Archive: Apr 2017



STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 07, 2017 • 2 min read

Standoff on Cambodia-Laos border intensifies

By Logan Connor • Apr 07, 2017
It is perhaps business as usual for the two countries, who have before sent soldiers to the border areas over territorial disputes

STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 06, 2017 • 3 min read

Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘Ethnic cleansing is too strong an expression’ for crisis in Rakhine State

By Euan Black • Apr 06, 2017
Facing mounting criticism for failing to speak out against human rights abuses against the Rohingya ethnic minority, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi gave a rare public defence in a wide-ranging interview with the BBC Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a ceremony for the National Health Plan (2017-2021) at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 31 March 2017. Photo: EPA/Hein Htet

Apr 05, 2017 • 3 min read

Malaysia extends controversial security law that allows for 28 days of detention without charge

Malaysia’s House of Representatives voted to extend the law for 5 years amid a debate over whether it’s a necessary tool to combat terrorism or an aggressive assault on civil liberties Bersih Chairman Maria Chin Abdullah looks on during the Bersih 5.0 rally press conference at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 November 2016. She was arrested and detained under SOSMA the following day. Photo:EPA/Fazry Ismail
By Euan Black • Apr 05, 2017

Apr 04, 2017 • 9 min read
Citizenship

Forever lost: the Rohingya who sacrificed their identity

At the heart of the Rohingya’s decades-long struggle in Myanmar lies a question of identity, along with a desire for citizenship and the basic rights that come with it. But even for those Muslims that can now call themselves Myanmar citizens, life remains a constant struggle
By Carlos Sardiña Galache • Apr 04, 2017