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Jokowi's ascension in 2014 sparked hope for Indonesia's democracy. But now, he's leaving behind a more controversial legacy. My latest piece explores how Nusantara, the new capital, embodies the democratic decline under Jokowi: time.com/6329063/indone…
Jokowi's ascension in 2014 sparked hope for Indonesia's democracy. But now, he's leaving behind a more controversial legacy. My latest piece explores how Nusantara, the new capital, embodies the democratic decline under Jokowi: time.com/6329063/indone…
Over the last 5 years, Myanmar has become a dumping ground for the rich world’s trash. Despite intl & domestic laws banning waste exports, companies continue to quietly evade regulations & exploit loopholes. @Frontier spent 6 months investigating this–here is what we found 🧵
Scam operators built an empire in Southeast Asia through forced labor and human trafficking. A VICE News investigation now confirms their creep to the UAE. vice.com/en/article/qjv…
Off the coast of Thailand is an island Tantric community who claim to have found sexual enlightenment. Travellers from across the globe have come here to discover whether they can heal their trauma, experiment sexually and ultimately find bliss.
One of Iran’s most senior clerics was killed by a security guard in a bank branch, Iranian state media has confirmed. trib.al/F4LJKkZ
The depopulation of Japan is continuing apace despite measures to encourage births. vice.com/en_us/article/…
Protests have broken out at a university in Nigeria after a student was beaten to death by a vigilante mob. Okoli Ahinze was beaten to death under a deeply controversial form of punishment unique to the university known as Scientific Maximum Shishi. trib.al/EwNOQE4
The U.S. president promised to defend South Korea in meetings that featured a rendition of “American Pie” by his Korean counterpart. vice.com/en_us/article/…
The UK’s largest and most powerful fascist group, Patriotic Alternative, headed by a prominent neo-Nazi, is said to be reeling after the defection of most of its leading figures to a new group called Homeland. trib.al/7lwT91T
Investigators think the serial killings were motivated by money. vice.com/en_us/article/…
Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel in the upcoming Disney movie “The Little Mermaid,” is being slammed for posing with animals at Safari World in Thailand, a zoo that activists say is rife with animal abuse. vice.com/en/article/88x…
“We have to run to get out of here because there could be return fire at any moment.” @bcsolomon reports from a Ukrainian artillery position near Bakhmut.
A key ISIS-K official responsible for the deadly Kabul airport suicide bombing in 2021 has been killed by the Taliban, the US has confirmed. trib.al/NHnNwin
A rush of private companies and government agencies has planned to land spacecraft on the moon this year. It won’t be easy. vice.com/en_us/article/…
The execution of Tangaraju Suppiah went ahead at dawn on Wednesday, despite condemnation from local activists and the international community. vice.com/en/article/epv…
This year’s “haze season” in Thailand saw 2.4 million people visiting hospitals for health problems linked to air pollution. vice.com/en/article/m7b…
At least $40 million of international aid funding has been given to anti-LGBTQ religious groups in Uganda since 2014, a new report shared with VICE World News has revealed. trib.al/XD0US43
Kremlin propagandists are mourning the departure of Tucker Carlson from Fox News – and offering him jobs on Russian state TV. trib.al/BKTPWPs
Noon Abdelbassit, 21, retraced her journey to Egypt for VICE World News as thousands more contemplate making similar journeys to flee heavy violence. trib.al/BEcC02R
87 people linked to the Good News International Church have died, as Kenyan President William Ruto pledged a full investigation into the alleged cult he likened to “terrorism.” trib.al/QMBeAOJ
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2K Followers 2K Following Photojournalist | Filmmaker | https://t.co/3IxJUG4G0fJokowi's ascension in 2014 sparked hope for Indonesia's democracy. But now, he's leaving behind a more controversial legacy. My latest piece explores how Nusantara, the new capital, embodies the democratic decline under Jokowi: time.com/6329063/indone…
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This story would not have been possible without the tremendous reporting from my @Frontier colleagues, the amazing editorial and data team at @LHreports and help from journalists at @prachatai, @CdnPressNews & @FRONTSTORY_PL whose stories will be coming out in the next week!
