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3 weeks agoThe Guardian view on Myanmar's forgotten war: the military cosplay democracy but people demand the real thing | Editorial
China's support for Myanmar's junta highlights the ongoing struggle for democracy amid military control and widespread violence against civilians.
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1 month agoVietnam holds general election, 93% candidates from ruling Communist Party
Vietnam's National Assembly elections feature 93% Communist Party candidates with limited independent representation, serving primarily to ratify party decisions in a one-party state.
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1 month agoDuterte's drug war faces judgement at the ICC
The ICC hearing against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity during the drug war represents the first significant accountability mechanism for thousands of killings denied justice domestically.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoToday in History: February 25, Dictator flees the Philippines after 20 years of rule
On Feb. 25, 1986, President Ferdinand Marcos fled the Philippines after 20 years of rule in the wake of a tainted election; opposition leader Corazon Aquino the first woman to lead the country assumed the presidency.
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1 month agoMyanmar parliament dominated by pro-military party convenes after 5 years
Myanmar's new parliament convened after elections dominated by the pro-military USDP, with major opposition parties barred from participation and military maintaining significant institutional control.
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1 month agoPhilippines orders energy cuts in response to Middle East war
The Philippines and Southeast Asian countries implement energy conservation measures including reduced air conditioning, flexible work arrangements, and decreased travel to combat rising fuel costs amid Middle East crisis.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month agoWhy is Indonesia sending thousands of troops into Gaza?
Just a few days before the president of Indonesia was supposed to go to Washington for the first meeting of the so-called "Board of Peace," a council created and chaired by US President Donald Trump, the spokesperson for the Indonesian military made a controversial announcement. Army spokesperson Donny Pramono said Indonesia was ready to deploy as many as 1,000 soldiers to Gaza by April, and could increase that to 8,000 by the end of June this year.
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2 months agoChina helps save Filipino sailors near South China Sea shoal
The Chinese Coast Guard launched a rescue effort to save Filipino sailors near the disputed Scarborough Shoal after their cargo ship capsized with 21 people on board. China and the Philippines were searching for survivors in the South China Sea on Friday after a vessel carrying 21 Filipinos on board capsized near the disputed Scarborough Shoal. "Two nearby Chinese Coast Guard vessels immediately went to help with rescue upon receiving orders," Chinese military said in an online post.
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2 months agoThe Guardian view on China's military purge: the risks grow in an age of strongmen | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer is only one of the middle power leaders trekking to Beijing to renew relations. No one has forgotten China's increasing international forcefulness, its handling of the pandemic and its closer relations with Russia as war engulfed Ukraine. But the wildness of Donald Trump's first year back in power is spurring Canada, France and others to hedge their bets. This, not whisky tariff cuts, is what the British prime minister sought.
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