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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · 1d

The mysterious owner of a 'scam empire' accused of stealing $14bn in crypto www.bbc.com/news/article...

Chen Zhi: The mysterious 'scam empire' owner accused of stealing $14bn in crypto

The Cambodian national is charged with running scam compounds that stole from people all over the world.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · 2d

Myanmar's army is taking back territory with relentless air strikes - and China's help www.bbc.com/news/article...

Myanmar civil war: The junta is taking back territory with relentless air strikes and China's help

China has thrown its weight behind the junta - and its widely condemned plan to hold an election in December.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · 9d

It is 50 years today since Indonesian troops killed 5 journalists reporting in the Timor Leste border town of Balibo, as a prelude to the full-scale Indonesian invasion in Dec 1975. Never forget. Greg Shackleton, Brian Peters, Tony Stewart, Greg Cunningham, Malcolm Rennie.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · 13d

I don’t think this kind of tactic helps Thailand’s case at all www.facebook.com/share/v/16fP...

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · 13d

An important alternative perspective on the Thai-Cambodia conflict prachataienglish.com/node/11596

Manufactured Conflict and Military Supremacy in Thai–Cambodian Relations

The recurring clashes between Thailand and Cambodia are often described as the residue of colonial-era boundary disputes. This explanation, however, obscures the real dynamic: the Thai military’s repe...

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Aug 21

A fierce war of words keeps Thailand and Cambodia on edge www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thai-Cambodia conflict: A fierce war of words keeps the two countries on edge

The two sides are waging an information war to win international sympathy and shore up support at home.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Aug 1

Shock, chaos and a hollow win: What it's like to do a tariff deal with Trump www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump's tariffs: The shock, chaos and negotiations behind Thailand's trade deal

It's been a fraught process for many countries - with little detail about what exactly has been agreed.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Jul 27

First rate analysis of the origins of the Thai Cambodia conflict, streasing how mich we just don’t know www.coffeeparliament.com/p/on-the-dom...

On the "Domestic Rivalry Theory" and the "International Family Feud Theory"

Examining the origins of the Thailand-Cambodia clash

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · May 21

Very fortunate to get to this little island far out in the South China Sea, if only for a few hours.

An island called Hope is standing up to Beijing in the South China Sea www.bbc.com/news/article...

A Philippines island defying Beijing in the South China Sea

Pagasa is barely big enough for a plane to land, but it stands tall against an armada of Chinese ships.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Feb 27

'I need help': Freed from Myanmar's scam centres, thousands are now stranded www.bbc.com/news/article...

Myanmar scam centres: Thousands who have been freed are now stuck in camps

The camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of those being held are in poor health.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Feb 21

Do US super-carriers make sense anymore? The BBC goes on board one www.bbc.com/news/article...

Do US super-carriers make sense anymore? The BBC goes on board one

The USS Carl Vinson joins a naval exercise in the Pacific with Japan and France.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Feb 7

Scams, casinos and high-rises: The BBC visits a bizarre city in a war zone www.bbc.com/news/article...

Myanmar's Shwe Kokko: Inside a city 'built on scams'

A haven for the super rich, or a city built on scams? The BBC was invited to find out.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Jan 25

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The Global Story - Thailand: The first same-sex marriages in Asia's LGBT haven - BBC Sounds

It's the largest country on the continent to pass an equal marriage law

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Jan 22

'A long fight full of tears': Why Thailand became a haven for LGBT couples www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why Thailand became a haven for LGBT couples

Thailand is set to legalise same-sex marriage - one of the few places in Asia to do so. Why is it an outlier?

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Jan 21

'Hell on earth': China deportation looms for Uyghurs held in Thailand www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Hell on earth': Deportation looms for Uyghurs held in Thailand

Forty eight men detained since they fled China years ago risk being deported, rights groups say.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Jan 10

How a viral post saved a Chinese actor from Myanmar's scam centres www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wang Xing: Chinese actor's rescue shines light on scam centres

Many Chinese are now asking: what about their loved ones still trapped in scam centres?

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Jan 9

A politician was shot dead in Bangkok. Did another country do it? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Lim Kimya: Why was a Cambodian opposition politician killed in Bangkok?

Lim Kimya's killing had all the hallmarks of a cold-blooded, professional assassination.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Jan 6

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Channel migrants: The real reason so many are fleeing Vietnam

More Vietnamese attempted small-boat crossings in early 2024 than any other nationality - what makes them risk this dangerous journey?

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Dec 20

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Soldier-spies in Myanmar help pro-democracy rebels make gains

Leaked intelligence from military spies is helping turn the civil war in the resistance’s favour, BBC finds.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Dec 15

For now I am not worried about my job being replaced by AI.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Dec 15

Interesting experiment. There’s a lot of talk of AI replacing journalists one day. I asked ChatGPT to write me a 1000 word report on the fighting this year between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army in Rakhine State. The result was a poorly-written, misleading account full of vague language.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Dec 13

Dramatic video posted by the Arakan Army shows the intensity of the fighting for the last base held by the military in northern Rakhine State Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border www.bbc.com/news/article...

A bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border

Insurgents seized Myanmar's border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Dec 8

If you happen to be in Bangkok on Monday this is well worth coming to at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club - a remarkable Cold War story by a Thai woman sent to live with Zhou Enlai in 1950s www.fccthai.com/events/456

The remarkable story of Sirin Phathanothai, a childhood in Communist China and insights into Sino-Thai relations

Sirin Phathanothai was the daughter of a senior advisor to Thai prime minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram during the Cold War era. At the age of eight, she was secretly sent in 1956 together with her 12-ye

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Dec 3

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Truong My Lan: Vietnamese tycoon in race to raise $9bn to avoid execution

Vietnamese law states that if she can pay back 75% of what she took, her life will be spared.

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Jonathan Head @pakhead.bsky.social · Nov 29

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Sara Duterte: Philippines' political feud takes a dramatic turn

The powerful Marcos-Duterte alliance has spectacularly unravelled in the Philippines.

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