South East Asia

The coastal city has received a lot of Chinese investment in recent years. Inside the China Project compound, at least 8,000 people are held prisoner, trained to commit Internet fraud. A Khmer Times investigation found that criminals are moving their activities to other parts of the country.

For Interior Minister K. Shanmugam a "safe haven" is what is needed to "train and radicalize." This feeds the terror network in a medium- to long-term process. The big "concern" of international security agencies. The attack in Auckland is already a wake-up call.

Thailand plans to arrest “illegals” who oppose Myanmar’s military junta. Myanmar refugees will be accepted only if the international community foots the bill. Hitherto, exiled Myanmar groups and media relied on Thailand, but now Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and Myanmar’s strongman General Min Aung Hlain are cozying up.

A phenomenon that involves over 800,000 minors every year. Father Shay Cullen: "An ingrained practice that will take years to uproot".

At least eight people have suffered serious burns and are in danger of dying. The fire was caused by a short circuit in section C. Experts point the finger at prison overcrowding: alternative sentences are needed. For the Indonesian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights it is an "unexpected disaster".

"So many people in the world, so many, millions, who do not have the right to eat, do not have the right to education, do not have the right to work: they are the new slaves, they are those who are on the peripheries, who are exploited by everyone. Even today there is slavery: let us think about this a little. We deny these people human dignity."

Concern is growing over the coronavirus as the number of cases has doubled every week since early August. The government taskforce calls for more testing and strict quarantine, while focusing above all on raising awareness and boosting self-discipline in the population.

Exiled National Unity Government President Duwa Lashi La issued the call on Facebook. ASEAN makes weak diplomatic efforts. Yesterday the military junta released ultra-nationalist monk Ashin Wirathu, known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Distance learning is a growing source of concern for Vietnamese families facing connectivity problems and economic difficulties. At the start of the new school year, parents ask for help from relatives and government. The head of the Department of Education urges teachers not to forget pupils with difficulties.

Despite recommendations from local government bodies and Muslim organizations, the parish of St. Mother Teresa has not yet obtained the Imb document that authorizes the construction of places of worship, from district authorities. The Catholic community is currently using the school premises. Fr Antara: "I don't understand why we are not granted it"

The prime minister still has the confidence of Thailand’s parliament, but his popularity is waning because of the country’s economic crisis and his poor handling of the pandemic. Only one Thai in eight (13 per cent) has been fully vaccinated.

The Prime Minister has defended himself in parliament against criticism for the worst economic crisis since 1997, pointing to the tourism blockade caused by the pandemic as the sole cause. Rumours of a possible agreement between the opposition and members of the ruling Palang Pracharath party to remove support from the former general and several ministers of his cabinet.