As tens of thousands of victims are freed from #scamming compounds along #Myanmar's borders, it is not all that clear where they can go The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2023/12/southe…

In ‘unprecedented’ move, South Korean prosecutors raid home of Newstapa CEO and ICIJ member Yongjin Kim icij.org/inside-icij/20… via ICIJ

#Myanmar's #Chin communities establish alternative local administrations across the state english.dvb.no/chin-communiti… via dvb

“Before, they only had 4 Cuts, but now, they cut everything…We only hope that civilians can pass through this period alive.” For Al Jazeera English, Zau Myet Awng & I look at the humanitarian crisis in #Myanmar & local response (thread) Photos: Myo Satt Hla Thaw aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/1…

A brilliant essay looking comprehensively at Taiwan's history through different generations and what it means to be Taiwanese. Two highlights I think that was rarely captured in foreign media's reporting of Taiwan: ft.com/content/6e9a02…

Myanmar rebels claim control of key town near Chinese border reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

VIDEO: The Myanmar military’s entire Light Infantry Battalion 539—some 600 troops plus family members—surrendered to the Arakan Army on Tuesday after being besieged in Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, residents and local media said. Video: Western News #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Myanmar's Media Set up Independent Council to Protect Journalists voanews.com/a/myanmar-s-me…

Behind Asia's cyber #slavery | DW Documentary about a #scamming factory in #Myanmar youtu.be/Ti7YDegRMYE?si… via YouTube

Great reporting by CNA about the #Thai migrant workers abducted by #Hamas channelnewsasia.com/watch/cna-corr…

China Forces #Myanmar #Scam Syndicates to Move to Thai Border usip.org/publications/2…

#China's #EV strategy of going small and cheap to pay big dividends in #Asia reuters.com/world/china/ch…

My latest for Crisis Group on the consequences of the stunning Myanmar military defeats over last 7 months. The main beneficiaries are ethnic armed groups, who are making rapid progress in expanding their ethnic homelands & autonomous administrations. 1/6 crisisgroup.org/asia/south-eas…

Jai Shri Ram. BJP loses Ayodhya/Faizabad seat. Divine justice.

‘Like slaves’: #Myanmar workers trafficked to #Laos #scam hub | Frontier Myanmar frontiermyanmar.net/en/like-slaves…

New assessment on the rapidly evolving landscape in northeastern Myanmar where the Brotherhood Alliance relaunched Operation 1027. Afraid the regime could collapse, China is squeezing the alliance's supply lines and sending weapons to Naypyidaw. myanmar.iiss.org/updates/2024-0…

Myanmar Is Running Out of Gas. What Happens Next?  – The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2024/07/myanma…

"We cannot rid ourselves of the Myanmar military just to form other military states."

Myanmar Garrison Town Sees Exodus as Junta Faces Humiliating Loss of Its ‘West Point’ irrawaddy.com/news/burma/mya…

Great reporting about pig-butchering scams, complete with a gamified, immersive visual story! ‘I Scammed So I Could Live’: Inside the Story of South Asians Trafficked and Enslaved in #Asia’s Booming #Scam Compounds asiandispatch.net/post/88/post_6…