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ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia Final week, the ultra-nationalist monk was granted the title of “Thiri Pyanchi,” an award recognizing “excellent work for the nice of the Union of Myanmar.” Portraits of the ultranationalist monk Wirathu on the Masoeyein Monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar on Could 30, 2015. Credit score: Sebastian Strangio Commercial …

ASEAN Beat | Society | Southeast Asia The leaky picket vessel is simply the newest to succeed in the shores of Aceh, as an increasing number of refugees undertake the damaging ocean crossings. Ethnic Rohingya individuals sit on a seashore after touchdown in Aceh Besar, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Credit score: AP Photograph/Irwandi …

ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia Legal professionals for Najib Razak have filed a petition with the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, claiming “rushed justice.” Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who’s at present serving a 12-year jail sentence for corruption. Credit score: Depositphotos Commercial Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak is …

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Commercial China is able to handle its maritime points with the Philippines “cordially,” China President Xi Jinping reportedly mentioned yesterday, after assembly with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Beijing. Citing Chinese language state media, Reuters reported today that Xi additionally instructed Marcos that China is prepared to renew negotiations …

ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia The electoral train, supposed to stabilize the political scenario, will as a substitute probably inflame the nation’s nationwide battle. Myanmar army officers march whereas army fighter planes fly over throughout a ceremony marking Myanmar’s seventy fifth anniversary of Independence Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. …

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