ASEAN who’s who: Regional, global leaders converge in Manila for year-end summit
The Philippines wraps up chairmanship of ASEAN with a days-long summit that will see world leaders converge in Manila
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[OPINION] Expanding armies, shrinking peace: Militarization in Southeast Asia
These examples of military-led approaches in the region may each temporarily contain dissent, but likely also exacerbate human suffering while failing to reduce either armed or non-armed opposition
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Wanted: UN secretary-general as ‘mediator-in-chief’
The race for the world’s foremost diplomat shines a spotlight on the crises the global organization faces
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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing criticizes ASEAN, sets out government agenda
At the turn of this year, the military engineered a widely criticized election won by an army-backed party that allowed Min Aung Hlaing to transition into a civilian role
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Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross
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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing in Thailand on legitimacy quest as Bangkok backs engagement
While Thailand’s engagement effort could strengthen its influence within ASEAN as a bridge to Myanmar, some analysts say it needs to avoid appearing to legitimize Min Aung Hlaing when there is no progress on ASEAN’s peace plan
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Here are the 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees
A career diplomat, a social entrepreneur, and a human rights defender are the 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees
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Four men arrested in Kamphaeng Phet while taking Chinese woman to Myanmar
KAMPHAENG PHET, Thailand – Police have arrested four Thai men after a Chinese woman abducted from a hotel in Bangkok escaped from a car while being taken to Mae Sot district in Tak province on the Myanmar border, fleeing with her hands still bound with cable ties as they passed through Kamphaeng Phet province. Chinese […]
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Myanmar Mortar Fire Injures Four in Thai Border Village
TAK – Intense fighting between Myanmar military forces and anti-junta resistance groups spilled across the border into Thailand overnight and into Monday, injuring four people and damaging several homes in Tak province. Multiple heavy weapons rounds, including 60-millimeter mortar shells, struck Mae Kon Kaen village in Thailand’s Mae Sot district, less than one kilometer from […]
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Police Raid in Kamphaeng Phet Uncovers Overstaying Africans
A police raid in Kamphaeng Phet province on December 11 led to the detention of 15 African nationals found overstaying their visas, following an alert from an African embassy about a group allegedly confined in a local house. Authorities located the individuals—including four Namibians and one Zimbabwean—unharmed at a property in Thepnakhon subdistrict. Thirteen Africans […]
