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Blinken Meets ASEAN: Turning Southeast Asia Against China By , August 02, 2023

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Ten Strategies to Stop a War in the Asia-Pacific By , May 05, 2023
The United States’ “Pivot to Asia” was the Barack Obama administration’s military, economic and political strategy to deploy more than half the US Navy to the Pacific.
The Philippines Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law Triggers Mass Poverty. A Calamity Worse Than Yolanda By , June 29, 2018
Rice had jacked up to additional P11.00 this time, while meat products had increased by P50.00 more. Vegetables at P60.00 last January is now at P80.00 to P100.00. Electricity is again up this June by P00.80 per kilowatt hour.
Who has Sovereignty in the South China Sea? By , July 09, 2016

In 1949, Communist troops led by Mao Zedong defeated the Nationalist forces led by Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek). The Guomindang (KMT) escaped across the Taiwan Strait to the island of Taiwan. The United States continued to recognize the KMT as …

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ICC One Step Closer to Probe of Philippines Murderous ‘War on Drugs’ By , June 29, 2021
International Criminal Court Closes in on Duterte By , June 25, 2021
Philippines President Threatens to Jail Citizens Who Refuse Vaccine By , June 24, 2021
The Jakarta Method: Mass Murder in the Service of Washington By , June 21, 2021
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ASEAN Trying to Resolve the Situation in Myanmar By , May 11, 2021
Indonesian Law Enforcers Call for Financial Approach to Fight Illegal Logging By , May 10, 2021
Exposing Myanmar’s US-Backed Opposition By , May 10, 2021
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Philippine National Police Raises Privacy Concerns on Use of Body Cameras By , May 04, 2021
Malaysia: Lynas’ Plan for Permanent Radioactive Waste Dump Rejected By , May 03, 2021
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Sleepwalking into Washington’s Next Regime Change Crisis: Myanmar By , April 27, 2021
Indonesia’s Bid to Control Deforestation Wildly Off-target, Experts Say By , April 26, 2021
Australian-Canadian Mining Company OceanaGold Misleads Public on Philippines Mine By , April 26, 2021
Why Collaboration in the ASEAN Region Is Vital to Tackle Plastic Waste in the Oceans By and , April 22, 2021
Malaysia Inches Back Toward ‘Elder Brother’ China By , April 19, 2021
Forecasting Biden’s Policy in Southeast Asia By , April 13, 2021
Frustration over Light Penalties for Coal Mine that Polluted Indonesian River By , April 07, 2021
Video: Myanmar: US-backed Opposition Is Armed By , April 06, 2021
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The U.S. Pivot to Asia: Cold War Lessons from Vietnam for Today By , March 29, 2021
Myanmar: Hidden Opposition Violence By , March 18, 2021
US Will Seek to Meddle in Thai Constitutional Referendum By , March 17, 2021
COVID-19 and Girls’ Education in East Asia and Pacific By , March 17, 2021
India Should Hold the Line on Myanmar By , March 16, 2021
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‘We Attack,’ Indonesia Declares in Joint Bid with Malaysia to Shield Palm Oil By , March 03, 2021
Indonesia to Arm Up with Rafale, F-15 Fighter Jets By , March 02, 2021
Video: Violent US-backed Hong Kong-Style Mobs in Thailand Continue By , March 02, 2021
‘The River Will Bleed Red’: Indigenous Filipinos Face Down Dam Projects By , March 02, 2021
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The Empty Promise of Western-Style “Equality” and “Democracy” By , February 25, 2021
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Calls for Accountability after Coal-slurry Spill in Indonesian River By and , February 22, 2021
Military Coup: The Myanmar-China Nexus By , February 15, 2021
Southeast Asian Wild Pigs Confront Deadly African Swine Fever Epidemic By , February 12, 2021
Dr Mahathir: Corruption Led to the Downfall of Pakatan Government By , February 12, 2021
China Building Indonesia into an EV Powerhouse By , February 09, 2021
India Needs Course Correction on Myanmar By , February 08, 2021
Legal Failings Leave Illegal Loggers Unpunished and Certified in Indonesia By , February 05, 2021
Myanmar Military Seizes Power By , February 02, 2021
US Pressure on China; The Thai Connection By , February 02, 2021
Timber Organization’s Backing ‘One Step’ Toward ‘Peace Park’ in Borneo By , January 29, 2021
No Safe Space for Philippines’ Indigenous Youth as Military Allowed on Campus By , January 25, 2021
Asia’s Deadliest COVID Country to Resist Vaccination By , January 21, 2021
‘Real-Life Mathematics’ Applied in Actual Experience (with Special Focus on Philippine Politics) By , January 19, 2021
Deforestation Spurred by Road Project Creeps Closer to Sumatra Wildlife Haven By , January 19, 2021
Philippines: ‘Drug War’ Killings Rise During Pandemic By , January 18, 2021
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Axed Railway Raises Malaysia-Singapore Trust Deficit By , January 11, 2021
Cambodia Demolishes US-built Naval Facility By , January 08, 2021
A Deadly and Disastrous 2020 for the Philippines By , January 07, 2021
US Government Role in Thailand’s “Student Protests” By , December 30, 2020
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Myanmar Government Eyes Town Status for Controversial China-Backed Project By , December 29, 2020
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Hints Hun Sen Starting to Look Away from China By , December 18, 2020
Myanmar’s Perennial Ceasefire Talks By , December 18, 2020
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