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Georg Matthes

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DW’s Asia Pacific Bureau Chief | Previously EU Correspondent for Germany's global news broadcaster in Brussels.

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Director General Peter Limbourg opened the new DW Asia Pacific Bureau in #Jakarta today. Bureau Chief Georg Matthes and his team report from #Indonesia and the whole region DW Indonesia. Read the press release: p.dw.com/p/4Jks0

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#Myanmar: Almost 2 years since the military takeover, hostilities & inflation continue to create humanitarian needs. More than 1.5 million people remain forcibly displaced across the country due to insecurity & violence. Humanitarian updates: bit.ly/3WSd5fV

#Myanmar: Almost 2 years since the military takeover, hostilities & inflation continue to create humanitarian needs. 

More than 1.5 million people remain forcibly displaced across the country due to insecurity & violence. 

Humanitarian updates: bit.ly/3WSd5fV
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"The Rohingya crisis can’t be resolved if Myanmar doesn’t take action," says Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during her annual press statement. Hundreds of Rohingya have reached Aceh in the past few months.

"The Rohingya crisis can’t be resolved if Myanmar doesn’t take action," says Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during her annual press statement. Hundreds of Rohingya have reached Aceh in the past few months.
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Breaking the shackles ⛓️⛓️⛓️ “The issue of #Myanmar will not be allowed to hostage the process of developing the ASEAN community,” said Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during her annual press statement. Indonesia is the Chair of ASEAN in 2023.

Breaking the shackles ⛓️⛓️⛓️

“The issue of #Myanmar will not be allowed to hostage the process of developing the ASEAN community,” said Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during her annual press statement. Indonesia is the Chair of ASEAN in 2023.
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Counting of votes has started in the #ThaiElection2023 that will determine whether the pro military conservative camp remains in power for another four years.

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The sunset gives a clear hint who has edged ahead in the #ThaiElection The only question: Is this red or orange? Pheu Thai or Move Forward?

The sunset gives a clear hint who has edged ahead in the #ThaiElection 
The only question: Is this red or orange? Pheu Thai or Move Forward?
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Waiting for the German chancellor in Seoul. Scholz is the first German leader to visit the country for bilateral talks since Helmut Kohl in 1993.

Waiting for the German chancellor in Seoul. Scholz is the first German leader to visit the country for bilateral talks since Helmut Kohl in 1993.
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A rare glimpse of North Korea. German chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting the Demilitarised Zone dividing North and South Korea.

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More than two months after elections, Thailand is still without a prime minister. The winning party’s leader is now suspended as an MP and blocked from leading the next government. Georg Matthes, DW's Asia Pacific Bureau chief, explains from Bangkok what’s happening.

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After Sunday's general election, Cambodia is set to undergo a once-in-a-generation leadership transition in which the long-ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) is expected to seal a clean sweep of parliamentary seats. Georg Matthes, DW’s Asia Pacific Bureau chief, reports.

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This may be Cambodia’s next prime minister, casting his vote. Current Prime Minister Hun Sen has hinted that his eldest son Hun Manet might replace him in 4-5 weeks.

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Cambodia's PM Hun Sen parliamentary election win was guaranteed after effectively suppressing the opposition. He's expected to proceed with the transfer of power to his son, Hun Manet. For DW, Georg Matthes, explains the outcome of the Cambodian elections.

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Get in line. Late swing for the Yes camp but Australia is very likely to say No in today’s #Referendum on Australia’s indigenous population.

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Key moment on his 12-day trip: #Pope Francis received a kiss from Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar at Istiqlal Mosque. The Pope signed a declaration at Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, highlighting humanitarian and environmental issues.