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John Carter Senior Editor, Political Economy 8 May 2021 Hello there,  The world’s attention is on India this month as it struggles with a catastrophic second wave of Covid-19 infections. 

Lockdowns should be as narrow as possible: VIETNAMESE PM Update: May, 07/2021 – 18:17   An empty street in the northern province of Thái Bình on the first day applying social distancing

Mullahs aren’t even observing a shred of fiction about power-sharing 14 hr ago 2 By: Salman Rafi Sheikh With the Afghan war coming to an end, US President Joe Biden’s

Ending the United States’ 20-year war in Afghanistan April 14, 2021 11:55 AM CDT  BY KARL ENGELS   All they’ve known is war: Generations have grown up in Afghanistan knowing nothing but war

Anujath Sindhu Vinaylal (India), My mother and the mothers in the neighborhood, 2017.   Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Indian farmers and agricultural workers

Expensive jab likely not ready before the third quarter John Berthelsen 20 hr ago 2 The Singapore government, which last year was among Asia’s leaders in its efforts to combat

Indonesian Billionaire Tax Evader Tanoto May Duck Charges Again Hidden purchases discovered of landmark German buildings Our Correspondent Feb 19 Indonesian palm oil tycoon Sukanto Tanoto—whose pulp and paper and

The military says this is an emergency, not a coup; the citizens don’t agree Cyril Pereira 6 hr ago The Lady – Aung San Suu Kyi – is back to

Indo-Pacific to be Britain’s new post-EU focus Foreign Secretary Raab sent to Delhi to deliver positive messages Dec 17 1       By: John Elliott It’s hardly a career

Depressing Déjà vu for Malaysia’s Narcotics Nightmare 40-plus years of tough drug programs have had almost no effect other than filling prisons Dec 4 5 1     By: Murray

Singapore’s Litigious PM Lee at it Again Premier goes after opposition politician, editor in libel suits as rights activist ordered to court John Berthelsen 5 hr ago 1    

The less-rich exploit the even less-rich Our Correspondent Nov 26 4 3     Slavery, debt slavery, and bonded labor have long been a curse of much of Southeast Asia,

Myanmar Goes to Already Discredited National Polls Rights organizations charge widespread intimidation, suppression   Nov 8       By: Nava Thakuria Myanmar has gone for its second successive multi-party

  Already battling devastating floods, the country was hit by one of its biggest storms in decades.     Military personnel on Thursday moved a woman who had been rescued

Vietnam’s Arrest of a ‘Modern Legend’ Longtime dissident tracked down in advance of party congress Our Correspondent Oct 9 2 1     To the many Vietnamese who don’t subscribe

BREXIT HISTORY MADE: UK strikes £15.2bn trade deal with Japan sending message to EU BRITAIN has signed its first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan today after a tumultuous few days

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    Dear Friend You might have seen Kirin Ichiban lager on sale in bars, pubs and supermarkets. Kirin lager is made by a Japanese company, which operates all over

  Japan, India, Australia join the crowd in seeking to capitalize on trade war   Sep 6       By: Neeta Lal Signs are starting to appear that the

  ‘Herd immunity’ may be the only answer after all Philip Bowring 6 hr 2 1     Forget the daily league tables of Covid-19 incidence, the announcements of new

  As Hanoi’s ties with Washington reach new heights, Vietnamese Agent Orange victims await compensation   Aug 12       By: Michael Hart

Using Covid as a Crackdown Excuse Governments across Asia find it easier to arrest critics than to fight the virus John Berthelsen   5 hr       Across Asia

  So far, Johnson’s offer is symbolic but not much more Aug 6 3       By: Joyce Chen While British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged last month that

Millions in danger as Covid-19 sweeps through India’s slums More than half of people who live in slums could have already contracted Covid-19 (Pic: Nishantd85/Wikipedia) A new report reveals that

Singapore Starting to Outshine Hong Kong as Financial Hub Business uncertainty grows over security law Our Correspondent 4 hr         Hong Kong’s international business community, jittery because

   GIs Call Viet Killings ‘Point-Blank Murder’ Story by Seymour Hersh Nov. 20, 1969 By Seymour M. Hersh Global Research, July 13, 2020 cleveland.com 20 November 2009 Region: Asia, USA Theme: History, Intelligence, Law and Justice, Media Disinformation

  Workers say they aren’t going back to cities where they were suddenly cut loose because of the virus Jul 10         As India gradually opens its

  Business owners complain of intimidation over halal certification 15 hr 4     By: Murray Hunter Halal Certification officers in Singapore’s Islamic Religious Council routinely pressure restaurant owners into

  Urgent Action to help refugees and IDPs in Burma Refugees and IDPs are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19 but face government restrictions on aid and not enough aid

  The fear, the tears, the pride, and the debt Jun 27 3     By: Steve Jackson A friend elsewhere in Asia has an elderly parent in the UK.

Ho Chi Minh City Seeks to Make Up for 20 Wasted Years   Jun 9       By: David Brown Purges, anti-Chinese pogroms, a new name and miscarried attempts

  Currency outflows to a region that is no longer a safe haven Philip Bowring Apr 13       Collectively, the countries of East and Southeast Asia have mainly

Disciplinary measures imposed on HCM City’s former leaders Update: March, 20/2020 – 20:50   Lê Thanh Hải was relieved from his position of Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee in the

  Asia Sentinel roundup seeks to sort out the chaff Asia Sentinel 9 hr       As the Covid-19 virus makes its ominous way across Asia, countries are in

The Dirty List names international companies doing business with the military in Burma. The list also includes international companies involved in projects where there are human rights violations or environmental

  British forces in Afghanistan committed countless abuses against the local population Veterans of Britain’s recent costly military campaigns in Afghanistan are killing themselves in record numbers. According to the

Visa policies for foreigners undergo major changes Update: March, 02/2020 – 08:04     by Vũ Thu Hà HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s immigration laws will undergo a radical shake-up this summer

ASEAN meeting grapples with trade war, territorial disputes Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during the ASEAN Summit plenary session in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Bangladesh -Sixteen people could face the death penalty in Bangladesh over the murder of an 19-year-old woman who was burned to death in April. The country’s Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) said the

    The Peacock Generation group performing in Yangon this year.   We recently emailed you with good news about the release of some political prisoners we have been campaigning