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![Military-Aligned Border Guard Forces Defect in Southeastern Myanmar Military-Aligned Border Guard Forces Defect in Southeastern Myanmar](jpg/thediplomat_2021-08-18-2.jpg)
June 27, 2023
Military-Aligned Border Guard Forces Defect in Southeastern Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
Local media reported that two Border Guard Forces, formed by the military in 2009, had joined resistance attacks on junta outposts in Kayah State.
![Thousands of North Koreans March in Anti-US Rallies as Country Marks Korean War Anniversary Thousands of North Koreans March in Anti-US Rallies as Country Marks Korean War Anniversary](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-26-162434.jpg)
June 27, 2023
Thousands of North Koreans March in Anti-US Rallies as Country Marks Korean War Anniversary
By Kim Tong-hyung
More than 120,000 North Koreans marched in mass rallies over the weekend, pledging “merciless” revenge against “U.S. imperialists.”
![17 Opposition Parties Come Together to Take on Indian PM Modi 17 Opposition Parties Come Together to Take on Indian PM Modi](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-26-135019.jpg)
June 26, 2023
17 Opposition Parties Come Together to Take on Indian PM Modi
By Kavita Chowdhury
Will they be able to stop the Modi-led BJP from winning a third term in the 2024 general elections?
![Cracks Are Appearing in Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Coalition Cracks Are Appearing in Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Coalition](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-26-053945.jpg)
June 26, 2023
Cracks Are Appearing in Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Coalition
By Tita Sanglee
Beneath a facade of unity, the country's two main opposition parties continue to jostle for advantage.
![Cambodia Amends Election Law, Disqualifying Non-Voting Candidates Cambodia Amends Election Law, Disqualifying Non-Voting Candidates](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-26-052307.jpg)
June 26, 2023
Cambodia Amends Election Law, Disqualifying Non-Voting Candidates
By Sebastian Strangio
The amendment is intended to prevent a boycott of the July 23 election, which could undermine the planned handover of power from Prime Minister Hun Sen to his son.
![Malaysia Sues Meta Over ‘Undesirable’ Content on Facebook Malaysia Sues Meta Over ‘Undesirable’ Content on Facebook](jpg/thediplomat_2022-08-08-054148.jpg)
June 26, 2023
Malaysia Sues Meta Over ‘Undesirable’ Content on Facebook
By Sebastian Strangio
The decision comes amid a rise in racial and religious online rhetoric as the country moves toward important state elections.
![Bollywood’s Role in Hindutva’s 2024 Election Strategy Bollywood’s Role in Hindutva’s 2024 Election Strategy](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-23-165059.jpg)
June 24, 2023
Bollywood’s Role in Hindutva’s 2024 Election Strategy
By Basit Parray and Nuzhat Khan
An increasing number of politically-motivated films are mobilizing Indian voters, especially the youth, toward voting for the BJP.
![Snares and Traps: Thai Politics After the May Election Snares and Traps: Thai Politics After the May Election](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-23-105152.jpg)
June 23, 2023
Snares and Traps: Thai Politics After the May Election
By Punchada Sirivunnabood
If the victorious Move Forward Party is unable to garner the votes to form the country's next government, an alternative is lurking in the wings.
![Malaysia Charges Four Men Over Mass Graves and Trafficking Camps Malaysia Charges Four Men Over Mass Graves and Trafficking Camps](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-23-053823.jpg)
June 23, 2023
Malaysia Charges Four Men Over Mass Graves and Trafficking Camps
By Sebastian Strangio
The charges relate to the discovery of more than 100 bodies in mass graves in the Thailand-Malaysia border region in 2015.
![Barangay Elections in the Bangsamoro: A Crucial Test for the Future of the BARMM Barangay Elections in the Bangsamoro: A Crucial Test for the Future of the BARMM](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-23-011008.jpg)
June 23, 2023
Barangay Elections in the Bangsamoro: A Crucial Test for the Future of the BARMM
By Cheng Xu and Jacques Bertrand
Upcoming local elections in the BARMM, an autonomous region in the southern Philippines, will have implications for the 2025 Bangsamoro parliamentary election and the region's future stability.
![Philippine Senate Probes Afghan Refugee Deal Philippine Senate Probes Afghan Refugee Deal](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-22-235729.jpg)
June 23, 2023
Philippine Senate Probes Afghan Refugee Deal
By Mong Palatino
A proposal to resettle 50,000 refugees, mostly former employees of the U.S. government in Afghanistan, has stirred up a political controversy.
![Who Is Responsible for the Fires in Kazakhstan? Who Is Responsible for the Fires in Kazakhstan?](jpg/thediplomat_2023-06-22-195956.jpg)
June 23, 2023
Who Is Responsible for the Fires in Kazakhstan?
By Colleen Wood
Patterns in criticism of government officials reveal how President Tokayev views the chain of responsibility for the fires, but the broader public may disagree.
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