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Myanmar junta chief urges peace after troops suffer setbacks

Opposition fighter says there’s no trust in the military; Rohingya groups seek rights.

Escaping from scam center on Cambodia’s Bokor Mountain

Like other young people in Southeast Asia, Tu Anh Tu believed a recruiter’s job offer.

Myanmar rebels capture major military base in west, group says

The fall of the base will be a major blow for the junta days after it appointed a new defense minister.

Teenagers fight US militarization of Palau with UN complaint over rights violations

Several domestic lawsuits are also challenging unprecedented U.S. use of defense pact powers.

Along the Mekong, fishers and farmers battle a plastics catastrophe

With global treaties long delayed, Mekong residents are trying to prevent plastic waste from destroying their environment.

Teenagers fight US militarization of Palau with UN complaint over rights violations

Several domestic lawsuits are also challenging unprecedented U.S. use of defense pact powers.