Powerful earthquake rocks Hokkaido
A powerful earthquake struck Hokkaido early Thursday, causing blackouts in Sapporo and other areas and sending items tumbling off shelves. The precise number of casualties in…
There’s a “massive climate of fear” for journalists in Myanmar
Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act which was used to prosecute and send two Reuters reporters to prison for seven years is not the only law that has been weaponized against the…
Will India sign pact with US for secure military communications?
After being postponed twice this year, the inaugural ‘2+2’ meeting also marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark India-US civil nuclear deal. India and the United States…
Myanmar reporters jailed for breaching official secrets act
Two Myanmar journalists were jailed for seven years each on Monday (Sept 3) for breaching the country’s official secrets act. The decision by the courts was decried by critics…
Duterte eyes arms deal with Israel
President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing an arms deal with Israel as he tries to lessen the Philippines’ reliance on US arms. President Duterte was expected to arrive in Israel…
Rohingya Genocide: Myanmar planned it long before ARSA attacks
The UN has found that the Myanmar military had planned the Rohingya genocide long before the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked the country’s security personnel.…
Hun Sen has freed more than 17 political prisoners in two weeks. Why?
This isn’t the first time the Prime Minister has used the tools of arrest and release in tandem to quell pressures from home and abroad. Activists and human rights…
Pressure increases on Myanmar one year after Rohingya crackdown
Protests, findings and social media bans have increased pressure on Aung San Suu Kyi’s government one year after a deadly crackdown on Rohingya refugees. A little over a year…
Opening of Myanmar border gives filip to India’s Act East Policy
Myanmar shares an almost 1,600-km border with four northeast Indian states and a majority of residents in this region have relatives living on the other side of the frontier.…
Responsible private enterprise key to sustained economic and social progress in Asean
Economic success has lifted nearly a billion people out of poverty in Asia, still, four Asia-Pacific countries are classified as low income. In the past two decades, economic…