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In Myanmar, working with garment & footwear factories. It’s probably not what you think.
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(AFP) - Cambodia, Thailand exchange fire in fresh border clashes, says Cambodian ministry.
July 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
(AFP) - Cambodia, Thailand exchange fire in fresh border clashes, says Cambodian ministry.
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Congrats everyone, we also now have 30% tariffs on the EU for no apparent reason
July 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Congrats everyone, we also now have 30% tariffs on the EU for no apparent reason
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"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.
www.wnep.com
June 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
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It's not really deportation if people are sent to countries where they never lived. It's a human trafficking ring.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘illegally deported’ Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan
Immigrant rights advocates say White House violated court order and ask judge to order nearly a dozen people’s return
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It's not really deportation if people are sent to countries where they never lived. It's a human trafficking ring.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Quake-stricken Myanmar is still in desperate need of medical assistance, field hospitals and shelters, Thailand's foreign minister said, stressing the importance of a coordinated regional relief effort and long-term support reut.rs/3EgJiJZ
Myanmar still in desperate need after quake, Thailand says
Quake-stricken Myanmar is still in desperate need of medical assistance, field hospitals and shelters, Thailand's foreign minister said, stressing the importance of a coordinated regional relief effort and long-term support.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Quake-stricken Myanmar is still in desperate need of medical assistance, field hospitals and shelters, Thailand's foreign minister said, stressing the importance of a coordinated regional relief effort and long-term support reut.rs/3EgJiJZ
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“I’ve Never Seen Anything So Devastating”: Why the World Needs to Care about Myanmar
(by Kathleen Baird-Murray for Vogue)
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
www.vogue.co.uk/article/myan...
(by Kathleen Baird-Murray for Vogue)
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
www.vogue.co.uk/article/myan...
“I’ve Never Seen Anything So Devastating”: Why The World Needs To Care About Myanmar
British Vogue contributing editor Kathleen Baird-Murray, who has Burmese roots and recently created a fragrance inspired by the country, outlines the crisis on the ground in the wake of a devastating ...
www.vogue.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“I’ve Never Seen Anything So Devastating”: Why the World Needs to Care about Myanmar
(by Kathleen Baird-Murray for Vogue)
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
www.vogue.co.uk/article/myan...
(by Kathleen Baird-Murray for Vogue)
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
www.vogue.co.uk/article/myan...
I asked an American friend in the humanitarian sector why the USA, ostensibly the world’s wealthiest country, is absent in helping with earthquake relief in Myanmar. His response chilled me. “We can’t. We don’t know how to do it anymore.”
March 31, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I asked an American friend in the humanitarian sector why the USA, ostensibly the world’s wealthiest country, is absent in helping with earthquake relief in Myanmar. His response chilled me. “We can’t. We don’t know how to do it anymore.”
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Myanmar's humanitarian crisis is critically underfunded. Only 4.6% of the $1.14 billion needed has been secured, leaving millions in urgent need without life-saving aid.
Source: fts.unocha.org/plans/1275/c...
Source: fts.unocha.org/plans/1275/c...
March 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Myanmar's humanitarian crisis is critically underfunded. Only 4.6% of the $1.14 billion needed has been secured, leaving millions in urgent need without life-saving aid.
Source: fts.unocha.org/plans/1275/c...
Source: fts.unocha.org/plans/1275/c...
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My analysis for The New Humanitarian.
There're many foreign experts on #Myanmar who I respect, but I made a conscious decision to champion Burmese (not Bamar) voices for this story. Thanks for trusting me with your thoughts. You know who you are. #Burma
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
There're many foreign experts on #Myanmar who I respect, but I made a conscious decision to champion Burmese (not Bamar) voices for this story. Thanks for trusting me with your thoughts. You know who you are. #Burma
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
Myanmar in “polycrisis” as US aid freeze compounds long-term donor neglect
Conflict, disease, and poverty are driving unprecedented needs as junta rule enters a fifth year. So why is humanitarian assistance shrinking?
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My analysis for The New Humanitarian.
There're many foreign experts on #Myanmar who I respect, but I made a conscious decision to champion Burmese (not Bamar) voices for this story. Thanks for trusting me with your thoughts. You know who you are. #Burma
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
There're many foreign experts on #Myanmar who I respect, but I made a conscious decision to champion Burmese (not Bamar) voices for this story. Thanks for trusting me with your thoughts. You know who you are. #Burma
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
Who needs USAID subsidised journalism in Myanmar when you can get high quality news like China Daily?
February 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Who needs USAID subsidised journalism in Myanmar when you can get high quality news like China Daily?
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It’s almost as if Trump wants the United States to lose all its international friends and allies and become much more isolated, and to have its economy significantly damaged by trade wars and massive inflation.
Did I say Trump? Honest mistake, I meant Putin…
Did I say Trump? Honest mistake, I meant Putin…
January 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It’s almost as if Trump wants the United States to lose all its international friends and allies and become much more isolated, and to have its economy significantly damaged by trade wars and massive inflation.
Did I say Trump? Honest mistake, I meant Putin…
Did I say Trump? Honest mistake, I meant Putin…
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Rohingya youth who were conscripted by the military to defend Buthidaung town against the advancing Arakan Army share their stories with The Diplomat.
Rohingya Conscripts’ Great Escapes From the Myanmar Military
Rohingya youth who were conscripted by the military to defend Buthidaung town against the advancing Arakan Army share their stories with The Diplomat.
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December 15, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Rohingya youth who were conscripted by the military to defend Buthidaung town against the advancing Arakan Army share their stories with The Diplomat.
Seems that Wikipedia is no longer blocked by my internet service provider. No longer need a VPN to access.
December 1, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Seems that Wikipedia is no longer blocked by my internet service provider. No longer need a VPN to access.
Twitter is dead. X is a dumpster fire of racism and creeping fascism. Happy to find BlueSky picking up.
November 23, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Twitter is dead. X is a dumpster fire of racism and creeping fascism. Happy to find BlueSky picking up.