Sebastian Strangio

5 days ago | tribunecontentagency.com | Sebastian Strangio

Myanmar’s military junta has further extended a temporary ceasefire in order to facilitate earthquake relief and reconstruction efforts, following a call from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its summit last month. In a statement dated May 31, and published widely in state-run media the following day,  Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing’s office announced “a further extension of the temporary ceasefire period” until the end of June.

5 days ago | tribunecontentagency.com | Sebastian Strangio

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base later this year, the U.S. government has announced, following visits by the Japanese and Vietnamese navies in April. The visit was discussed by John Noh, acting U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, and Lt. Gen.

5 days ago | thediplomat.com | Sebastian Strangio

The Southeast Asian bloc has been harshly criticized for praising ceasefires that have done little to end the junta’s attacks on civilians. Subscribe for ads-free reading Myanmar’s military junta has further extended a temporary ceasefire in order to facilitate earthquake relief and reconstruction efforts, following a call from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its summit last month.

6 days ago | thediplomat.com | Sebastian Strangio

American officials have long been concerned that Ream Naval Base could become a de facto Chinese military outpost. Subscribe for ads-free reading U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base later this year, the U.S. government has confirmed, following visits by the Japanese and Vietnamese navies in April. The visit was discussed by John Noh, acting U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, and Lt. Gen.

1 week ago | tribunecontentagency.com | Sebastian Strangio

A former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced yesterday to two years in federal prison for his role in Malaysia’s giant 1MDB corruption scandal. According to a report by Bloomberg, Tim Leissner pleaded guilty in 2018 to one count of conspiring to violate bribery laws and conspiring to launder money. He faced up to 25 years in prison. At his sentencing in Brooklyn Federal Court, the 53-year-old apologized to the people of Malaysia, whom he called the “real victims” of the 1MDB scandal.