Jonathan Head

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BBC SE Asia Correspondent, Bangkok, but all tweets are my own observations and opinions. Retweets are not necessarily endorsements.

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    Jun 19

    Today, on , we rightly focus on the absolutely tragic situation in the refugee camps in . However, lets also spare a thought to the ongoing hardship faced by up to 600,000 still in . Their plight must not be forgotten.

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    Jun 15

    At least 33 killed daily in the Philippines since Duterte assumed office via

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    Jun 11

    Last February, Kim Jong Un ordered the use of VX nerve agent against his half-brother in Kuala Lumpur. Now, fourteen months later, he's about 200 miles south taking selfies with Singapore's foreign minister.

    Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan takes a selfie with Kim Jong Un in Singapore's Merlion Park.
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    Jun 12

    passes law that requires the storage of all data of Vietnam-based users in the country and economists warn it could deter foreign investors

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    Jun 12

    Intitial reactions from Korea analysts on Twitter would seem to be fairly uniform on the ’s joint communique. To quote Blackadder: it’s wetter than a haddock’s bathing costume

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    Jun 12

    Some brilliant reactions to the new law: Pic 1 - pictures above the shrine are normally of dead people Pic 2 - police’s badge as new Facebook button: “Reported to the police!”

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  7. Jun 11

    Large anti-government protests continuing in Vietnam today as National Assembly passes a draconian cyber law criminalizing online comment deemed critical of the government.

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    Jun 11

    It took Kim Jong Un less than one year to get from his first-ever successful ICBM flight test to a meeting with a president of the United States.

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    Jun 11

    The violent developments in Binh Thuan, southern may become the tipping point for the legislature to swiftly pass the widely-condemned new cyber security laws tomorrow, crushing public criticism further and inviting for even more violent public responses in the future

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    Jun 11

    The optics of this summit—from the handshakes, to the flag arrangements, to the seating arrangements—are indistinguishable from a meeting between two sovereign states with normal diplomatic relations. The legitimizing effect on North Korea's regime is undeniable.

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    Jun 11

    Folks, I just discovered the World Cup’s most credible predictive animal. I just watched this Thai elephant, painted in England colours, take 3 penalties AND IT MISSED THEM ALL!

    4 replies . 16 retweets 37 likes
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    Jun 11

    “If Adolf Hitler flew in today/They’d send a limousine anyway”. The Clash had it right all those years ago.

    People *cheering* Kim Jong Un’s entrance — and shouting “Mr. Kim, Mr. Kim!” as though he is a celebrity — is a thing that is happening right now in Singapore. Unclear if said people have ever read the news, ever.
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    Jun 11

    Vehicles at Bình Thuận police station set on fire. For years people here have suffered from industrial wastes polluting the main source of their livelihood—the sea. Local authorities did nothing to help despite complaints. Root cause of this conflagration obviously runs deep.

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    Jun 11

    Riot Police shed gear after police station in Bình Thuận was overrun by villagers who afterwards helped them climb out of the compound.

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    Jun 11

    Simple. Joyous. Brilliant.

    Twitter, I’m coming to you live from 15ft up a 700-year-old oak tree in Suffolk as the sun goes down. Current view:
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    Jun 11

    Just over a year ago, Kim Jong Un likely ordered the murder of his half brother in Malaysia, Singapore's neighbor to the north. And now, smiling for selfies with the Singaporean Foreign Minister.

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    Jun 11

    Concerns arise over the whereabout of Will Nguyen, a Vietnamese American who took part in the protest in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday. Will (who follows me here) tweeted this before he was allegedly detained by the security police

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    Jun 11

    Is it time we stop ignoring the plastic problem in ?

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  19. Jun 11

    Really great piece by bring all her impressive experience to bear on this moment of diplomatic theatre in Singapore.

    So, I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the ups and downs of eight years of covering North Korea. And then I wrote this about why this time feels different, and why I feel hopeful.
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