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Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:24:03 +0900 en-US Cambodia Needs a Genocide Museum https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/cambodia-needs-a-genocide-museum/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/cambodia-needs-a-genocide-museum/ Royalist Lawyer Seeks Dissolution of Thai Opposition Party https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/royalist-lawyer-seeks-dissolution-of-thai-opposition-party/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/royalist-lawyer-seeks-dissolution-of-thai-opposition-party/ The December 2023 Marawi Bombing and the Region’s Unending Terror Threat https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/the-december-2023-marawi-bombing-and-the-regions-unending-terror-threat/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/the-december-2023-marawi-bombing-and-the-regions-unending-terror-threat/ Dissident Russian Rock Band Departs Thailand for Israel https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/dissident-russian-rock-band-departs-thailand-for-israel/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/dissident-russian-rock-band-departs-thailand-for-israel/ East Java Looms as Key Battleground in Indonesian Presidential Contest https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/east-java-looms-as-key-battleground-in-indonesian-presidential-contest/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/east-java-looms-as-key-battleground-in-indonesian-presidential-contest/ Myanmar Junta Again Extends State of Emergency Ahead of Coup Anniversary https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/myanmar-junta-again-extends-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-coup-anniversary/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/myanmar-junta-again-extends-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-coup-anniversary/ Former Malaysian PM’s Prison Term Halved by Royal Pardon, Report Claims https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/former-malaysian-pms-prison-term-halved-by-royal-pardon-report-claims/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/former-malaysian-pms-prison-term-halved-by-royal-pardon-report-claims/ Aren’t Cambodia’s Journalists Tired Of Being Spoken Down To? 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https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/will-thailand-deport-a-group-of-dissident-musicians-to-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/will-thailand-deport-a-group-of-dissident-musicians-to-russia/ Billionaire Sultan Ibrahim of Johor Sworn in as Malaysia’s King https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/billionaire-sultan-ibrahim-of-johor-sworn-in-as-malaysias-king/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/billionaire-sultan-ibrahim-of-johor-sworn-in-as-malaysias-king/ The Role of Thailand in Germany’s Auto Manufacturing Future https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/the-role-of-thailand-in-germanys-auto-manufacturing-future/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/the-role-of-thailand-in-germanys-auto-manufacturing-future/ Vietnam, Philippines Sign Agreements on Maritime Security Cooperation https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/vietnam-philippines-sign-agreements-on-maritime-security-cooperation/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/vietnam-philippines-sign-agreements-on-maritime-security-cooperation/ Greenflation and the Role of Prices in Clean Energy Transitions https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/greenflation-and-the-role-of-prices-in-clean-energy-transitions/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/greenflation-and-the-role-of-prices-in-clean-energy-transitions/ How Southeast Asia Responded to Taiwan’s Election https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/how-southeast-asia-responded-to-taiwans-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/how-southeast-asia-responded-to-taiwans-election/ Ex-Philippine Leader Duterte Accuses Marcos of Plotting to Tighten His Grip on Power https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/ex-philippine-leader-duterte-accuses-marcos-of-plotting-to-tighten-his-grip-on-power/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/ex-philippine-leader-duterte-accuses-marcos-of-plotting-to-tighten-his-grip-on-power/ Thailand-China Railway Project Should Be Expedited, Chinese FM Says https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/thailand-china-railway-project-should-be-expedited-chinese-fm-says/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/thailand-china-railway-project-should-be-expedited-chinese-fm-says/ Former Malaysian Finance Minister Latest to be Charged in Corruption Probe https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/former-malaysian-finance-minister-latest-to-be-charged-in-corruption-probe/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/former-malaysian-finance-minister-latest-to-be-charged-in-corruption-probe/ Myanmar, South China Sea Conflicts Top Agenda as ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/myanmar-south-china-sea-conflicts-top-agenda-as-asean-foreign-ministers-meet/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/myanmar-south-china-sea-conflicts-top-agenda-as-asean-foreign-ministers-meet/ Myanmar Junta Sends Representative to ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/myanmar-junta-sends-representative-to-asean-foreign-ministers-meeting/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/myanmar-junta-sends-representative-to-asean-foreign-ministers-meeting/ Two Malaysian Men Sentenced to 23 Years Prison For Bali Bombing https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/two-malaysian-men-sentenced-to-23-years-prison-for-bali-bombing/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/two-malaysian-men-sentenced-to-23-years-prison-for-bali-bombing/ Reviewing Thailand-Germany Ties in Light of President Steinmeier’s Visit https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/reviewing-thailand-germany-ties-in-light-of-president-steinmeiers-visit/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/reviewing-thailand-germany-ties-in-light-of-president-steinmeiers-visit/ Myanmar Court Sets March Auction for Imprisoned Leader’s Villa https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/myanmar-court-sets-march-auction-for-imprisoned-leaders-villa/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/myanmar-court-sets-march-auction-for-imprisoned-leaders-villa/ The Myanmar Junta Is Losing Its Foreign Backers https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/the-myanmar-junta-is-losing-its-foreign-backers/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/the-myanmar-junta-is-losing-its-foreign-backers/ The Myanmar Junta: Live by the Gun, Die by the Gun? 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