Lia Sciortino
@liasciortino.bsky.social
global citizen landed in Southeast Asia from Europe - former Asia regional director Rockefeller Foundation & IDRC, senior adviser Ausaid (DFAT) and program officer Ford Foundation, now founding director @seajunction.bsky.social (www.rosaliasciortino.com)
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ต่างเชื้อชาติ ต่างสัญชาติ ต่างเพศ ต่างศาสนา ต่างวัฒนธรรม
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แต่สิ่งที่เหมือนกันคือ ทุกคนต่างเป็นผู้ขับเคลื่อนเศรษฐกิจจากระดับฐานรากสู่ระดับมหภาคได้ และนั่นหมายความว่าทุกคนมีคุณค่าเท่าเทียมกัน
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"ไม่เอาเหยียดเชื้อชาติ"
#migrantsmakethailand #thailand #cambodia #myanmar
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แต่สิ่งที่เหมือนกันคือ ทุกคนต่างเป็นผู้ขับเคลื่อนเศรษฐกิจจากระดับฐานรากสู่ระดับมหภาคได้ และนั่นหมายความว่าทุกคนมีคุณค่าเท่าเทียมกัน
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"ไม่เอาเหยียดเชื้อชาติ"
#migrantsmakethailand #thailand #cambodia #myanmar
December 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
ต่างเชื้อชาติ ต่างสัญชาติ ต่างเพศ ต่างศาสนา ต่างวัฒนธรรม
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แต่สิ่งที่เหมือนกันคือ ทุกคนต่างเป็นผู้ขับเคลื่อนเศรษฐกิจจากระดับฐานรากสู่ระดับมหภาคได้ และนั่นหมายความว่าทุกคนมีคุณค่าเท่าเทียมกัน
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"ไม่เอาเหยียดเชื้อชาติ"
#migrantsmakethailand #thailand #cambodia #myanmar
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แต่สิ่งที่เหมือนกันคือ ทุกคนต่างเป็นผู้ขับเคลื่อนเศรษฐกิจจากระดับฐานรากสู่ระดับมหภาคได้ และนั่นหมายความว่าทุกคนมีคุณค่าเท่าเทียมกัน
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"ไม่เอาเหยียดเชื้อชาติ"
#migrantsmakethailand #thailand #cambodia #myanmar
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Coming up!!! on this weekend @seajunction.bsky.social #BACC
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Coming up!!! on this weekend @seajunction.bsky.social #BACC
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December 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Cambodia has shut its border crossings with Thailand, as fighting continues between the two forces on Saturday despite US President Donald Trump earlier saying they had agreed to a ceasefire. The crossings will be closed until further notice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cambodia shuts border crossings with Thailand as fighting continues
It comes despite US President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to a ceasefire deal.
www.bbc.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Cambodia has shut its border crossings with Thailand, as fighting continues between the two forces on Saturday despite US President Donald Trump earlier saying they had agreed to a ceasefire. The crossings will be closed until further notice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Pro-democracy and civil society organizations from Myanmar criticized the National Unity Government (NUG) for closing the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children Affairs, following its cabinet reshuffle on Dec. 8 english.dvb.no/national-uni...
#whatshappeninginmyamar
#MilitaryCoupInMyanmar
#government
#whatshappeninginmyamar
#MilitaryCoupInMyanmar
#government
National Unity Government criticized for closing Ministry of Women, Youth and Children Affairs - DVB
Pro-democracy and civil society organizations from Myanmar criticized the National Unity Government (NUG), a group representing elected lawmakers ousted during the military coup on Feb. 1, 2o21, for c...
english.dvb.no
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Pro-democracy and civil society organizations from Myanmar criticized the National Unity Government (NUG) for closing the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children Affairs, following its cabinet reshuffle on Dec. 8 english.dvb.no/national-uni...
#whatshappeninginmyamar
#MilitaryCoupInMyanmar
#government
#whatshappeninginmyamar
#MilitaryCoupInMyanmar
#government
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New churches in Maja, near Jakarta, show path to religious tolerance. But the Indonesian government should amend or revoke regulations that discriminate religious minorities www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
December 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
New churches in Maja, near Jakarta, show path to religious tolerance. But the Indonesian government should amend or revoke regulations that discriminate religious minorities www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
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Daily raids continue to target refugees, many of whom are detained or deported. These deportations are conducted in cooperation with the Myanmar Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, writes James Bawi Thang Bik english.dvb.no/refugees-in-...
