Rohingya crisis: Finding out the truth about Arsa militants By Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent 11 October 2017 If there was one thing almost everyone who has monitored Muslim Rohingya in Rakhine State agreed on, it was that sooner or later their plight would breed militant resistance to the authority of the state. The attacks that started in the early… Read more »
East Asia is facing a tremendous amount of corruption, some countries with 71%. Cambodia is not excluded. After avoiding a civil war, thanks to the international community pooling money into a democratic system, they still have human rights issues. Many opposing parties to Hun Sen who has been controlling the country for 25 years have been shut down or had… Read more »
By East Asia Forum Authors: Jasminder Singh and Muhammad Haziq Bin Jani, RSIS Undeterred by its military setbacks in Marawi, the so-called Islamic State (IS) is now calling for a war of liberation and propagating an anti-Christian and anti-government narrative for continuing violence inside and outside Mindanao. Regional governments and the international community should be involved in not only counter-terrorism efforts… Read more »
By: Yaara Bou Melhem 5 hours ago The UN is accusing Myanmar’s security forces of torture, killings and the rape of children, as part of what it says were “well-organised, coordinated and systematic attacks” against the majority-Muslim Rohingya. It says those “clearance operations” began before an attack by Rohingya fighters on August 25th, which was the reason given for the military crackdown. More… Read more »
13 hours ago MORE ON MYANMAR Myanmar security forces have carried out “well organised, coordinated and systematic” attacks aimed at preventing members of the Rohingya ethnic group from returning, the UN Human Rights office said in a report on Wednesday. The report, based on interviews with Rohingya who arrived in Bangladesh in the past month, said that “clearance operations” started before armed… Read more »
By BBC Mu Sochua, one of Cambodia’s best-known politicians and deputy leader of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP), has fled into exile after being warned she was about to be arrested on charges of treason. She spoke to BBC South-East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head in Bangkok – the exact location is being concealed for her safety.
By BBC By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News website 22 September 2017 The rapid spread of “super malaria” in South East Asia is an alarming global threat, scientists are warning. This dangerous form of the malaria parasite cannot be killed with the main anti-malaria drugs. It emerged in Cambodia but has since spread through parts of Thailand, Laos… Read more »
Over 40 years ago, Ali vs. Foreman became the talk of the 20th century after fighting the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ in modern day Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now in the 21st century, technology reigns supreme and we are about to witness another rumble in the jungle, but this time around in Southeast Asia. Chinese and American companies are… Read more »
JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia’s notorious traffic congestion was on display for the world Thursday (Oct 5) after the country’s president was forced to walk 2km through the scorching heat to attend a military parade. The country’s traffic nightmares were aptly illustrated when President Joko Widodo had to walk more than 2km to attend a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of… Read more »
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – As US President Donald Trump threatens to destroy North Korea, even some of his closest aides have warned of the potentially disastrous effects of a war. New research published on the 38 North website points to just how catastrophic the impact might be on the regime’s neighbours. If North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were to launch… Read more »