Open Magazine
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Tibetan former political prisoner Jigme Gyatso dies in Gansu
Prominent Tibetan monk Jigme Gyatso, who was frequently jailed for protests against Chinese rule, died at his home in northwestern China’s Gansu...
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Bangladesh’s Padma Bridge Built Against All Odds
On June 25, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated a bridge over the Padma River. The longest bridge in Bangladesh, the 6.15-km-long Padma...
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New Constitutional Amendments in Mongolia: Real Reform or Political Opportunism?
Mongolia is gearing up for a second constitutional amendment in the space of just three years. The previous 2019 amendment strengthened the powers...
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Analysts: Jokowi’s Russia-Ukraine mission offers hope, but he must follow up
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s shuttle diplomacy to Ukraine and Russia this week offered some hope for peace but he needs to follow up...
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New entreaty by ASEAN envoy to meet Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Special Envoy to Myanmar has again requested that the junta let him speak with detained...
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Junta troops kill 9 unarmed civilians, including 4 teens, in war-torn Sagaing region
Junta troops in Myanmar’s embattled Sagaing region captured and killed nine unarmed civilians, including four teenagers, as they traveled to...
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China to loosen entry restrictions on US citizens, transit via third country now permitted
China will loosen entry restrictions on US citizens, allowing entrance in case of transit via a third country, notices issued late on Friday (Jul...
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Indian police arrest ‘masterminds’ behind execution of Hindu tailor: Officials
MUMBAI: Indian police made fresh arrests in the case of the execution of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan, a murder that stoked unease between the Hindu...
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Dozens missing in shipwreck off Hong Kong during South China Sea typhoon
HONG KONG: More than two dozen crew members are unaccounted for after their ship broke into two during a typhoon in the South China Sea on Saturday...
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Thai prime minister downplays Myanmar aircraft entering nation’s airspace
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha and the Royal Thai Air Force chief on Friday played down a brief incursion by a Burmese fighter jet into the...
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Next-generation Shinawatra takes steps to revive Thai political dynasty
The arrival hall of the military-civilian airport at Ubon Ratchathani was jam-packed when the delegation from Bangkok arrived, with more than 2,000...
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is officially inaugurated as the Philippine leader
Updated at 1:59 p.m. ET on 2022-06-30 Ferdinand Marcos Jr. praised his dictator father as he was inaugurated Thursday as the 17th president of the...