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Eyes on Asia

52 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

A podcast where journalists from Southeast Asia and beyond share their insights on the week's news from the region. Radio Free Asia's Mat Pennington speaks with the network's reporters and local language broadcasters about their top stories and RFA exclusives.

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Episodes

1- Prospects For Peace In Myanmar's Conflict - Hit Rakhine State

December 18, 2020 13:52 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

Guns have fallen silent after two years of bitter fighting in western Myanmar. Radio Free Asia's Mat Pennington and RFA Burmese senior editor Kyaw Min Htun discuss the prospects for peace in conflict-hit Rakhine State in the aftermath of recent national elections. Also, RFA Vietnamese’s Giang Nguyen describes the plight of independent journalists in Vietnam amid a growing crackdown on free expression ahead of next January's Communist Party Congress.

Prospects For Peace In Myanmar's Conflict - Hit Rakhine State

December 18, 2020 13:52 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

Guns have fallen silent after two years of bitter fighting in western Myanmar. Radio Free Asia's Mat Pennington and RFA Burmese senior editor Kyaw Min Htun discuss the prospects for peace in conflict-hit Rakhine State in the aftermath of recent national elections. Also, RFA Vietnamese’s Giang Nguyen describes the plight of independent journalists in Vietnam amid a growing crackdown on free expression ahead of next January's Communist Party Congress.