Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire accused in multi-billion dollar bank fraud bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Myanmar's army massacred Rohingyas. Now it wants their help bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

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“Even a fraction of the high-level attention Myanmar got during the Obama years would demonstrate to its rightly frustrated people that American interest is genuine, long-term, & not a fleeting diplomatic vanity project.” theatlantic.com/international/…

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The Myanmar military junta has suffered a serious defeat with the loss of Myawaddy, the main trade route into Thailand. KNU forces + allies captured around 600 troops and a lot of equipment Friday; the last battalion in Myawaddy is still negotiating surrender terms with the KNU.

Important piece on the impacts of escalating armed conflict between the military junta and Arakan Army on ethnic Mro in western #Myanmar

Interviews my teammates & I have conducted since 2020 found similar impacts on other double minorities as well (1/4)
frontiermyanmar.net/en/caught-in-t…

What is scary, Chiangrai Province is that the air is now officially #Hazardous & yet I drove through the village & not a single mask or deviated activity, no action from authorities at all, not even a warning. Is this part of PM’s cycling stunt? #NorthThailand #AirPollution #Crisis

Important observations here from a man with long experience of working in Myanmar. Charles Petrie was a rare UN official willing to be interviewed when I reported from Myanmar in 2006, and later expelled for criticizing repression after the 2007 uprising. dw.com/en/myanmar-no-…

UN investigators hv made the rare decision to make public two major reports on Myanmar, one on the military's use of Facebook to spread hateful narratives abt Rohingya, the other on SGBV crimes committed by troops against Rohingya iimm.un.org/wp-content/upl… & iimm.un.org/wp-content/upl…

Vietnam: President Vo Van Thuong resigns after a year in office bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

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Thailand is at best a part-democracy precisely because unelected, unaccountable institutions - like the appointed Election Commission but there are several others - are given the power to reverse any election outcome which those institutions and their backers don’t like.

Join our panel of Mekong experts this Weds (March 14) to explore the current state of the mighty river and hear how countries are breaking the rules as competition over resources increases & infrastructure development continues to be a lucrative business. fccthai.com/events/359

Join our discussion on Southeast Asia's toxic air this Weds (March 13) with Move Forward's Decharut Sukkumnoed, co-founder of Thailand Can Weenarin Lulitanonda, academic Danny Marks and Ingo Puhl, an expert on carbon mitigation. See further details below. fccthai.com/events/358

On International Women’s Day let’s not forget those women prisoners of conscience who remain behind bars. I hope they will be freed soon and return to their families.

The Thai government is indefinitely detaining #Uyghur refugees in inhuman conditions for decades. They have done nothing wrong and must be released immediately bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio… Elaine Pearson Phil Robertson Sunai Human Rights Watch

Young #Rohingyas reportedly being taken for forced conscription & trained by #Myanmar #militarycoup regime in #Rakhine . Once again, this group of people are being used. The military announced compulsory conscription last month irrawaddy.com/news/burma/mya… #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

There are stories which leave an indelible mark on the journalists who cover them. MH370 is one of them. The dignity and determination of the families has been an inspiration, their hope that the mystery will eventually be solved is unbroken. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

A whole town destroyed by Myanmar’s junta forces in a war of fire. This new research by Myanmar Witness shows how blazes were set across Kawlin in Sagaing. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

The largest fraud trial in #Vietnam begins on 5 March. I look at what the $12.3 billion Truong My Lan / Van Thinh Phat says about Vietnam’s business environment and economic growth. scmp.com/week-asia/opin…