AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoThailand Visa Crackdown: Thailand has officially decided to end its 60-day visa-free stay, with rules expected to revert to the pre-2024 system and visa-free time likely cut to 30 days—part of a push to curb illegal business activity and tighten screening. Rohingya on Screen and in Courtrooms: Japanese director Fujimoto Akio’s Venice-winning film “Lost Land” spotlights Rohingya child refugees’ perilous journey, while new reporting keeps pressure on accountability for Rakhine atrocities, including fresh warnings about ongoing sexual violence and detention in Arakan Army-controlled areas. Digital Control and Regional Crime Shifts: Iran’s internet blackout stretches on for months, and across Southeast Asia, online scam networks are being pushed out—Sri Lanka is now seeing a surge in arrests as fraud rings relocate. Myanmar’s Wider Crisis Lens: Cardinal Charles Bo again framed Myanmar’s “polycrisis” as overlapping economic, social, health, and education collapse tied to the coup and war.
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