Some quick (long) notes on Myawaddy after some Junta troops launched a photo-op raising a flag at the crucial LIB-275 base near the city. tldr: no significant strategic shift, similar situation to a fortnight ago, political dynamics have changed and will need to be addressed

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Is Israel committing humanitarian crimes in Gaza? The Israeli gov’t strenuously denies it. Aryeh Neier, a giant in the world of human rights who escaped Nazi Germany and later cofounder Human Rights Watch, says the answer is yes. Our conversation from today’s GPS:

The UN @wfp says a warehouse in Maungdaw had been burned down with nearly 1200 tonnes of food, enough for 64,000 people for a month, destroyed. The Arakan Army has pretty much taken control of the town. Not clear who burned the warehouse. Humanitarian needs now acute in Rakhine.

A huge loss for NYC nytimes.com/2024/08/13/nyr… via The New York Times

Could the deaths of 20 school children help make Thailand's roads safer? bbc.com/news/articles/…

Trump running mate JD Vance very combative on CNN right now. Jake Tapper 🦅 doing a great job fact checking in real time

Analysis by Lisa Lerer The New York Times "This was a conquering of the nation not by force but with a permission slip. Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history." nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/…

Great read in The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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Ten brave journalists from Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia sit behind bars for doing their jobs. Journalism is not a crime. But many are paying the price. Read more on: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

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Great analysis by David Sanger nytimes.com/2025/03/22/us/…

Great reporting by Selam Gebrekidan and Joy Dong. They give a very thoughtful and clear explanation of how SE Asia's scam syndicates are laundering billions of dollars. nytimes.com/2025/03/23/wor…

One month after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar many victims bodies still haven't been found. My story for NPR about one father who lost his family and the challenges another family faces living in a squalid make-shift camp. npr.org/2025/04/28/nx-…

Philippines National Police officers have been told to shape up or be shipped off the force. My story for The World looks at the underlying reasons behind the problem and how cops are changing their eating and exercise routines so they can keep their jobs. theworld.org/segments/2025/…

A great read going behind the scenes to explain the important nuanced decisions by editors and reporters The New York Times while covering the assassination of Charlie Kirk nytimes.com/2025/09/20/us/…

Excellent follow up reporting by Reuters on the July Thailand-Cambodia border clash reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

As the junta continues to retake territory in Myanmar’s civil war Jonathan Head explains what’s happening on the ground, in the air and the reasons behind it. bbc.com/news/articles/…

A detailed and nuanced explanation by Mark Scheffler about how Go to @nytimes visual investigations team determined that videos contradict federal officials account of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti nytimes.com/2026/01/26/ins…