The preemptive airstrikes by Pakistan, the U.S., and Israel—justified as "self-defense"—have ironically authorized "defensive retaliation" by Afghanistan and Iran. This cycle is triggering a domino effect of armed conflicts across borders, severely destabilizing international security.
By ending 17 years of dictatorship, the 2026 Bangladesh election challenges South Korea to view politicians as accountable agents rather than idols. Given our ties to Bangladeshi migrant workers, supporting their nation’s recovery is not just a distant matter, but our duty as global citizens.
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Dr. Kin Phea of the Royal Academy of Cambodia said unresolved demarcation, nationalism, and military interests drive the conflict. He urged restoring institutional trust, resuming technical talks, halting military action, and opening humanitarian corridors for displaced civilians.
Dunia found nearly 79,000 people still displaced along the Thai-Cambodian border after clashes sparked in the Emerald Triangle. Airstrikes destroyed homes and livelihoods, and despite the December 27 truce, ruined harvests and military barriers still block their return home.
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Media-driven narratives of security and ultra-nationalism, intensified by the 2025 Thai-Cambodian border dispute, helped propel the Bhumjaithai Party to victory in the 2026 election, sidelining reformist forces and strengthening pro-military sentiment.
What began as a concert etiquette dispute in Malaysia has escalated into a digital war between Korean and Southeast Asian users. Under the hashtag #SEAblings, Southeast Asians are transforming pro-democracy solidarity into a strong anti-hate movement against Korean cultural superiority and racism.
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Timor-Leste’s judiciary initiates legal proceedings against Myanmar’s military junta for crimes against humanity. As ASEAN’s 11th member, the move raises questions about non-interference and Timor-Leste’s future role.
Leaked “TM Report” reveals the Unification Church’s political influence in Nepal through campaign funding and its attempts to establish covert contact with North Korea via Nepali communist leaders.
Dunia has exclusively obtained internal documents from a South Korean cyber scam syndicate recently dismantled in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The documents reveal a "Three-Tier Splitting" system and the use of detailed "target sheets" to track victims' finances, family, and daily schedules.
In the wake of this flood crisis, Dunia traces the on-the-ground realities of collapsed trust, ecological violence, limits of adaptation, and social resilience facing Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.
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Supalak Ganjanakhundee calls the Thai-Cambodian border dispute a humanitarian crisis fueled by Thailand’s military and conservative elites, who use nationalism to hide political failures. He says the conflict destroys diplomacy and endangers border residents and low-ranking soldiers.
Dunia and Newstapa report that the Unification Church's Japan-built vote trading model was imported into the Yoon administration, tying church mobilization, campaign work and political protection, and likely shaping Korean politics far beyond what was known.
Abe’s 2022 assassination revived decades of ignored abuses tied to the Unification Church. In this Dunia investigation, we trace its political networks, massive fundraising system, and the path that led Japan to order the Church’s dissolution.
At the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference, 1,500 reporters shared insights on climate, public health, and independent media. Dunia focused on environmental crime, carbon offsets, and cross-border collaboration shaping today’s investigative reporting.
The Unification Church’s resources became linked with Yoon Suk-yeol’s power, exposing unprecedented religion–state collusion in S.Korea. Newstapa and Dunia traced this model to the Church’s Japan influence network and its close ties to the Abe family