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Asian allies boost Myanmar’s pariah military0
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- May 17, 2019
Asian allies boost Myanmar’s pariah military While Western nations sanction Myanmar for Rohingya crisis rights abuses, Asian states are taking a more pragmatic approach By Nyshka Chandran 17 May 2019 Three years after Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) was elected to power, temporarily ending the nation’s decades-long pariah status under military
READ MOREIndia’s Iranian oil problem gets a US twist0
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- May 16, 2019
The Iranian foreign minister visited New Delhi even as India is all set to elect a new government By Vivek Katju 16 May 2019 It is extraordinary for a foreign leader to visit a country in the midst of a severely contested parliamentary election. Yet, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was in Delhi on May
READ MORESaudis flag pipeline interruption, tanker damage0
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- May 14, 2019
Saudi Arabia oil May 14, 2019 On Monday, reporters off the UAE coast examine the Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah, one of the four tankers damaged in alleged “sabotage attacks” in the Persian Gulf the previous day. Photo: AFP / Emirati National Media Council Saudis flag pipeline interruption, tanker damage A flurry of concerning reports from
READ MOREMystery surrounds kidnapped Panchen Lama0
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- May 8, 2019
May 8, 2019 The six-year-old 11th Panchen Lama disappeared on May 17, 1995, three days after recognition by the Dalai Lama By Richard S Ehrlich 8 May 2019 It is nearly 24 years since the Chinese government kidnapped the Panchen Lama – and groups around the world are calling for Beijing to reveal what has
READ MOREIndia: Debate rages about BJP candidate on terrorism charge0
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- April 30, 2019
Asia Times 30 April 2019 The daughter of slain Indian Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare pays her respects at her father’s funeral in Mumbai on November 29, 2008, after his death in the Mumbai attacks. Photo: AFP/Pal Pillai The nomination of Pragya Singh Thakur, accused of carrying out a bombing, has stirred up controversy BySaikat
READ MOREArakan Army chief cries out in Myanmar0
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- April 30, 2019
Asia Times 30 April 2019 Rebel leader tells Asia Times in an interview that his insurgency has mass support and that the international community has his fight all wrong By Christian Bouche-Villeneuve, Pangsang Myanmar’s upstart Arakan Army (AA) has intensified its insurgent operations in recent months, opening a new front of instability in the nation’s
READ MOREIndian elections: Gandhi has changed, but Modi is ahead0
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- April 20, 2019
Modi has made mistakes on the economic front, but his key rival Rahul Gandhi has been unable to capitalize on them By Saikat Datta 20 April 2019 In one of the youngest countries in the world, jobs should be a major issue in every election. But in 2019, as incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes
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BJP perverting Hinduism for electoral victory0
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- March 21, 2019
By Bhim BhurtelMarch 21, 2019 The Hindutva policy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has been debauching the Hindu religion to attract votes from the Hindu population as the world’s largest functioning democracy is set to hold a general election for the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) in seven phases from April
READ MOREMyanmar military’s massacre denial complex0
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- March 21, 2019
By Phelim KineMarch 21, 2019 “Trust us.” That’s the implicit message in the Myanmar military’s announcement this week of the creation of an “investigation court” to probe the state-backed mass violence targeted at the country’s Muslim Rohingya population in August 2017. The announcement on the website of the Office of the Commander in Chief of Defense
READ MOREEvery street in Lhasa is watched: Chinese media0
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- March 15, 2019
A CCTV camera in a street in Lhasa. Photo: Weibo 11 years after historic riots, the Tibetan capital is awash with CCTV cameras ByAsia Times staff 15 March 2019 Chinese media say virtually every street in Lhasa, capital of the southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region populated by devout worshipers of Tibetan Buddhism, is under constant CCTV surveillance.
READ MOREIndian government meddling with data: Experts0
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- March 15, 2019
A group of 108 academicians has accused the government of trying to influence statistical data on economic growth and jobs ByAsia Times staff 15 March 2019 Recent moves by the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tweak the yardsticks used to arrive at statistical data related to gross domestic product and withhold unpleasant
READ MOREBangladesh gets a $20 billion Saudi windfall0
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- March 12, 2019
The two country’s relationship takes a new turn with major Saudi investments in various sectors By Faisal Mahmud 12 March 2019 Saudi Arabia signed a slew of agreements with Bangladesh on March 7 worth up to US$20 billion in investments. The Saudi investment will cover different development projects in Bangladesh connected with energy, industries and
READ MOREHuge crowds mark 60 years since Tibet uprising0
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- March 11, 2019
Dalai Lama’s supporters chanted and prayed in Dharamsala, where 83-year-old established government-in-exile ByAsia Times staff 11 March 2019 Massive crowds assembled at the Dalai Lama’s temple in India Sunday to mark the 60th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that forced the spiritual leader into exile. Supporters of the Dalai Lama chanted
READ MOREIndia’s BJP fakes fight on ‘fake news’0
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- March 6, 2019
India’s BJP fakes fight on ‘fake news’ By Shivam VijMarch 6, 2019 Facebook’s global vice president for public policy, Joel Kaplan, will on Wednesday appear before the Indian parliament’s committee on information technology to discuss “safeguarding citizens’ rights on social/online news media platforms”. On February 25, the same subject was under discussion when the Parliamentary
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