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China’s ball-buoy barrier near disputed shoal | Indonesian quake survivors left in limbo | European companies dodging rules to scrap ships in Bangladesh

2023-09-29

What happened to the ball-buoy barrier China installed near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea? Thousands of Indonesian quake survivors have been living in temporary shelters for five years. European shipping companies are scrapping ships in Bangladesh when they’re not supposed to, a new report by the Humans Rights Watch finds. And a Thai court sentenced anti-royal activist to four years in prison.

Relocation protests | Press freedom win | Pita Limjaroenrat resigns as party leader

2023-09-15

Residents of a small Indonesian island are fighting against a plan to turn their home into an economic hub. A win for press freedom in the Philippines as Nobel-winning journalist Maria Ressa is acquitted of her final tax evasion charge. Former Thai PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat resigns as Move Forward Party’s leader.

OpenAI CEO gets Indonesia’s “Golden Visa” | Filipina environmental activists abducted | Bangladesh welcomes Russian Foreign Minister

2023-09-08

Indonesia just gave its first “Golden Visa” to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI is the maker of ChatGPT. Two Filipina environmental activists have been abducted by unidentified men in the Philippines, one of the most dangerous countries for environmentalists. And find out why Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Bangladesh and what it means for the country.