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Dear Subscribers, With everything that has taken place over the last few weeks, you probably haven’t noticed that I haven’t sent out Asia Undercovered this month. The reason is what you would expect - I’ve been overwhelmed due to COVID-19, which has gone from an Asian epidemic
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This week: Chaos in Malaysia, a new PM in East Timor, and the challenges migrants workers face across Asia. Bangladesh’s turn towards autocracy For some reason, Bangladesh gets little attention in Asia. This is despite it being the 5th most populous country on the continent. Unfortunately, the news has
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A look at history, and the issues, milestones and heroes of today
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A big issue this week, with stories from across the continent. This includes another Asia trade war, stories on undercovered communities, a deadly crash in a Vietnam village, and some environmental solutions pieces. Knowledge is increasingly a crime in Asia With just a few exceptions, Asia is becoming more challenging
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This week: A little known central Asian “republic” see’s protests, how the world’s longest serving leader stays in power, and restoring the Jewish heritage of Afghanistan. Undercovered this week First, a story from unknown Asia – The Republic of Kalmykia is part of Asian Russia, but predominantly Buddhist. Over
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This week: stories from across the continent on trade, elections, air pollution, corruption, and more. Undercovered this week India’s chief of defense staff wants to put Kashmiri children in de-radicalization camps. If that sounds like what’s happening across the border in Xinjiang, that’s because, well, it is
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More stories #Undercovered due to the Coronavirus outbreak: hundreds dead in Himalayan avalanches, journalist sentenced in Thailand, and India acquiring land in Kashmir. Undercovered this week First, an undercovered disaster. A cold wave in the Himalayas has caused avalanches which have killed hundreds in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal. Some
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Welcome to the first regular issue of 2020! Already the media obsession horserace politics in the 2020 election, along with the legitimately worrying #WuhanCoronavirus means most of Asia is already being ignored. Undercovered this week As chaos grows alongside Narendra Modi’s increasingly authoritarian dictates, KP Fabian asks if India’
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This special issue is a preview of What to Watch in Asia in 2020, highlighting the key events, elections, and trends to watch in the region – all of which I’ll follow-up on in future issues. With media attention focused on the upcoming United States Presidential primaries and election, it
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The goal of Asia Undercovered is simple – provide an alternative to the incessant Trump-focused media coverage, and highlight the Asian trends, people and stories that are not getting enough global attention. Every week I highlighted stories from across the continent, usually by local journalists in countries or regions that are
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Undercovered this week: Xinjiang update Imagine not hearing from a friend for two years, knowing they are in the camps, while the world mostly remains silent. Abby McTague shares letters and stories about her friend Zainur Turdi, who treasured her Islamic identity, for Global Voices. Hope for attention as this
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As the world gathers for a critically important climate conference in Madrid, Spain, all eyes will be on Asia. It’s beyond climate – the decisions that countries like China, Japan, India, Indonesia, and others make will determine the future of not only global warming, but biodiversity, energy, and water. In