Myanmar

Forget Macau’s junket launderers, dirty Chinese cash has a new home: Southeast Asia’s casino scam hubs

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“The former gambling junkets in Macau have been decimated. In their place, illicit gambling syndicates are resorting to using poorly regulated online gambling activities in Vietnam, and clearing systems in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries. The Philippines is huge for illicit online gambling.” In recent years, Southeast Asia’s casino industry has experienced exponential growth, … Read more

Opinion | Southeast Asia’s heatwaves threaten food security. How can nations adapt?

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A grim record-breaking milestone was reached in 2023, as it was identified as the hottest year in recorded history. Regrettably, the trend continues into 2024, as evidenced by the alarming data for March: global temperatures have surged to unprecedented levels, surpassing those of previous decades by 0.73 degrees Celsius, and notably exceeding the pre-industrial benchmark … Read more

Myanmar’s figurehead vice-president, rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down

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Myanmar’s Vice-President Henry Van Thio, who served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021, is stepping down for unspecified health reasons, state media said Monday. State television MRTV announced on Monday night that 65-year-old Van Thio had … Read more

India lambasted for deporting Rohingya refugees to Myanmar in violation of international law

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“The ethnic cleansing of Rohingya started in 2012 but at that time, not much of it was reported. So my family and I took asylum in India,” he said. The Rohingya community in India lives in a precarious situation, often encountering suspicion and harassment from police and residents. In 2021, the Indian government detained 270 … Read more

As Myanmar’s civil war halts key India-funded transport project, will China take advantage?

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When the KMMT project was launched in 2008, it was scheduled to be completed in 2014 but was beset by multiple issues even before the military junta deposed the country’s elected government in 2021. Still, progress continued on the project and many segments of it have been completed. In November, Indian officials claimed it could … Read more

India slammed for ‘irresponsible’ move to deport refugees back to chaos-ravaged Myanmar

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As it clings on, the military is fighting back with air strikes – including in the border area with India – and has activated a conscription law to boost its thinning ranks, driving thousands of mainly young people to seek sanctuary outside the country. ‘Parasites’: spike in Rohingya arrivals tests Aceh’s sympathy for their plight … Read more

Fears of mass migration from Myanmar as military plans to draft thousands | Conflict News

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Ko Naing* is just the sort of young man Myanmar’s military is looking for. Hoping to make up for recruitment shortfalls and battlefield losses against armed groups fighting to reverse its 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military last month announced plans to enforce a years-old conscription law. Starting in April, the military says, all men aged 18 … Read more

Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader with nuclear materials trafficking

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The DOJ alleges that a high-ranking member of the Yakuza, Takeshi Ebisawa, was the central figure in a plot to funnel American weapons to ethnic militias in Myanmar in exchange for heroin and meth. Ebisawa is charged with narcotics importation, money laundering and conspiracy to acquire surface to air missiles. NBC News Federal prosecutors in … Read more

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals | Military News

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Myanmar’s anti-coup forces say they are moving closer to victory over the generals who seized power in a coup three years ago, energised by the successes of a major offensive that began at the end of October. Speaking from an undisclosed location inside Myanmar at an online forum, NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La said … Read more

India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events

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Home Education India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events The aim of this science festival is to celebrate the achievements of India in the frontier areas of science and technology. The central theme of IISF 2023 is “Science and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal”. IISF 2023: The India … Read more