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In Indonesian regency, snail fever lingers as health threat

Caused by a parasitic worm, Schistosomiasis was first found in Central Sulawesi’s Napu Valley in 1974.

Activists fear ‘political vacuum’ after Thai election could bring another coup
Thailand

Activists fear ‘political vacuum’ after Thai election could bring another coup

Democracy advocates visited Washington to urge U.S. government to ensure vote “represents will of the people.”

Manila to Beijing: Intimidation, coercion won’t solve territorial differences
South China Sea

Manila to Beijing: Intimidation, coercion won’t solve territorial differences

Diplomats from both countries meet in Manila amid tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan.

Thai police seeking anti-junta activists detain 108 Myanmar nationals in Mae Sot
Region

Thai police seeking anti-junta activists detain 108 Myanmar nationals in Mae Sot

Two men were held after they were found to possess “military equipment.”

TikTok CEO denies links to Chinese Communist Party
Region

TikTok CEO denies links to Chinese Communist Party

Shou Zi Chew says U.S. arm of Chinese-owned ByteDance is independent from Beijing.

Activists fear ‘political vacuum’ after Thai election could bring another coup
Thailand

Activists fear ‘political vacuum’ after Thai election could bring another coup

Democracy advocates visited Washington to urge U.S. government to ensure vote “represents will of the people.”

Ratna Diana harvests tomatoes at her tomato plantation in Wuasa village in the Poso regency of Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, March 19, 2023. The tomato harvest in Wuasa is abundant, and the income of local farmers has increased due to the high price of tomatoes.
Indonesia

With MIT militants declared gone, farmers in Sulawesi region back in fields

2023-03-23

“We hope this is the end of our nightmare,” a farmer who witnessed atrocities, told BenarNews.

Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa (right) answers a question from the audience during a Lowy Institute event in Canberra, Australia, as Michael Fullilove, the institute’s executive director, looks on, March 20, 2023.
Pacific

AUKUS subs deal draws mixed reactions in region baffled by ‘Indo-Pacific’ label

2023-03-23

Pacific island countries weren’t consulted about the morphing of oceans into one super region, Samoa’s prime minister says.

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RECAP: AUKUS deal, Rohingya repatriation, assassination

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Malaysian disability-rights advocate honored in Washington

Study: Malaysia has earmarked area 100 times Kuala Lumpur’s size for deforestation
Environment

Study: Malaysia has earmarked area 100 times Kuala Lumpur’s size for deforestation

Country’s forest cover may shrink to 47.35% of land area, violating international commitment, says climate group RimbaWatch.

Ma. Theresa Lazaro (left), the Philippines’ undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and Asian Affairs, shakes hands with Sun Weidong, China’s vice foreign minister, before the start of the Philippines-China Foreign Ministry consultation meeting at a hotel in Manila, March 23, 2023.
Philippines

Philippines, China in talks over sea dispute, base access for US forces

Both countries begin two days of consultative meetings in Manila.

Burmese junta officials leave for Myanmar from the Teknaf transit jetty after interviewing nearly 500 Rohingya for a repatriation project, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 22, 2023.
Bangladesh

Myanmar officials leave Bangladesh after Rohingya repatriation interviews

The cracked bed of the Poyang Lake is exposed during drought season in north-central China’s Jiangxi province, Nov. 1, 2022.
Environment

Climate action regressing in Asia-Pacific, regional UN body says

Troops secure a highway in Maguindanao province, southern Philippines, May 8, 2021.
Philippines

1 soldier killed, another wounded in violence in southern Philippines

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