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How uneven borders fuel Myanmar’s vast and resilient scam economy

The size of the scam industry has led to sustained security crackdowns in recent years. This has included a number of joint operations involving...

Xu Peng

The brutality of an autocratic regime which tolerated little dissent gravely undermined its legitimacy. Its relentless kleptocracy exposed a...

With 1.7 million voters choosing from a record 22 parties and 596 candidates, the ballot resembled a democratic marketplace: rich in options but...

The fact that the Philippines is at the receiving end of countless typhoons every year is undeniable. But a miserable mix of corruption and the...

This development comes on the heels of the 70th anniversary of Philippines-Germany diplomatic relations last year. That milestone saw German...