Matt Wheeler
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Born in Baltimore, based in Bangkok. Senior Analyst, South East Asia, International Crisis Group
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Tobias Harris
12 days ago
Just read this in a memcon from 1951 in FRUS about a conversation with one of Yoshida's advisors. Lol. "The 'no-war' provisions of the Constitution should and can without great difficulty be amended at an early date to permit rearmament."
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Xun-ling Au æčŋ įĩ ðī
20 days ago
This Thursday verdict is due on LÃĻse-majestÃĐ & computer crimes case against Eight activists, for speeches given at protest on Nov 29th 2020. Amongst them is someone I respect a lot, Pimsiri Petchnamrob. This case been ongoing since Dec 2020 ð
#FreeOurFriends
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Otter Office Art - āļŠāļāļ.āļāļēāļ CQ9 ðN42
about 1 month ago
Story of Naga who resist.
#NoWarThaiCambodia
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Financial Times
about 2 months ago
Trump criticises âstupidityâ of UKâs Chagos Islands deal
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Trump criticises âstupidityâ of UKâs Chagos Islands deal
US president says Keir Starmerâs plan to give away territory is âweaknessâ
https://ft.trib.al/4qwOKHB
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Comfort Ero
about 2 months ago
Gambia, which brought the case says, it's âabout real people, real stories and a real group of human beings â the Rohingya of Myanmar. They have been targeted for destruction. They are farmers, labourers, teachers, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandparents.â
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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âBig step forwardâ: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court
Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/myanmar-military-rohingya-genocide-case-un-court
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Noan Sereiboth
about 2 months ago
Chen Zhi had taken a low profile for years until Chinese state media showed video on Thursday of him being shackled and hooded and escorted by armed guards on the extradition flight from Cambodia.
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Explainer: Who is Chen Zhi, the young tycoon accused of running global cyber scams?
Chinese-Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi's arrest and extradition to China this week marked a stunning fall for a young tycoon accused of running a brutal online scam and money laundering operation.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/who-is-chen-zhi-young-tycoon-accused-running-global-cyber-scams-2026-01-08/
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Luke Hunt
about 2 months ago
My take for what it's worth on the extradition of Chen Zhi, founder of Prince Bank in Cambodia, by China.
#Cambodia
#China
#Trump
#Maduro
thediplomat.com/2026/01/camb...
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Cambodiaâs Prince Bank Founder Deported to China For Alleged Cyber Crimes
Chen Zhiâs extradition follows U.S. federal indictment and the capture of Venezuelaâs President Nicolas Maduro.
https://thediplomat.com/2026/01/cambodias-prince-bank-founder-deported-to-china-for-alleged-cyber-crimes/
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Steve Herman
2 months ago
Thailand has returned 18 Cambodian soldiers held for 155 days.
www.nationthailand.com/news/g...
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Cambodia: Thailand returns 18 soldiers under KL deal
Cambodia says Thailand returned 18 Cambodian soldiers held for 155 days under the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration, with ASEAN and ICRC observing the handover
https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40060591
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Noan Sereiboth
2 months ago
A renewed ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia over border clashes passed the 72-hour mark on Tuesday, an initial goal the countries set to secure a more lasting peace, but there was no word on the expected release of 18 Cambodian soldiers detained since July.
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Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire holds for 72 hours; no word on prisoner release
A renewed ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia over border clashes passed the 72-hour mark on Tuesday, an initial goal the countries set to secure a more lasting peace, but there was no word on the...
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/thailand-cambodia-ceasefire-holds-72-hours-no-word-prisoner-release-2025-12-30/
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NPR
2 months ago
In addition to ending fighting, the agreement calls for no further military movements by either side and no violations of either side's airspace for military purposes.
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Thailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
In addition to ending fighting, the agreement calls for no further military movements by either side and no violations of either side's airspace for military purposes.
https://n.pr/3MSlu33
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Noan Sereiboth
2 months ago
BREAKING:
#Cambodia
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#Thailand
reached an immediate ceasefire, effective at 12:00 noon today.
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Emmanuel Gamard
3 months ago
ðĻðĐ â Journalists: tomorrow we will publish our new report on the
#M23's
expansion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and ongoing violence despite recent peace deals signed between the DRC and Rwanda in Washington. DM me for an embargoed copy.
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John Schwartz
3 months ago
These terrible, terrible last few days. Another hero gone. Have you ever seen Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
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Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/obituaries/joe-ely-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Fighting on the Cambodia-Thailand Border | International Crisis Group
This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group expert Matthew Wheeler about renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia, the political climate in both countries and the prospects fo...
