The latest edition of Crisis Group’s monthly conict tracker highlights deteriorations in May in seven countries and conict situations. In Sudan, intercommunal violence erupted in
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Myanmar Ethnic Armed Group Seizes $1.28 Million in Meth From Smugglers After Firefight
The United Wa State Army in Myanmar’s Shan state seized drugs after a firefight with drug smugglers last week, UWSA said on Monday as the
Read moreMarkets suffer record meltdown as global coronavirus alarm grows
Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified, and governments from Ireland to Fiji unveiled new measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127,000 people worldwide, Trend re…
Read moreWorst day on Wall Street since 1987 as virus fears spread
NEW YORK The escalating coronavirus emergency sent the stock market Thursday into its worst slide since the Black Monday crash of 1987, extending a sell-off that has now wiped out most of Wall Street’s big gains since President Donald Trump took offi…
Read moreChinese Allegedly Run Illegal Car Rental and Taxi Businesses in Laos
Chinese entrepreneurs in Laos’ capital Vientiane are allegedly importing vehicles from China illegally for car rental and taxi businesses, much to the ire of their Lao competitors, RFA learned Friday.The cars imported from China are mostly luxury vehic…
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BACKGROUND:Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using the power of play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we helped 2.3 millio…
Read moreIHS Markit: Coronavirus unlikely to have long-term impact on oil prices
Coronavirus is highly unlikely to have a long-term impact oil oil prices, Spencer Welch, director of the oil markets and downstream team in the London-based IHS Markit told Trend.”China will recover, people will start travelling again, and trade will g…
Read moreLao River Clogged With Trash From Chinese Banana Farms
Waste run-off and trash from Chinese-owned banana farms are polluting a river in Laos, affecting over 500 families in the country’s Oudomxay province who rely on the river’s water for daily use, local sources say.The Chinese use a lot of chemicals in t…
Read moreVietnam Explores Increasing Foreign Military Cooperation to Resist China
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Vietnam indicates in a recent defense white paper it will pursue stronger military ties abroad as China challenges its maritime sovereignty claims, and analysts expect that to mean more exercises with Western-leaning foreign powers and…
Read moreThai Officials Meet with Major Southern Insurgent Group
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Officials from Thailand have held their first formal meeting in recent years with Muslim separatists from southern Thailand belonging to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani, or BRN, the major rebel group operating in th…
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