Philippines reels from Trump’s aid freeze, Myanmar migrants in limbo: 7 Asia highlights

SCMP | Feb. 3, 2025, 11 p.m. | Original

From concerns in Manila after US paused military aid to checks on Singapore’s political parties, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

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Accommodation occupied by Myanmar migrant workers in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. Photo: AFP

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A Myanmar migrant worker learns Japanese at a makeshift school inside a fellow worker’s flat. Photo: AFP
A Myanmar migrant worker learns Japanese at a makeshift school inside a fellow worker’s flat. Photo: AFP
An elderly man is helped into a wheelchair in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. Photo: AFP
An elderly man is helped into a wheelchair in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump holds a letter to the UN stating the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in Washington, DC, on January 20. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump holds a letter to the UN stating the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in Washington, DC, on January 20. Photo: AFP

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