The Asia Pacific Report

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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 22 January 2025 | 12:12 CAT 3-minute read Japan’s snap election a high-stakes gamble Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has scheduled an early national election to be held on 8 February 2026 to get public approval for her...

The Asia Pacific Report

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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 15 January 2025 | 12:15 CAT 3-minute read As of the end of 2025, approximately 30,5 million refugees were recorded by the UNHCR, with about 18% in the Asia and the Pacific region. Conflict, climate disasters, rising costs,...

The Asia Pacific Report

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20 November 2025 | 11:51 CAT 3-minute read During this week’s Asia-Pacific Report, Walden Bello, an academic, human-rights campaigner and co-chairperson of a Bangkok-based Global South research institute, weighed in on major geopolitical developments including the G20...

Palestine Report

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3 November 2025 | 14:23 CAT 3-minute read Israel’s “Yellow Line” in Gaza: A New Buffer Zone Raises Questions of Control, Aid and Narrative Summary: The “yellow line” represents a covert form of Israeli occupation, expanding control over depopulated areas of Gaza under...

The Debrief Report

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3 November 2025 | 11:45 CAT 3-minute read Mass displacement, starvation and ethnic cleansing in Darfur as Al-Fashir falls Briefly: Mass displacement and atrocities: Only 5 000 of the 60 000 people who fled Al-Fashir have reached safety, while many remain stranded,...