Hun Sen's son given key army posts | Bangkok Post: news

Hun Sen's son given key army posts | Bangkok Post: news: Defence ministry insists new positions for Hun Manet were awarded on merit

Myanmar Democracy Activists Break Ranks With NLD Party

Myanmar Democracy Activists Break Ranks With NLD Party: Veteran activists launch a new party as young people find a new, more independent voice

McConnell once pushed sanctions against Myanmar. Now he’s blocking a new round. - The Washington Post

McConnell once pushed sanctions against Myanmar. Now he’s blocking a new round.  - The Washington Post: As lawmakers have sought sanctions against Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis, McConnell fears they will discredit Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.

[OPINION] Women in the shadows of Duterte’s drug war

[OPINION] Women in the shadows of Duterte’s drug war: These stories are the unheard narratives of the drug war

Duterte Year 2: The broadband picture

Duterte Year 2: The broadband picture: The search continues for the third telco while the PLDT-Globe duopoly tries to roll out more 4G cell sites and prepare for 5G

The art of dissent in the time of Duterte

The art of dissent in the time of Duterte: Under the Duterte administration, artists have become among the strongest voices of resistance

Duterte reshuffles senior Army officers in southern Mindanao | Philstar.com

Duterte reshuffles senior Army officers in southern Mindanao | Philstar.com: The Army general who helped secure the recent surrender of dozens of misguided Islamic militants in Basilan is now assistant division commander of the 6th Infantry Division.

The 8 Best Features in the New Gmail

The 8 Best Features in the New Gmail: Google is changing how Gmail looks and works. They launched the new Gmail back in April, but until now it’s been optional. That changes in July, when the new Gmail starts rolling out to all users. Everyone will be switched over 12 weeks after the transition starts.

Chinese tourists in United States told to beware of shootings, expensive medical care | South China Morning Post

Chinese tourists in United States told to beware of shootings, expensive medical care | South China Morning Post: Embassy also reminds holidaymakers that border inspection officials have the right to search them

‘The Blue Wave Came’: Win for Non-Hispanic Democrat Signals Big Shift in Miami - The New York Times

‘The Blue Wave Came’: Win for Non-Hispanic Democrat Signals Big Shift in Miami - The New York Times: In South Florida politics, Hispanic voters could be counted on to vote for Hispanic candidates. A special election suggests that may no longer be the case.

The “Star-Spangled Banner” in church? Some Christians are questioning the mix of patriotism and God - The Washington Post

The “Star-Spangled Banner” in church? Some Christians are questioning the mix of patriotism and God - The Washington Post: A new generation of Christians is debating the conflation of religion and nation

Trump wants to Finlandize the United States - The Washington Post

Trump wants to Finlandize the United States - The Washington Post: He appears determined to subordinate U.S. foreign policy to the Kremlin’s imperatives.

Susan Collins says she won’t support Supreme Court nominee who demonstrates ‘hostility to Roe v. Wade’ - The Washington Post

Susan Collins says she won’t support Supreme Court nominee who demonstrates ‘hostility to Roe v. Wade’ - The Washington Post: The Republican senator, a key swing vote on Trump's Supreme Court nominee, says she will not support anyone who wants to overturn the abortion law.

North Korea working to conceal key aspects of its nuclear program, U.S. officials say - The Washington Post

North Korea working to conceal key aspects of its nuclear program, U.S. officials say - The Washington Post: Assessment comes weeks after Trump declared that nation was no longer a nuclear threat.

UN's Guterres to visit Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis | Mizzima

UN's Guterres to visit Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis | Mizzima: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Bangladesh on Sunday with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to assess needs for dealing with ...

Movement to 'Abolish ICE' heating up, going mainstream - CNNPolitics

Movement to 'Abolish ICE' heating up, going mainstream - CNNPolitics: Calls to eliminate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, for years relegated to the far-left corners of progressive activism, have been thrust this week into the mainstream of Democratic politics.

