Nur Bekri, the highest ranking ethnic Uyghur in the Chinese government but seen as highly unpopular among his people, has been placed under investigation for “serious violations” of the ruling party’s laws, state media reported…
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Vietnamese president and former security chief Tran Dai Quang died Friday after what state media described as a serious illness. Quang, aged 61 at his death and regarded as a political hard-liner, had served for…
On behalf of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, issued a statement on Friday, expressing the UN chief’s sadness over the passing of Viet Nam President Tran Dai Quang. Source: UN News…
Politicians in Myanmar on Friday rejected international pressure to hold the country’s powerful military accountable for a brutal crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority group. The government of Aung San Sui Kyi has faced…
Even though Afghans today have better prospects for a semblance of peace than at any time in the past few years, immediate risks facing the country can seriously jeopardize progress and derail aspirations for a…
Following public protests, Indian police have arrested Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal on suspicion of repeatedly raping a nun. The cleric described the charges as a conspiracy against the church. Source: Deutsche Welle – Asia …
South Korean civil society organizations called for the government and the main partner in a joint venture to take responsibility for the deadly breach of an auxiliary dam at the South Korean-backed Xe Pian Xe…
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By Rachel Slattery Southeast Asia Insights: Experts Weigh In is a new online forum at Brookings, dedicated to scholarly analysis of policy trends in Southeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific region. This forum will feature…