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific/thailand/fighting-cambodia-thailand-border&source=gmail-imap&ust=1766247204000000&usg=AOvVaw1jnU_D6XKr9bdFRFcm1OqC
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Crisis Group
3 months ago
NEW REPORT | Embracing Arms: Securing Japan in a âNew Era of Crisisâ Japan is building up its military. To promote its interests while keeping dangers of confrontation at bay, it should divide its energies between deterrence and diplomacy.
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Embracing Arms: Securing Japan in a âNew Era of Crisisâ | International Crisis Group
Japan is building up its military to meet the growing challenges it sees to national security and its vision of international order. To promote its interests while keeping dangers of confrontation at ...
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific/japan-united-states-china/351-embracing-arms-securing-japan-new-era-crisis?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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Ceasefire Collapses as Heavy Fighting Erupts along Cambodia-Thailand Border
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Ceasefire Collapses as Heavy Fighting Erupts along Cambodia-Thailand Border | International Crisis Group
Crisis Group expert Matthew Wheeler explains how Cambodia and Thailand returned to hostilities, and why prospects for de-escalation right now look bleak
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific/cambodia-thailand/ceasefire-collapses-heavy-fighting-erupts-along-cambodia-thailand-border
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āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāđāļ Prachatai.com
3 months ago
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āļāļĢ.āļāļīāļĄāļ° āļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļāļķāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĒāļēāļāļēāļĻāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļļāļĄāļāļąāļāđāļĢāļāļāļąāļāļāļāļ°āļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāđāļāļ·āđāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļŠāļļāļāļāļļāļāđāļŦāļĄāđāļāļāļāđāļāļĒ (PEDP) āļāļģāđāļāļĒ āļāļĨ.āļ.āļŠāļĄāļĻāļąāļāļāļīāđ āļĢāļļāđāļāļŠāļīāļāļē āđāļāļĒāļĄāļĩāļāļēāđāļāđāļ° āļŪāļąāļāļāļĩ āđāļĄāļŪāļąāļĄāļŦāļĄāļąāļ āļĢāļēāļāļīāļ āļāļīāļ āļāļēāļāļĩāļĢāđ āļāļđāđāļāļģāļāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļ°āļāļ§āļāļāđāļēāļĒāļĄāļēāđāļĨāđāļāļĩāļĒ āđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļļāļĄ āđāļĄāļ·āđāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāđ 8 āļāļąāļāļ§āļēāļāļĄÂ 2568) āļāļĩāđāļāļĢāļļāļāļāļąāļ§āļĨāļēāļĨāļąāļĄāđāļāļāļĢāđ āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāļĄāļēāđāļĨāđāļāļĩāļĒ āļāļĢ.āļāļīāļĄāļ°āļāļļāļĨāļĨāļē āđāļāļĐāļāļāļāļ°āļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļ āļēāļāļāļāļ BRN āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļŠāļģāļāļąāļāļāļāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļŦāđāļŠāļąāļĄāļ āļēāļĐāļāđāļāļāļ āļāļĢ.āļāļīāļĄāļ° āļāļĢāļąāđāļāļāļĩāđ āļāļ·āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļāļīāļāļēāļĒāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļāļāļģāļ§āđāļē End State āļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļāļāļāđāļāļāļāļĨāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļ āļēāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļģāļāļąāļāļāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļāđāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļ§āđāļē End State āđāļāđāļāļ§āļāļīāļāļāļāļ BRN āļĄāļĩ 7 āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļ āļŠāđāļ§āļāļāļąāđāļāđāļāļĒāļĄāļĩ 3 āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļāļāļāļīāļāļēāļĒāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļ āļāļąāļāļāļĩāđ āđāļāļ§āļāļīāļ End State āļāļāļ BRN āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāđāļĢāļāļāļ·āļ āļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļāļģāļāļēāļāļĢāđāļ§āļĄ (power sharing) āđāļāļĢāļđāļāđāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļāļāļĢāļāļāļāļāđāļāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļĄāļāļēāļāļēāļāļĩ āđāļāļ·āđāļāđāļŦāđāļāļ§āļāđāļāļēāļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāļāļāļāļĢāļāļāļāļāđāļāļāđāļāđ āļĢāļ§āļĄāđāļāļāļķāļāļāđāļēāļĒāļāļīāļāļīāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļī āļāđāļēāļĒāļāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢ āđāļĨāļ°āļāđāļēāļĒāļāļļāļĨāļēāļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļĻāļēāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļĩāļāļ°āļŦāđ (āļāļāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļāļīāļŠāļĨāļēāļĄ) āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļāļ āļĢāļđāļāđāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļāļāļĢāļāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļĄāļāļēāļāļēāļāļĩāļāļĩāđāļŠāļāļāļāļĨāđāļāļāļāļąāļāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āļāļīāđāļĻāļĐāļāļāļāđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļēāļāļī (watak bangsa) āđāļĨāļ°āļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāđāļāļąāļāļāļāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļĄāļāļēāļāļēāļāļĩāđāļāļ āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļēāļĄ āđāļŦāđāļĢāļąāļāļāļēāļĨāđāļāļĒāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļīāļāļāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļāļāļĢāļāļāļāļāđāļāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļĄāļāļēāļāļēāļāļĩ āļĢāļ§āļĄāđāļāļāļķāļāļāļģāļāļēāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ āļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļīāļāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļāđāļāļ (fiscal autonomy) āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļāļģāļāļēāļāđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļīāļāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļāđāļāļ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļģāļāļēāļāđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļīāļāļāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļĢāļ°āļāļąāļāļ āļđāļĄāļīāļ āļēāļāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāđ āļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļ āļēāļĐāļē āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļĩāđ āļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļĢāļ°āļāļāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļĄāļāļēāļāļēāļāļĩāļāļĩāđāļŠāļ°āļāđāļāļāļāļļāļāļāđāļēāļāđāļēāļ āđ āļāļĩāđāļŠāļāļāļāļĨāđāļāļāļāļąāļāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āļāļīāđāļĻāļĐāļāļāļāđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļēāļāļī (watak bangsa) āđāļāļĒāļāļēāļĻāļąāļĒāļāļđāđāļāļāļŠāđāļ§āļāđāļŦāļāđ (majority) āļāļāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļĄāļĄāļĨāļēāļĒāļđāļāļīāļŠāļĨāļēāļĄāļāļēāļāļēāļāļĩ āđāļĨāļ° āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāļŦāđāļē āđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļāļĩāļ§āļīāļāļāļāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļ āļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļĄ āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĄāļŦāļĨāļąāļāļŠāļīāļāļāļīāļĄāļāļļāļĐāļĒāļāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļļāļāļāđāļēāļŠāļēāļāļĨ āđāļāļ·āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļ§āđāļē āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļāļāļēāļāļēāļāļĩāļāļĢāļēāļĻāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļĨāļ·āļāļāļāļāļīāļāļąāļāļī āļāļēāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļāļļāļāļāļēāļĄāļāļļāļāļĢāļđāļāđāļāļ āļāļąāđāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĒāļ āļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļāļāļīāļāđāļ āđāļāļāļāļ°āđāļāļĩāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļ End State āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļąāļāļāļēāļĨāđāļāļĒāļĄāļĩ 3 āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļŦāļĨāļąāļ āđāļāđāđāļāđ āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāđāļĢāļ āļāļēāļĢāļĒāļļāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļļāļāđāļĢāļ āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļāļ āļāļēāļĢāļāļĨāļąāļāđāļāļŠāļđāđāļŠāļąāļāļāļĄ (reintegration) āļāļĒāđāļēāļāļĄāļĩāļĻāļąāļāļāļīāđāļĻāļĢāļĩ āđāļĨāļ° āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļēāļĄ āļāļēāļĢāļāļĒāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļąāļāļāļĒāđāļēāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāđāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļĄāđāļāļĩāđāļāļāļģāđāļāļŠāļđāđāļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļąāļāļĒāļąāđāļāļĒāļ·āļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļĨāļĄāļāļĨāļ·āļāđāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāļāļāļĨāđāļēāļ§ (āļāļąāļāļŦāļ§āļąāļāļāļēāļĒāđāļāļāļ āļēāļāđāļāđ) āļāļĢ.