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UN refugee agency confirms involvement in junta boat transport

UN refugee agency confirms involvement in junta boat transport

UNHCR says it provided “logistical support” for Myanmar officials to visit Bangladesh refugee camps.

Bangladesh inaugurates base to house 2 submarines

Bangladesh inaugurates base to house 2 submarines

The facility, named for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was reportedly constructed by China.

Thai parliament’s dissolution starts countdown to May general election

Thai parliament’s dissolution starts countdown to May general election

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha is trailing Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra, in the latest poll.

Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s former leader, to undertake unprecedented visit to China

Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s former leader, to undertake unprecedented visit to China

No former or sitting Taiwanese president has ever visited the People’s Republic of China.

Sunken Philippine oil tanker located by Japanese remote underwater vehicle

The leaking MT Princess Empress has contaminated beaches and marine life.

Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s former leader, to undertake unprecedented visit to China

Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s former leader, to undertake unprecedented visit to China

No former or sitting Taiwanese president has ever visited the People’s Republic of China.

Protesters pull police razor-wire barricades during a protest in Jakarta against a new Job Creation Law approved by Indonesia’s parliament, Oct. 13, 2020. Thousands of people marched in the Indonesian capital demanding that the government revoke the law that they said would cripple labor rights.

Indonesian lawmakers ratify govt regulation on jobs

2023-03-21

The presidential regulation, which parliament adopted, replaces a 2020 jobs law but both are controversial.

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion stand guard during a raid on suspected drug dealers in Dhaka, May 26, 2018.

Bangladesh extrajudicial killings fell dramatically in 2022, US report finds

2023-03-20

In December 2021, Washington imposed sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion over human rights violations.

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