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Local discontent over energy projects in the Philippines.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201329
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Most notable are those on the China-Myanmar oil pipeline and the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220229
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The country's nascent mining sector is encountering both challenges and new opportunities as large-scale mining operations come in. Last month, four companies were granted…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222240
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The final quarter of the year saw a dramatic increase in the number of recorded strikes and protests by workers, bringing the full-year figure to nearly 3,000 -- more than double…
Local groups such as the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), which initiated the demonstrations, accuse the Pakistani state of widespread human rights abuses in the province and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289068
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Land controversies in Myanmar.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223667
ISSN: 2633-304X
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For nearly two decades, the region was administered as two provinces, Papua and West Papua (often referred to collectively as ‘Papua’ or ‘West Papua’). In July, Jakarta…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272506
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Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) or PML(N) party and a three-time former prime minister, appears to have the backing of the politically powerful…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284894
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After rioting in the capital, Honiara, late last month Sogavare sought Australian assistance under a bilateral security accord and Canberra dispatched a small force of police and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265961
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Prospects for Pakistan in 2019.