The second part that explores the international and domestic loopholes that have kept this trade afloat, despite increasing efforts to crackdown, can be read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/skirting-th…
The first part of the story where we dive into the communities at the centre of this, the companies responsible & the local actors that also play a part, can be read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/hard-to-bre…
Mislabeling is also a big part of this story. Despite waste transiting through Thailand, no country has reported this in official data–and there are no enforcement mechanisms for them to do otherwise. @WasteCounter explained that “this is just trash–it gets the least attention”
For the smaller quantity shipped over the official border bridges, Myanmar is also dropping the ball. The environment ministry has no presence at the border & customs agents at checkpoints often let plastic waste in–unaware that it’s illegal, a former ministry official told us
Once the waste arrives at the border, the majority is shipped into Myanmar via gates along the Moei River. On the Thai side, the gates are overseen by customs officials, but on the Myanmar side they are controlled by the Border Guard Force & shipments are not officially logged
Most of the plastic waste imported into Myanmar comes from Thailand, which recently announced its own waste ban. But not all of it originates there–a lot comes from Western countries & is moved through Thailand under transit agreements, leaving barely a trace
But importing plastic waste into Myanmar is illegal and under international treaties, countries are not allowed to export waste without strict checks and balances. So how is so much waste ending up in the country?
Along with environmental damages, plastic waste also poses many health issues. Yangon residents told us that it’s often burned, emitting toxic fumes linked to cancer. Others said that garbage is dumped in water where they bathe. Since the coup, all are too fearful to speak out
In partnership w/ @LHreports & outlets in 5 countries, we discovered waste that didn’t come from domestic consumers & isn’t locally available. Europe’s Lidl, Kasztelan & Spomlek didn’t know how their waste got to Myanmar. North America’s Unico, Foremost & Danone didn’t respond
Over the last 5 years, Myanmar has become a dumping ground for the rich world’s trash. Despite intl & domestic laws banning waste exports, companies continue to quietly evade regulations & exploit loopholes. @Frontier spent 6 months investigating this–here is what we found 🧵
But hard to capture all this context in a few tweets (Xs?). Check out the full story for Nikkei below, edited by @sharp_writing. “Will Laos' economic zones boost growth or bring in criminals?” asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Asia…
But this isn’t just a Laos issue. @rshorsey told me the trend of criminal SEZs across the Mekong region is a “huge concern” for the international community in that they facilitate transnational crime like money laundering, drug smuggling and online scams.
Despite its inability to control the GTSEZ, the Lao government, desperate for FDI, is planning dozens more zones. Sithandone SEZ, on the south border with Cambodia, is perhaps the most concerning. @jdouglasSEA told me the mega-casino has the potential to be a new Golden Triangle
But the GTSEZ is economically thriving and Zhao Wei has built an intl airport to serve the zone. It has expanded totally beyond the control of Lao authorities, and is policed by its own security. A Lao enforcement source told me they can’t go inside without permission.
I saw a guy walking down the street holding a protected baby macaque. A falcon was held in a cage. These are small-scale examples of why the SEZ’s owner, Chinese gangster Zhao Wei, has been sanctioned by the US for leading a “transnational criminal empire” out of the zone
Weirdest of all was perhaps the fake Western brands. As convincing as it may look, this is not a real KFC (I confirmed it with their APAC office). There was also a fake Starbucks in the zone until recently.
Within 5 minutes of arriving in my hotel room I had two separate cards slipped under my door offering sex workers. I messaged them on WhatsApp — the pimps told me Chinese women were the most expensive, Vietnamese second, and Laotian women cheapest.
But scratch the surface and you’ll see why it’s the most infamous SEZ in Southeast Asia. Within 10 minutes of arriving, a guard from Myanmar approached me on the street, warned me of all the online scam centers in the zone and offered to sell me 20 yaba pills (meth) for $14