Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
Many workers brought to criminal hubs in Southeast Asia have no idea what they’re getting themselves into, but some are seeking a payday despite the risks. Frontier spoke to two workers – one in online gambling the other in online scams – about their daily lives, working conditions and what brought them to Shwe Kokko.
As senior officials from ASEAN member states and the bloc’s dialogue partners gathered in Manila for a series of high-level meetings over the weekend, Philippines Foreign Secretary Mr Alan Peter Cayetano sat down with journalists and editors from across the region for the inaugural ASEAN Media Forum. In a 45-minute conversation, Cayetano, who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte in May, gave his perspective on a range of issues, including terrorism, combating illicit drugs and making progress on the South China Sea.

သြဂုတ် ၇ ရက်နံနက်ပိုင်းက မိတ္ထီလာခရိုင်၊ ဝမ်းတွင်းမြို့ မြေတိုင်ကန်ကျေးရွာသို့သွားရောက်ကာ ရွာသူရွာသားများနှင့်တွေ့ဆုံပြီးနောက်ပြုလုပ်သော ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး စကားဝိုင်းအတွင်း ၎င်းက ထိုသို့ပြောကြားလိုက်ခြင်းဖြစ်သည်။

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