#malaysia
#refugees
#Myanmar
#malaysia
#refugees
#Myanmar
Refugees in Malaysia face uncertain future with new registration program - DVB
Guest contributor James Bawi Thang Bik Malaysia continues to host a significant number of refugees and asylum seekers, with the majority coming from Myanmar. According to the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHC...
english.dvb.no
December 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Daily raids continue to target refugees, many of whom are detained or deported. These deportations are conducted in cooperation with the Myanmar Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, writes James Bawi Thang Bik english.dvb.no/refugees-in-...
#malaysia
#refugees
#Myanmar
#malaysia
#refugees
#Myanmar
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📚✨ Southeast Asia Mini Book & Craft Fair ✨📚
Join us for a special two-day market featuring unique CRAFTS, BOOKS, and POSTCARDS
Mark your calendar! 🗓️ 20-21 December 2025 ⏰ 10 AM - 7 PM
#ChristmasMarket #SoutheastAsia #Handicrafts #MiniBookandCraftFair #SEAJunction
Join us for a special two-day market featuring unique CRAFTS, BOOKS, and POSTCARDS
Mark your calendar! 🗓️ 20-21 December 2025 ⏰ 10 AM - 7 PM
#ChristmasMarket #SoutheastAsia #Handicrafts #MiniBookandCraftFair #SEAJunction
December 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
📚✨ Southeast Asia Mini Book & Craft Fair ✨📚
Join us for a special two-day market featuring unique CRAFTS, BOOKS, and POSTCARDS
Mark your calendar! 🗓️ 20-21 December 2025 ⏰ 10 AM - 7 PM
#ChristmasMarket #SoutheastAsia #Handicrafts #MiniBookandCraftFair #SEAJunction
Join us for a special two-day market featuring unique CRAFTS, BOOKS, and POSTCARDS
Mark your calendar! 🗓️ 20-21 December 2025 ⏰ 10 AM - 7 PM
#ChristmasMarket #SoutheastAsia #Handicrafts #MiniBookandCraftFair #SEAJunction
Next weekend at the mini bookfair at @seajunction.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Next weekend at the mini bookfair at @seajunction.bsky.social
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Thailand House Dissolution: experts weigh in on election challenges prachataienglish.com/node/11709
House Dissolution: experts weigh in on election challenges
Following Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s dissolution of the House of Representatives, several prominent public figures and academics have shared their perspectives on the challenges ahead as Tha...
prachataienglish.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Thailand House Dissolution: experts weigh in on election challenges prachataienglish.com/node/11709
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An airstrike by Myanmar ’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by the Arakan Army, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a rescue worker and independent media reports Thursday.
Read more english.dvb.no/an-airstrike...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Rakhine
#Airstrikes
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#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Rakhine
#Airstrikes
An airstrike on a hospital in a rebel-controlled area of Myanmar kills 34 and injures 80 - DVB
An airstrike by Myanmar ’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel armed force, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a rescue worker and independent media...
english.dvb.no
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
An airstrike by Myanmar ’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by the Arakan Army, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a rescue worker and independent media reports Thursday.
Read more english.dvb.no/an-airstrike...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Rakhine
#Airstrikes
Read more english.dvb.no/an-airstrike...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Rakhine
#Airstrikes
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Satellite analysis found 517 suspected riverbank mines in Laos, many likely illegal, clustered along Mekong tributaries.
Officials say most aren’t in official records and are tied to Chinese or Vietnamese supply chains. Researchers warn of rising pollution risks and urge stronger coordination.
Officials say most aren’t in official records and are tied to Chinese or Vietnamese supply chains. Researchers warn of rising pollution risks and urge stronger coordination.
New mapping reveals hidden mining boom in Laos that threatens the Mekong
BANGKOK — A new satellite analysis from U.S. think tank the Stimson Center has identified 517 suspected mines along rivers in Laos, including major tributaries of the Mekong, Southeast Asia’s longest…
news.mongabay.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Satellite analysis found 517 suspected riverbank mines in Laos, many likely illegal, clustered along Mekong tributaries.
Officials say most aren’t in official records and are tied to Chinese or Vietnamese supply chains. Researchers warn of rising pollution risks and urge stronger coordination.
Officials say most aren’t in official records and are tied to Chinese or Vietnamese supply chains. Researchers warn of rising pollution risks and urge stronger coordination.
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Events & highlights related to Myanmar & Thailand dominate this weekend events thread (with only a Christmas market in Taipei at @newbloommag.net being the exception) however catching up on what allies in both are doing & facing is worth checking out imo.
Weekend's events🧵 is here #MilkTeaAlliance
Lot of grim news this week but a silent strike in Myanmar against the sham election and a March in Thailand that demanded a new constitution, these show the determination of people to fight for a better future!
