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STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 07, 2021 • 11 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar military hints at longer state of emergency in PR tour interview

By Allegra Mendelson • Apr 07, 2021
Speaking to the Globe this week on a military-guided press tour, Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun hinted that Myanmar's state of emergency may be extended, while he made no guarantees over an election timeline nor Aung San Suu Kyi's eligibility to participate

STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 07, 2021 • 3 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar group compiles junta rights abuse dossier

By Agence France-Presse • Apr 07, 2021
A group representing Myanmar's ousted civilian government said on April 7 it has gathered 180,000 pieces of evidence showing rights abuses by the junta including torture and extrajudicial killings

Apr 06, 2021 • 7 min read
Myanmar coup

A township under siege: Residents recall assault on Sanchuang

The March 8 siege of Yangon's Sanchuang township – a 12-hour ordeal in which security forces surrounded some 200 people – stands out even among the brutal months since the military’s February 1 coup. Here, the district's residents recall the terror of that night
By Eustace Jones • Apr 06, 2021

Apr 05, 2021 • 8 min read
Geopolitics

How much is fish driving Chinese aggression in the South China Sea?

A massive decrease in Chinese fishing fleet activity throughout 2020 may not provide the full picture, with a recent ramping up of aggression in the South China Sea leaving many once again questioning China’s true motivations in the disputed waters
By Ashley Lampard • Apr 05, 2021

Apr 05, 2021 • 4 min read
Business

Facing pressure at home, Chinese tech giants expand in Singapore

Chinese tech giants like Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance are expanding in Singapore as they face a crackdown at home and growing pressure in other key markets – but they may struggle to find talent in the city-state
By Martin Abbugao/AFP • Apr 05, 2021

Apr 04, 2021 • 7 min read
Analysis

What the UK joining the CPTPP could mean for Southeast Asia

The UK’s application to join the CPTPP trade bloc in February swept aside any vestiges of the notion that candidate countries must be possessed of ‘Asianness’ or Pacific geography. If admitted, their presence could influence major issues across Southeast Asia
By Daniel McKay • Apr 04, 2021

Apr 02, 2021 • 14 min read
Sex work

Criminals or victims? Cambodia’s sex workers suffer under legal limbo

In a country rife with anti-trafficking efforts, the Cambodian government’s failure to clearly define and distinguish between prostitution and trafficking creates loose standards for police and NGOs targeting sex workers, worsening exploitation in unsafe working conditions
By Kiana Duncan • Apr 02, 2021

Apr 02, 2021 • 4 min read
Myanmar coup

Myanmar junta slammed for child deaths in crackdown

Myanmar's junta faced fresh international criticism on April 2 over the deaths of more than 40 children and the "forced disappearance" of hundreds of people in its brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests
By Agence France-Presse • Apr 02, 2021

Apr 01, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

Are some things better left unsaid? Media self-censorship in Thailand

For journalists in Thailand, more tools and opportunities are available than ever before to capture scenes that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. But Thai authorities have pushed back, threatening both subtly and not to punish the messengers, leaving reporters in a bind of self-censorship
By Mark S. Cogan • Apr 01, 2021