MoviePass is leading a revolution in movie-ticket prices — Quartz

MoviePass is leading a revolution in movie-ticket prices — Quartz: MoviePass may fail, but it's changing moviegoing for the better. Major theater chains like AMC Theatres and boutique cinemas like Alamo Drafthouse are experimenting with subscription platforms that make it more affordable to go the movies more regularly. Others, like Regal Cinemas, have talked about testing demand-based pricing that would make it cheaper to go...

Sen. Warren: Replace ICE with 'something that reflects our morality' - CNNPolitics

Sen. Warren: Replace ICE with 'something that reflects our morality' - CNNPolitics: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Saturday called for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be replaced with an agency that reflects America's morality and "that works," joining the growing chorus of Democrats who have called for the agency to be scrapped.

New Temporary Buddhist Ordination for Women and Social Change in Thai Tociety – Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia

New Temporary Buddhist Ordination for Women and Social Change in Thai Tociety – Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia: On the day I became ordained and saw their tears of joy I felt that it was the peak of my life. I have succeeded in many things – careers, money, and so on. But it was only on that day that they happily cried. – June, who was temporarily ordained as a samaneri at Songdhammakalyani Monastery.

N.S.A. Purges Hundreds of Millions of Call and Text Records - The New York Times

N.S.A. Purges Hundreds of Millions of Call and Text Records - The New York Times: The agency said it had discovered “irregularities” in a system it created under a 2015 law, the USA Freedom Act, to collect data from U.S. telecoms.

Remnants of the Disappearing Red Revolution - The New York Times

Remnants of the Disappearing Red Revolution - The New York Times: Jan Banning sought out the local meeting places and day-to-day operations of the dwindling communist parties around the world.

As Trump Consolidates Power, Democrats Confront a Rebellion in Their Ranks - The New York Times

As Trump Consolidates Power, Democrats Confront a Rebellion in Their Ranks - The New York Times: The looming battle over the Supreme Court opening highlights the fissure between establishment Democrats and activists pressing a liberal, anti-Trump agenda.

Immigration protest: 50,000 expected to rally against Trump immigration policy - The Washington Post

Immigration protest: 50,000 expected to rally against Trump immigration policy - The Washington Post: About 750 protests have been planned throughout the country in every state.

The U.S. must confront Cambodia’s descent into despotism - The Washington Post

The U.S. must confront Cambodia’s descent into despotism - The Washington Post: The Trump administration should impose sanctions on Hun Sen’s generals, the linchpins of his repressive rule.

Trump says he is considering 2 women for Supreme Court, will announce pick July 9 - The Washington Post

Trump says he is considering 2 women for Supreme Court, will announce pick July 9 - The Washington Post: The president said he does not intend to ask candidates about their positions on Roe v. Wade.

Europe wants to outsource asylum processing. Critics say it’s abdicating its responsibilities. - The Washington Post

Europe wants to outsource asylum processing. Critics say it’s abdicating its responsibilities. - The Washington Post: The idea echoes discussions in the United States.

Who is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the Mexican presidential candidate known as AMLO? - The Washington Post

Who is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the Mexican presidential candidate known as AMLO? - The Washington Post: Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been fighting corruption and the system for decades.

After Annapolis, a new sense of anxiety sweeps the nation’s newsrooms - The Washington Post

After Annapolis, a new sense of anxiety sweeps the nation’s newsrooms - The Washington Post: The once-unthinkable becomes terrifyingly real to journalists who deal with an angry public.

Trump and the Supreme Court got it wrong. The travel ban won’t keep us safe. - The Washington Post

Trump and the Supreme Court got it wrong. The travel ban won’t keep us safe. - The Washington Post: The biggest threat to the United States today does not come from immigrants, refugees or the immigration system, but from extremists of all races and religions within our own borders.

What happens if Roe v. Wade is overturned - Washington Post

What happens if Roe v. Wade is overturned - Washington Post: A new Justice to the Supreme Court could change abortion rights in the U.S.