(more coverage later in 🧵)
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Lot of grim news this week but a silent strike in Myanmar against the sham election and a March in Thailand that demanded a new constitution, these show the determination of people to fight for a better future!
(more coverage later in 🧵)
1/
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Events & highlights related to Myanmar & Thailand dominate this weekend events thread (with only a Christmas market in Taipei at @newbloommag.net being the exception) however catching up on what allies in both are doing & facing is worth checking out imo.
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Residents, volunteers and reporters describe scenes of chaos and loss after Myanmar military jets bombed a hospital in Rakhine State, killing at least 34 people and injuring more than 70
Read more:
myanmar-now.org/en/news/utte...
Read more:
myanmar-now.org/en/news/utte...
December 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Residents, volunteers and reporters describe scenes of chaos and loss after Myanmar military jets bombed a hospital in Rakhine State, killing at least 34 people and injuring more than 70
Read more:
myanmar-now.org/en/news/utte...
Read more:
myanmar-now.org/en/news/utte...
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's request to dissolve parliament has been granted. An election will be held within 45-60 days.
A look at what brought us here and where we stand:
www.coffeeparliament.com/p/anutin-ret...
A look at what brought us here and where we stand:
www.coffeeparliament.com/p/anutin-ret...
Anutin "Returns Power to the People"
A new election will be held in early 2026
www.coffeeparliament.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's request to dissolve parliament has been granted. An election will be held within 45-60 days.
A look at what brought us here and where we stand:
www.coffeeparliament.com/p/anutin-ret...
A look at what brought us here and where we stand:
www.coffeeparliament.com/p/anutin-ret...
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รู้หรือไม่? ปัจจุบันเศรษฐกิจในหลายภาคส่วนของประเทศไทย มีแรงงานข้ามชาติอยู่เบื้องหลัง แต่สิทธิแรงงานขั้นพื้นฐานในบางประการของแรงงานข้ามชาติยังเป็นเรื่องที่ต้องเรียกร้องเพื่อให้ได้ความเท่าเทียม
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มนุษยธรรมไร้พรหมแดน เคารพแรงงานข้ามชาติ
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#migrantsmakethailand #thailand #cambodia #myanmar
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มนุษยธรรมไร้พรหมแดน เคารพแรงงานข้ามชาติ
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#migrantsmakethailand #thailand #cambodia #myanmar
December 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
รู้หรือไม่? ปัจจุบันเศรษฐกิจในหลายภาคส่วนของประเทศไทย มีแรงงานข้ามชาติอยู่เบื้องหลัง แต่สิทธิแรงงานขั้นพื้นฐานในบางประการของแรงงานข้ามชาติยังเป็นเรื่องที่ต้องเรียกร้องเพื่อให้ได้ความเท่าเทียม
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มนุษยธรรมไร้พรหมแดน เคารพแรงงานข้ามชาติ
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#migrantsmakethailand #thailand #cambodia #myanmar
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มนุษยธรรมไร้พรหมแดน เคารพแรงงานข้ามชาติ
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#migrantsmakethailand #thailand #cambodia #myanmar
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Thai politics continues to be "Exciting"😖
Joint Parliament session narrowly rejected a bill that would have allowed amendments to be passed by majority (not requiring at least 30% of senators approval) Peoples party threatening a no-confidence vote & separately PM requesting parliament be dissolved
Joint Parliament session narrowly rejected a bill that would have allowed amendments to be passed by majority (not requiring at least 30% of senators approval) Peoples party threatening a no-confidence vote & separately PM requesting parliament be dissolved
People’s Party prepares no-confidence motion after House chaos over Senate voting power
Chaos erupted in the Thai parliament on Thursday night (11 December) after a joint sitting of MPs and senators voted to reject a proposal that future constitutional amendments be approved by a simple ...
prachataienglish.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thai politics continues to be "Exciting"😖
Joint Parliament session narrowly rejected a bill that would have allowed amendments to be passed by majority (not requiring at least 30% of senators approval) Peoples party threatening a no-confidence vote & separately PM requesting parliament be dissolved
Joint Parliament session narrowly rejected a bill that would have allowed amendments to be passed by majority (not requiring at least 30% of senators approval) Peoples party threatening a no-confidence vote & separately PM requesting parliament be dissolved
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New event!
📆17th Dec
🕐13:00 Thailand time
GreenPeace Thailand hold screening of "SLAPP: When the Right to Protect the Environment Becomes a Target" followed by a discussion "Voices of Environmental Rights Defenders" in Chiang Mai
Details:
www.instagram.com/p/DSHBxH7Dxr9/
📆17th Dec
🕐13:00 Thailand time
GreenPeace Thailand hold screening of "SLAPP: When the Right to Protect the Environment Becomes a Target" followed by a discussion "Voices of Environmental Rights Defenders" in Chiang Mai
Details:
www.instagram.com/p/DSHBxH7Dxr9/
December 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
New event!
