.Angshuman Choudhury's deep dive into the schisms within the Chin resistance is superb. Fractious to start with, changed dynmaics on the ground, esp the Arakan Army's surge, has created new fault lines. Repairable, but it won't be easy. #Myanmar frontiermyanmar.net/en/two-lions-i…

Despite rumors swirling about former president Nguyen Xuan Phuc, he was amongst party leadership and elders paying their respects at Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum on Friday, part of #Vietnam's Independence Day celebrations. He looks to be carrying the weight of the world.

#Vietnam’s To Lam is cementing control and reshaping the party in his image. scmp.com/week-asia/opin…

“Today, almost all Chinese projects, including oil and gas pipelines, are located in areas controlled by revolutionary forces. The PDF forces on the ground are doing their best to protect international investments, including Chinese projects, without causing any damage, in

Chúc Mừng quốc Khánh 2/9/1945 -2/9/2024 Happy National Day Vietnam.

Significant military losses have another important repercussion for #Myanmar’s junta: the further loss of income streams. All this comes as the Chinese may be offering the SAC a financial lifeline with a warning from the NUG. Me for ⁦Radio Free Asia⁩. rfa.org/english/commen…

The loss of territory is also cutting into the junta's depleted revenue streams. China may be offering a financial lifeline, but the NUG has a clear warning for Beijing: Debts incurred by the SAC will not be honored by a post-junta regime. Caveat Creditor. rfa.org/english/commen…

Incredibly important article by Zachary Abuza. All financial instruments created by the SAC junta should be considered ‘odious’ (to label them by their technical term), and accordingly not obligations that need to be honoured in the future. Caveat creditor indeed!

.Zachary Abuza writes: Military losses have only exacerbated the regime’s already dire economic predicament by cutting into key sources of income: gem sales, oil and gas rents, military-owned enterprises, and corporate taxes. #Myanmar rfa.org/english/commen…

Malaysia seeks to balance ties amid US-China rivalry. My latest for DW Asia with Ian Chong 莊嘉穎 Zachary Abuza p.dw.com/p/4kGqX?maca=e…

Riveting final episode of The Filipinos.

V intriguing read from Myanmar Now on the Sein Kyawt militia returning to SSPP... "Not only did the Military Council lose their headquarters in North Shan, the Northeast Military Command (Ramakha), but they also lost the militia forces that had been loyal to them for decades."

The Philippine Navy has logged the biggest-ever presence of Chinese ships and warships in the West Philippine Sea since it began publishing its weekly tallies. A total of 203 Chinese vessels were recorded from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 inquirer.net/412603/ph-navy…

"But if you are over 60, don’t worry, you won’t be sent to the front lines."

JI may be out, but IS is definitely still around in Indonesia.

Unbelievable. No. Totally believable.