āļāļīāļĄāļ° āļĒāđāļģāđāļāļāļāļāļāđāļēāļĒāļāđāļ§āļĒāļ§āđāļē āļāļĩāđāļāļ·āļāļāđāļāđāļŠāļāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĒāļąāļāđāļĄāđāļĄāļĩāļāđāļāļāļāļĨāļāđāļ āđ āđāļāđāļāļģāđāļāļīāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļĢāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļĩāļĄāđāļāļāļāļīāļ āļāļĢāļļāļāļēāļāļīāļāļāļēāļĄāļāļāļāļāđāļāđāļāļ§āđāļē āļāļ§āļāđāļĢāļēāļāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļĨāļļāļāđāļāļāļāļĨāļāļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāđāļēāđāļāļāļąāļāļĄāļēāļāļāđāļāļĒāđāļāđāđāļŦāļ āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāđāļāļ * 'BRN-āđāļāļĒ' āļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļ āļēāļ āļĄāļļāđāļāđāļāđāļē End State āļĒāļļāļāļīāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļļāļāđāļĢāļ āļĒāļķāļāđāļāļ§āļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļđāļ āļāļāļ°āļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāđāļāļ·āđāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļŠāļļāļāļāļļāļāđāļŦāļĄāđāļāļāļāđāļāļĒ āļāļąāļ BRN āđāļāļĨāļĩāđāļĒāļāļāļ·āđāļ JCPP āđāļāđāļ PDPIF āļ āļēāļĒāđāļāđāđāļāļāļĢāļāļāđāļŦāļĄāđ āļāļĢ.āļāļīāļĄāļ° āļāļāļāļāļģāļāļēāļĄāļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļāđāļ§āļĒāļ§āđāļēāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļ JCPP āļāđāļ§āļĒāļ§āđāļēāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāđāļāđāļ JCPP (Joint Comprehensive Plan towards Peace āđāļāļāļāļāļīāļāļąāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāļĢāđāļ§āļĄāđāļāļ·āđāļāļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļŠāļļāļāđāļāļāļāļāļāđāļĢāļ§āļĄ) āļāļĩāđāļĄāļĩāļāļĒāļđāđāđāļĨāđāļ§ āđāļāļĒāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄāļŦāļąāļ§āļāđāļāļĒāđāļāļĒ (subtopic) āđāļāļāļĢāļāļāđāļŦāļĄāđāļāļĩāđ āļāļ·āļ āļāļ§āļāđāļĢāļēāđāļāļīāđāļĄāļāļĢāļ°āđāļ āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļāļēāļāļāļēāļāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāđāļāđāļ āļāļĢāļ°āđāļ āļāļāļēāļāđāļŦāļĨāđāļēāļāļĩāđāļāļ°āļāļđāļāļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļāļēāļĄāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļģāđāļāđāļāļāļāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļĄāđāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđ āđāļāđāļ āđāļĄāļ·āđāļāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļķāļāļĐāļēāļŦāļēāļĢāļ·āļāļŠāļēāļāļēāļĢāļāļ° (public consultation) āđāļāļ·āđāļāđāļŠāļ§āļāļŦāļēāđāļāļ§āļāļēāļāđāļāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ âāđāļāļĒāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļāđāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđāļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāļĒāļ·āđāļāļāļģāļāļēāļĄāļāđāļāļāļāļ°āļāļąāļ§āđāļāļāļāļāļāļāļĩāļāļēāļĢāđāđāļāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļąāļāļāļēāļĨāđāļāļĒ (āđāļāđāļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļķāļāļĐāļēāļŦāļēāļĢāļ·āļāļāļąāļāļŠāļēāļāļēāļĢāļāļ°) āđāļāļ·āđāļāļĢāļąāļāļāļąāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļŦāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļīāļāļāđāļāļŠāļ·āđāļāļŠāļēāļĢāđāļāļĒāļāļĢāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļ§āļāđāļēāļāđāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļĄāđāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāđāļāđāļāļāļīāļāđāļāļīāļāļāļāļāļāļ§āļāđāļĢāļēâ āļāļĢ.āļāļīāļĄāļ° āļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļ§āđāļē āļāļąāļāļāļąāđāļ āļāļēāļĄāļāļĩāđāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāđāļāļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ āļĄāļĩāļāļ·āđāļāđāļŦāļĄāđāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāđāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļāļ·āļ Peace Dialog Process Implementation Framework āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļāļĢāļāļāļāļāļīāļāļąāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļ§āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļ āļēāļ āļāļąāđāļāļāļĩāđ āļāļ·āđāļ JCPP āļāļđāļāļāļāđāļāļāļāđāļ§āļĒ PDPIF āđāļĨāļ°āđāļāļāļĢāļāļāđāļŦāļĄāđ āļĒāļąāļāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄāđāļāļ§āļāļīāļāđāļŦāļĄāđāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļīāļāļāļ§āļāļĄāļēāļ āļāļ·āļ āđāļāļ§āļāļīāļ end state āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāđāļāļ āļēāļĐāļēāđāļĢāļēāļāđāļāļ·āļ āļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāđāļāļāļąāđāļāļŠāļļāļāļāđāļēāļĒāļāļĒāđāļēāļāļŠāļāļāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļąāļāļāļī āļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļąāļāļĒāļļāļāļāļĻāļēāļŠāļāļĢāđāđāļŦāļĄāđ BRN āđāļāļīāļāļŦāļāđāļēāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļ āļēāļ āđāļāļ§āļāļīāļ End State āļāļāļ BRN āļāļēāļāđāļĄāđāđāļāđāļāđāļāđāļŠāļāļāļāđāļāļāđāļēāļĒāđāļāļĒāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļ§āđāļāđāļēāļāļąāđāļ āđāļāđāđāļāđāļāļŠāđāļ§āļāļŦāļāļķāđāļāļāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļĒāļēāļĒāļēāļĄāđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļąāļāļĒāļļāļāļāļĻāļēāļŠāļāļĢāđāđāļŦāļĄāđāļāļāļ BRN āļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢ âāļāļāļīāļ§āļąāļāļīāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļāļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļŠāļāļāļĢāļēāļĄāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļâ (Perang Rakyat Semasta) āļāļķāđāļāļāļ°āđāļāļīāļāļāļķāđāļāđāļāđāļāđāļāđāļāđāļĄāļ·āđāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļāļāļđāļāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļĄāđāļŦāļāļāļĒāđāļēāļāļĢāļļāļāđāļĢāļāļāļĒāđāļēāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļīāļāļāļķāđāļāđāļāļāđāļēāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻ āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļāļķāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļĄāđāļŦāļāļāļēāļāļĢāļąāļāļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļāđāļēāļĒāļāļ·āđāļāļāđāđāļāđ āđāļāđāđāļĄāđāļ§āđāļēāļāļēāļĢāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļĄāđāļŦāļāļāļ°āļĄāļēāļāļēāļāļāđāļēāļĒāđāļŦāļ āļāļđāđāļāļĩāđāļĢāļąāļāļāļ°āļāļēāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāđāļāļ·āļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļ āđāļŦāļĨāđāļāļāđāļēāļ§āđāļāļīāļāļĨāļķāļāļĢāļ°āļāļļāļ§āđāļē āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļĒāļļāļāļāļĻāļēāļŠāļāļĢāđāđāļŦāļĄāđāļāđāļāļ·āļ āļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļāļąāļāļŦāļēāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļąāļāđāļĒāđāļāļāļąāļāļĢāļąāļāđāļāļĒāļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļāļ§āļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ 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āļāļēāļāļāļąāđāļāļāļķāļāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ·āđāļāļŠāļēāļĢāļŠāđāļāļŠāļąāļāļāļēāļāđāļŦāđāļāđāļēāļĒāđāļāļĒāļāļĢāļēāļāļāđāļēāļāļāļđāđāļāļģāļāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļ°āļāļ§āļ āļāļĢāđāļāļĄāļāļąāļāđāļāđāļĒāļ·āļāļĒāļąāļāļāļķāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļąāļāļĒāļļāļāļāļĻāļēāļŠāļāļĢāđāđāļŦāļĄāđāđāļŦāđāļāļąāļāļāļđāļāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāđāļāļĒāļļāđāļĢāļāļāđāļ§āļĒ (āļāļēāļāđāļāđāļāđāļĒāļāļĢāļĄāļāļĩ āđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļŠāđāļāļāļđāđāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļēāļāļĢāđāļ§āļĄāļŠāļąāļāđāļāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļāļāđāļ§āļĒ) āļāļĩāđāļāļķāļāđāļŦāļāļļāļāļĨāļāļĩāđāļāļģāđāļŦāđāļāđāļēāļĒāđāļāļĒāļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĄāļąāđāļāđāļāđāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļīāļāļŦāļāđāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļāļ§āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļāđāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļĄāļ·āđāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāđ 8 āļāļąāļāļ§āļēāļāļĄāļāļĩāđāļāđāļēāļāļĄāļē āļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļĢāļāđāļāļēāļĄ āđāļĄāđāļĢāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļģāļāļāļāļāđāļēāļĒāļāļļāļĄāļāļāļāļāļģāļĨāļąāļāļāļāļ BRN āđāļŦāđāļāļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļĨāđāļ§ āđāļāđāļāđāļāļēāļāļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļąāļāļ§āļĨāđāļāļĢāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļāļāļāļģāļĨāļąāļāļĢāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđ āļĢāļ§āļĄāļāļķāļāļĄāļ§āļĨāļāļāļāļēāļāļŠāđāļ§āļāļāļĩāđāļāļēāļāļāļ°āļĒāļąāļāđāļĄāđāđāļŦāđāļāļāđāļ§āļĒāļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļĒāļąāļāļāļāļĒāļķāļāļāļīāļāđāļāđāļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļāļŠāļđāđāđāļāļ·āđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļēāļāļēāļāļĩāļāļĒāļđāđāļāđāļāđāļ āļĢāļ§āļĄāļāļķāļāļāđāļēāļāļĩāļāđāļēāļĒāđāļāļĒāļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļāļąāļāļ§āļīāļāļēāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĒāļāļēāļāļŠāđāļ§āļāļāļĩāđāļĒāļąāļāļāļēāļāļĢāļ°āđāļ§āļāļŠāļāļŠāļąāļĒāļāđāļāļāļĢāļ°āļāļ§āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒ āļāļĩāļāļāļąāđāļāļĒāļąāļāđāļĄāđāđāļŦāđāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļĄāļĨāļ°āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļ§āļāļēāļāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļ End State āļāļāļāļāđāļēāļĒāđāļāļĒāļāļĒāđāļēāļāļāļąāļāđāļāļ  * āļāđāļēāļ§ * āļāļēāļĢāđāļĄāļ·āļāļ * BRN * āļāļđāļāļāļļāļĒāļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļŠāļļāļ * āļŠāļąāļāļāļīāļ āļēāļ * āļĄāļđāļŪāļģāļŦāļĄāļąāļ āļāļ·āļāļĢāļēāđāļĄ * āļāļīāļĄāļ°āļāļļāļĨāļĨāļē * āļāļēāļĒāđāļāļāđāļāđ
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There's a freshwater pollution crisis unfolding across the Mekong region as mines pumps toxic chemicals into key river systems - our latest for
