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Devjyot Ghoshal

Devjyot Ghoshal

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World Food Programme to cut aid for one million people in Myanmar

More than a million people in Myanmar will be cut off from life-saving food assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) from next month because of critical

World Food Programme to cut aid for one million people in Myanmar
Asia|Crime|Health|World

Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home

Hundreds of foreign nationals pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar during a crackdown on centres run by criminal gangs have little food,

Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home
Asia|Crime|Political

Thailand's scam centre crackdown not enough, top lawmaker warns

An ongoing effort targeting scam compounds along Thailand's border with Myanmar has led to only a small proportion of workers there being

Thailand's scam centre crackdown not enough, top lawmaker warns
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Thailand's economy may underperform with consumption weak, warns central bank chief

Thailand's economic growth may falter at under 2.9% this year after a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter despite a

Thailand's economy may underperform with consumption weak, warns central bank chief
Asia|Election|Political|World

Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections

Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their

Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
Asia|Technology

How a Chinese rocket failure boosted Elon Musk's SpaceX in Indonesia

When a Chinese rocket malfunctioned shortly after launch in April 2020, destroying Indonesia's $220 million Nusantara-2

How a Chinese rocket failure boosted Elon Musk's SpaceX in Indonesia
Asia|Business|Technology

Toyota tests new EV pickup truck ahead of mass production in Thailand

Toyota Motor is testing the new battery-electric Hilux pickup truck to assess its performance in different conditions as the car maker prepares to manufacture

Toyota tests new EV pickup truck ahead of mass production in Thailand
Asia|Business|Technology

Chinese automakers retain grip over Southeast Asia's booming electric car market

Electric vehicle sales are surging in Southeast Asia, led by China's BYD and Vietnam's VinFast, eating into the internal combustion engine car market dominated

Chinese automakers retain grip over Southeast Asia's booming electric car market
Asia|Election

Thai opposition leader hopeful in Move Forward's battle for survival

Thailand's main opposition figurehead is hopeful his election-winning Move Forward party will survive an upcoming dissolution case, but

Thai opposition leader hopeful in Move Forward's battle for survival
News|World

Myanmar's junta terrorised a Rohingya Muslim town. Then rebels burned it down

Saifur Rahman woke up to screams. In the darkness, the air reeked of fuel. Flames blazed in the distance. 

Myanmar's junta terrorised a Rohingya Muslim town. Then rebels burned it down
Asia|News|World

Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Hasina's fate

The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a

Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Hasina's fate
Asia|World

Restoring law and order in Bangladesh a priority, says caretaker government

Improving law and order in Bangladesh is a priority for the new caretaker government, the adviser to the interior ministry said on Friday, as the

Asia|News|World

Dismissal case against Thai PM likely to fail, says chief of staff

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will likely survive a critical court decision next week that could see him dismissed from office,

Dismissal case against Thai PM likely to fail, says chief of staff
Asia|News|Political|World

Improving law and order is top priority, Bangladesh interior ministry adviser says

The first priority of Bangladesh's caretaker government is to improve law and order in the strife-torn country by restoring the morale of law enforcement

Improving law and order is top priority, Bangladesh interior ministry adviser says
Asia|News|World

Bangladesh student leader Nahid Islam wants ousted PM Hasina to face trial

A Bangladeshi student leader who was instrumental in overthrowing Sheikh Hasina and is now part of an interim government said she

Asia|Crime|News|World

Many dozens of Rohingya, including children, killed in drone attack while fleeing Myanmar, witnesses say

A drone attack on Rohingya fleeing Myanmar killed many dozens of people, including families with children, several witnesses said

Many dozens of Rohingya, including children, killed in drone attack while fleeing Myanmar, witnesses say
Asia|Election|News

Srettha Thavisin's dramatic rise and fall in Thai politics

Srettha Thavisin won a parliamentary vote to become Thailand's prime minister last August, after a closely-fought election where his party had finished only

Srettha Thavisin's dramatic rise and fall in Thai politics
Asia|News|World

Political turmoil threatens prospects of Thailand's floundering economy

The political turmoil unleashed by the dismissal of Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is likely to deal another blow to the already

Asia|Election

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister

On the campaign trail in rural Thailand last year, Paetongtarn Shinawatra reminded voters of her influential billionaire family's legacy of populism in what was

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand's youngest prime minister
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Bangladesh student protesters eye new party to cement their revolution

By Ruma Paul, Krishn Kaushik, Devjyot Ghoshal and Krishna N.

Bangladesh student protesters eye new party to cement their revolution
Asia|World

On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy

Myanmar's military long viewed the insurgency among persecuted Rohingya Muslims as an existential threat to the majority Buddhist nation, but as the Arakan Army

On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy
Asia|World

Red Cross pushes for aid corridors into war-torn Myanmar

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in talks with Myanmar's ruling junta, its armed opponents and its neighbours to

Red Cross pushes for aid corridors into war-torn Myanmar
Asia|News|Political|World

India extends unprecedented invite to Myanmar's anti-junta forces, sources say

India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar's ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a significant move by the South

India extends unprecedented invite to Myanmar's anti-junta forces, sources say
Asia|News|World

Bangladesh army chief strongly backs interim government, eyes elections within 18 months

Bangladesh's army chief vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the ouster of Prime

Bangladesh army chief strongly backs interim government, eyes elections within 18 months
Asia|World

How an anxious China is backing Myanmar's faltering junta in civil war

By Shoon Naing, Wa Lone, Devjyot Ghoshal, Poppy McPherson, Antoni Slodkowski BANGKOK/BEIJING -When an alliance led by three rebel armies seized swathes of territory near Myanmar's border with China

How an anxious China is backing Myanmar's faltering junta in civil war

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