. “What a...

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Former Malaysian Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin Dies at Age 86

Daim Zainuddin, a former Malaysian finance minister and key ally of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, died this morning at a hospital in Petaling Jaya, Malaysian media reported. He was 86. Daim’s...

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Why Climate Diplomacy Should Be at the Top of Prabowo Subianto’s Agenda

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is currently making his international debut after being sworn into office on October 20. Media reports suggested that he will be visiting five countries – China,...

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