@mongabay.com
looks how gold mines along tributaries of the Sekong River in Laos are impacting fish populations, potentially posing a transboundary threat.
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New mapping reveals hidden mining boom in Laos that threatens the Mekong
BANGKOK â A new satellite analysis from U.S. think tank the Stimson Center has identified 517 suspected mines along rivers in Laos, including major tributaries of the Mekong, Southeast Asiaâs longest ...
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/new-mapping-reveals-hidden-mining-boom-in-laos-that-threatens-the-mekong/
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Thailand said it used F-16 fighter jets to bomb Cambodian military targets on Monday to retaliate against cross-border firing that killed at least one Thai soldier, in a sharp escalation of a dispute between the two nations that President Trump claimed to have ended.
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Thailand Launches Airstrikes on Cambodia in New Wave of Violence
Each side accused the other of firing first. The fighting came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute.
https://nyti.ms/4pVhBZp
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62% of Germans say that Germany can no longer rely on the US nuclear umbrella for its security. Source
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The biggest change is on the approach to allies, and Europe in particular. âThe US will deepen collaboration with our European allies and partners to confront forces threatening to undermine our common values, security interests, and shared vision.â
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US NSS 2017 vs US NSS 2025 (Trump I vs Trump II) on climate change (with Alt text)
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Chinese military fighter jets twice locked their fire radar on SDF aircraft over international waters southeast of Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, according to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, as ties between the neighbors continue to plunge to fresh lows.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12...
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Chinese fighters target SDF jets with radar lock-on, Defense Ministry says
The incident, which saw the Chinese side twice lock its fire radar onto SDF aircraft, comes as ties between the neighbors continue to plunge to fresh lows.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/japan/china-japan-radar-lock-on/
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Who is Keiichi Ichikawa, Takaichiâs new national security adviser? Ichikawa is known as the mastermind behind the âFree and Open Indo-Pacificâ initiative (FOIP), the centerpiece of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abeâs strategy for security and diplomacy.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...
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Who is Keiichi Ichikawa, Takaichiâs new national security adviser?
Ichikawa is expected to play a leading role in the prime ministerâs ambitious endeavors on the diplomatic and security front.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/politics/national-security-adviser-change/
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Landmine blast puts fragile Thai-Cambodian peace deal at risk
Thailand will suspend the terms of US President Donald Trump-backed Kuala Lumpur peace accords. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/landmine-blast-puts-fragile-thai-cambodian-peace-deal-at-risk?s=09
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An almost unbelievable story from Jakarta overnight where a student is alleged to have planted a bomb at a school after suffering bullying. Many young students hospitalised. A lot of conflicting reports still, but great coverage from CNA/wires
www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/jakarta...
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Explosion at mosque in Jakarta injures 55 people, teen suspect identified
The suspected perpetrator is about 17 years old and currently undergoing surgery, said deputy house speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/jakarta-explosion-mosque-school-complex-injured-5453006
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Feeling confident? Think again â youâre probably wrong.
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
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Feeling confident? Think again â youâre probably wrong.