📆17th Dec
🕐13:00 Thailand time
GreenPeace Thailand hold screening of "SLAPP: When the Right to Protect the Environment Becomes a Target" followed by a discussion "Voices of Environmental Rights Defenders" in Chiang Mai
Details:
www.instagram.com/p/DSHBxH7Dxr9/
📆17th Dec
🕐13:00 Thailand time
GreenPeace Thailand hold screening of "SLAPP: When the Right to Protect the Environment Becomes a Target" followed by a discussion "Voices of Environmental Rights Defenders" in Chiang Mai
Details:
www.instagram.com/p/DSHBxH7Dxr9/
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President Prabowo swore in businesswoman-cum-politician Irene as Indonesia’s first deputy ambassador to China. It raises serious questions about the importance of competence and meritocracy in Indonesia’s diplomatic service indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/prabowos-pic...
Prabowo’s pick of Indonesian deputy envoy for China leaves questions
With the absence of explanations from the Indonesian government regarding her credibility, Irene’s track record seems distant indeed from the profile of the sort of person who should be at the frontie...
indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au
December 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
President Prabowo swore in businesswoman-cum-politician Irene as Indonesia’s first deputy ambassador to China. It raises serious questions about the importance of competence and meritocracy in Indonesia’s diplomatic service indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/prabowos-pic...
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Myanmar’s regime is hunting down those who oppose its upcoming election by using a law criminalising any criticism of the poll, detaining and handing long jail sentences to a wide array of people, from film stars to ordinary citizens.
‘An election held under fear’: Junta persecutes critics of its poll
Myanmar’s regime is hunting down those who oppose its upcoming election by using a law criminalising any criticism of the poll, detaining and handing long jail sentences to a wide array of people, fro...
www.frontiermyanmar.net
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Myanmar’s regime is hunting down those who oppose its upcoming election by using a law criminalising any criticism of the poll, detaining and handing long jail sentences to a wide array of people, from film stars to ordinary citizens.
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At least 30 people were killed, including patients, after an airstrike by the country’s military regime hit a major hospital in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, according to a rebel group, an aid worker and a witness said on Thursday english.dvb.no/at-least-30-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
At least 30 killed in Myanmar after regime airstrike hits hospital, witnesses report - DVB
At least 30 people were killed, including patients, after an airstrike by the Myanmar Air Force hit a major hospital in Myanmar’s western Arakan (Rakhine) State, according to a rebel group, an aid wor...
english.dvb.no
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
At least 30 people were killed, including patients, after an airstrike by the country’s military regime hit a major hospital in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, according to a rebel group, an aid worker and a witness said on Thursday english.dvb.no/at-least-30-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Yesterday the Junta in Myanmar bombed Mrauk-U Hospital in Rakhine state, killing 33 & injuring close to 100 people.
And they want people to think their sham election is a path to peace? Nah they need to be removed from power entirely & held to account for their crimes
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
And they want people to think their sham election is a path to peace? Nah they need to be removed from power entirely & held to account for their crimes
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
APHR Condemns Myanmar Military for War Crime on International Human Rights Day—Bombing of Mrauk-U Hospital - APHR
JAKARTA, 11 December 2025—ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) condemns in the strongest possible terms the December 10 attack on Mrauk-U General Hospital located in Rakhine State—a war crim...
aseanmp.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Yesterday the Junta in Myanmar bombed Mrauk-U Hospital in Rakhine state, killing 33 & injuring close to 100 people.
And they want people to think their sham election is a path to peace? Nah they need to be removed from power entirely & held to account for their crimes
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
And they want people to think their sham election is a path to peace? Nah they need to be removed from power entirely & held to account for their crimes
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Pro-democracy groups from Myanmar and international organizations launched a “Sham Election Tracker,” to document regime election-related rights violations at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand in Bangkok on Dec. 10 english.dvb.no/myanmar-sham...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Myanmar ‘sham election tracker’ launched by pro-democracy groups - DVB
Pro-democracy groups from Myanmar launched a “Sham Election Tracker,” a platform that monitors and documents the regime’s electoral process and exposes election-related human rights violations at the ...
english.dvb.no
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Pro-democracy groups from Myanmar and international organizations launched a “Sham Election Tracker,” to document regime election-related rights violations at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand in Bangkok on Dec. 10 english.dvb.no/myanmar-sham...
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar