Myanmar’s Rohingya in the cross hairs as fighting escalates in Rakhine
The Arakan Army is now bearing down on the border town of Maungdaw, also home to a large Rohingya population, that the Myanmar junta will likely attempt to hold, raising the…
Conflict/War
17 terrorists killed, 5 soldiers martyred in separate operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities, especially in KP and Balochistan after the banned militant Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan ended its ceasefire with the…
ASEAN needs political will to address forced migration
Most recently, a boat carrying 151 Rohingya refugees capsized off the coast of West Aceh on March 20. Only 75 were rescued. Urgent action is needed to ensure these events are not…
North Korea accuses Washington, Seoul of sending spy planes and boats
The espionage activities observed over the 12-day time frame were “at a level beyond the wartime situation”, he said in the statement, which was carried by the official Korean…
Thai labour minister heading to Israel to check on Thais amid conflict
Labour ministry spokesman Phumiphat Mueanchan will ask the Israeli government and private agencies to ensure that Thai workers are working in safe zones, and accelerate wage…
Myanmar Railways announces hundreds of attacks on railroads, bridges, stations, staff housing
It had been reported there were 205 mine attacks in railways and train stations, 163 mine attacks on railway bridges, and 42 arson attacks on station buildings and staff housings…
Miscalculation risk in Taiwan Strait is biggest concern: Australia Foreign Minister
Amid mounting security concerns, China on May 23 embarked on military drills in the Taiwan Strait as a warning to newly inaugurated Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, whom Beijing…
Furious China launches ‘punishment’ war games around Taiwan as it denounces Lai’s speech
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has denounced President Lai’s inauguration speech on May 20, in which he called on China to stop its…
Malaysian PM Anwar defends his meeting with Hamas leaders in Qatar
The Prime Minister said on May 23 that the leaders of Hamas, whom he has known for decades, consider him a friend and that gave him an edge in his attempt to secure peace in the…
If Palestinian cultural critic Edward Said still lived today
If he had lived to see today’s turbulent American universities and the Middle East at war, Edward Said would have told us: “Both antisemitism and Islamophobia will annihilate…