A study finds that overconfidence by many national security experts âwas so extreme that it essentially canceled out the knowledge that these individuals possessed.â
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/28/world/decision-maker-be-careful-of-loudest-voices/
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Brian Finucane
4 months ago
NEW from
@crisisgroup.org
: Using military force to attempt regime change in Caracas would be folly.
www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...
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Beware the Slide Toward Regime Change in Venezuela | International Crisis Group
The Trump administration is dispatching military assets to the Caribbean and sinking boats it claims ferry drugs. While it appears the deployment is part of a plan to depose Venezuelan President NicÃģl...
https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/venezuela/beware-slide-toward-regime-change-venezuela
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Tobias Harris
4 months ago
Maybe young Japanese just really are right wing. Takaichi's support among respondents 18-39 in Yomiuri's new poll is 80% (!). Ishiba's was 15% last month.
www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/yor...
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éŦåļå éĢã§ãčĨåđīåąĪããŪæŊææĨåĒãïžïžï―ïžïžæģãŊįģį īå éĢãŪïžïžïž ããïžïžïž ãŦâĶčŠåĢēäļčŦčŠŋæŧ
ãčŠåĢēæ°čããčŠåĢēæ°čįĪūãïžïžï―ïžïžæĨãŦčĄãĢãį·æĨå Ļå―äļčŦčŠŋæŧã§ãéŦåļå éĢãŪæŊæįãįģį īå éĢãĻæŊčžãããĻãčĨåđīåąĪãŪæŊæãåΧåđ ãŦäļæããĶããããĻãåããĢãã éŦåļå éĢããæŊæããããĻåįããäššãŪåēåãåđīäŧĢåĨãŦãŋããĻãïžïžï―ïžïžæģãïžïž
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/yoron-chosa/20251023-OYT1T50020/
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Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)
4 months ago
The Karen Human Rights Group is looking for an Advocacy Research Fellow for a six-month period (with possibility of extension). We expect the candidate to start working on 2nd January 2026. This position is based in Thailand. See the full Job Description:
shorturl.at/qr4UL
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Jesse Johnson
5 months ago
Sanae Takaichi makes history as Japanâs first female prime minister
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...
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Sanae Takaichi makes history as Japanâs first female prime minister
Takaichi avoided a runoff by rolling to victory in a first round of voting in the Lower House, garnering a majority 237 votes.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/japan/politics/sanae-takaichi-elected-japan-prime-minister/
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Luke Hunt
5 months ago
My latest story from Cambodia's frontline:
www.ucanews.com/news/a-peace...
#Cambodia
#Thailand
#Asean
#War
#Conflict
#POWs
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A peace deal in sight is cold comfort on Cambodiaâs frontlines- UCA News
Our correspondent recently toured Cambodiaâs frontlines and displacement camps near the Thai border
https://www.ucanews.com/news/a-peace-deal-in-sight-is-cold-comfort-on-cambodias-frontlines/110671
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Crisis Group
5 months ago
ð 30 years ago,
@crisisgroup.org
was born from the international communityâs failure to prevent war in Bosnia. Last weekend, we returned to Sarajevo - where it all began - for our board meeting, joined by every past president. Hereâs to the next 30 years of peacebuilding.
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Dan Sneider
5 months ago
asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...
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Japan's Komeito withdraws from ruling coalition with Takaichi's LDP
Quarter-century of formal partnership comes to end over political funding scandal
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-leadership-race/japan-s-komeito-withdraws-from-ruling-coalition-with-takaichi-s-ldp
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Erin Cook
5 months ago
From Rappler liveblog, sorry!
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
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LIVE UPDATES: Magnitude 7.4 Davao Oriental earthquake
Bookmark this page for the latest news in the aftermath of the earthquake
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/davao-oriental-earthquake-updates-news-information-areas-affected-damage-aftershocks-october-2025/
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Brian Finucane
5 months ago
As I wrote in April, the Trump administration is repurposing the âwar on terrorâ framing against a new set of supposed enemiesâboth foreign and domestic. DHS Secretary lumping together Antifa, MS-13, & TdA with ISIS.
www.crisisgroup.org/united-state...
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Paul Nadeau
5 months ago
The emeritus dean of Japan politics studies in the U.S. has thoughts about Takaichi:
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Gerald Curtis: Takaichi victory hastens LDP's collapse; 'not if, when'
Veteran Japan watcher worried about what comes after the 'most boring election'
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-leadership-race/gerald-curtis-takaichi-victory-hastens-ldp-s-collapse-not-if-when
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Institute of Current World Affairs
5 months ago
The contents of the nearly 100-year-old envelope opened earlier this month contained first Czechoslovak president Tomas Masaryk's thoughts on his approaching death and final messages to his country, Robert Coalson reports for Compass:
compass.icwa.org/p/first-czec...
