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Myanmar

Myanmar’s Civil War Reshaped in Past Year with Coordinated Offensive by Powerful Resistance Groups

Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory
Philippines

Tropical Storm Battering Philippines Leaves At Least 24 People Dead

Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars

Rights Groups Urge Thailand to Release Vietnamese Activist

A group of nearly three dozen rights groups called on Thailand's prime minister Friday to release a Vietnamese activist who has been ordered extradited home to face imprisonment on terrorism charges

13 Pregnant Filipino Women Arrested in Cambodia for Surrogacy

Thirteen pregnant Philippine women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia after being recruited online may face prison terms after they give birth
South China Sea

China Defiant on South China Sea, Blames Foreign Meddling at ASEAN

Southeast Asian leaders stepped up pressure on China to respect international law following clashes in the disputed South China Sea, but Chinese Premier Li Qiang was defiant during annual summit talks
leaders

ASEAN Leaders Meet in Laos in a Summit to Tackle Crisis in Myanmar and...

Southeast Asian leaders gathered in the capital of Laos on Wednesday for an annual regional forum that will focus on tackling the prolonged civil war in Myanmar
Vietnamese activist

Thai court Orders Extradition of Vietnam Activist Who Rights Groups Say Will Be At...

A Thai court on Monday ordered the extradition of a 32-year-old Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, despite fears among rights groups he could be at risk if sent home.
Canal

Cambodia’s New Canal: Trade Boost or Mekong Threat that Feeds Millions

The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions in the six countries it traverses on its way from its headwaters to the sea, sustaining the world’s largest inland fishery and abundant rice paddies on Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
Typhoon Yagi

Casualties in Myanmar Push Southeast Asia’s Death Toll From Typhoon Yagi Past 500

Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing,

Thais Could Face the Death Penalty after Drug Arrests on Bali

Indonesian authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested six people on drug charges on the tourist island of Bali since July.

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