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First Czechoslovak presidentâs message unsealed after 90 years
As fascism was engulfing Central Europe, Tomas Masaryk urged his country to defend his work establishing independence.
https://compass.icwa.org/p/first-czechoslovak-presidents-message
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Xun-ling Au æčŋ įĩ ðī
5 months ago
Thai Lawyers for human rights have kicked off their "Class of 2020" interview series in which they talk to young people from the 2020 protest movement about their reflections. This one is with a student from Bad Student, who now lives in Vancouver.
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Class of 2020 EP.1 āļāļĩāļ§āļīāļāļŦāļĨāļąāļāļĄāđāļāļāļāļāļ 3 āđāļĒāļēāļ§āļāļāļĢāļļāđāļ 2563
https://tlhr2014.com/archives/78589
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Randall Stephens
6 months ago
âCriticism is practically treason.â Bill Mauldin, 1969.
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Crisis Group
6 months ago
Next week, New York will become the stage for the UN General Assembly. But what is it, and what is likely to happen? Our expert,
@mayaungar.bsky.social
, explains
#UNGA2025
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Institute of Current World Affairs
6 months ago
As ICWA marks its centenary this year, weâre looking back at the writing & lives of our fellows over the past 100 years. In this 1922 dispatch on Compass, our first fellow John O. Crane tours the countryside with Tomas Masaryk, Czechoslovakia's first president:
compass.icwa.org/p/icwa100-cz...
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ICWA@100: Czechoslovakiaâs first president tours the countryside
An excerpt from a 1922 report by John O. Crane, first fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs.
https://compass.icwa.org/p/icwa100-czechoslovakias-first-president
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Edward Aspinall
6 months ago
My take on the recent protests in Indonesia
www.newmandala.org/mass-protest...
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Mass protest and the two worlds of Indonesian politics - New Mandala
A subculture of opposition survives beyond Jokowi
https://www.newmandala.org/mass-protest-and-the-two-worlds-of-indonesian-politics/
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Sanho Tree
8 months ago
âGovernments around the world copying Spainâs wealth tax on the super-rich could raise more than $2tn (ÂĢ1.5tn), according to campaigners calling for the money to help finance the climate transition.â
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tyrell haberkorn
8 months ago
I wrote about the judiciary, its violence and political imprisonment in Thailand for
@us.theconversation.com
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Thailandâs judiciary is flexing its muscles, but away from PMâs plight, dozens of activists are at the mercy of capricious courts
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended from office. Meanwhile, leading activists languish behind bars on âlÃĻse majestÃĐâ offenses.
https://theconversation.com/thailands-judiciary-is-flexing-its-muscles-but-away-from-pms-plight-dozens-of-activists-are-at-the-mercy-of-capricious-courts-260408
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Comfort Ero
8 months ago
Tensions soar between Thailand and Cambodia as nationalist fervour and a political fracas fuels a longstanding border dispute. Really great explainer âŽïļ from
@mzwheeler.bsky.social
who unpacks how the bitter feud is endangering the Thai governmentâs future.
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-e...
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Border Dispute with Cambodia Sparks Political Disarray in Thailand | International Crisis Group
Tensions have soared between the two South East Asian nations as nationalist fervour and a political fracas fuel a longstanding border dispute. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Matt Wheeler assesses h...
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/thailand-cambodia/border-dispute-cambodia-sparks-political-disarray-thailand?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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The Kyiv Independent
8 months ago
âĄïļ Russia seeks to involve Laos in war against Ukraine, military intelligence claims. Moscow is reportedly organizing the deployment of a combined unit of military engineers from the Lao People's Armed Forces to Russia's Kursk Oblast, allegedly to help with demining operations.
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Russia seeks to involve Laos in war against Ukraine, military intelligence claims
Moscow is organizing the deployment of a combined unit of military engineers from the Lao People's Armed Forces to Russia's Kursk Oblast, allegedly to help with demining operations, Ukraine's military...
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-seeks-to-involve-laos-in-war-against-ukraine-military-intelligence-claims-06-2025/
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Noan Sereiboth
8 months ago
Phnom Penh has established a special committee to crack down on online scams, following an order from Prime Minister Hun Manet.
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Phnom Penh Sets Up Anti-Scam Task Force Amid Rising Online Scams | CamboJA News
Phnom Penh has established a special committee to crack down on online scams, following an order from Prime Minister Hun Manet. | Read more at CamboJA News
https://cambojanews.com/phnom-penh-sets-up-anti-scam-task-force-amid-rising-online-scams/
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David M. Perry
11 months ago
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
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