Thomas Baerthlein

@dw_akademie, Myanmar. Mainly #innovation in #journalism and #mediadev. #asia. All opinions personal.

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

@TheShowstoppers maybe someone could fall/ get thrown off a roof?

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

Great reporting about pig-butchering scams, complete with a gamified, immersive visual story! ‘I Scammed So I Could Live’: Inside the Story of South Asians Trafficked and Enslaved in #Asia’s Booming #Scam Compounds https://t.co/8knanPAYdD

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

Myanmar Garrison Town Sees Exodus as Junta Faces Humiliating Loss of Its ‘West Point’ https://t.co/3Z6LTIpccX

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

"We cannot rid ourselves of the Myanmar military just to form other military states."

[Khin Ohmar @khinohmar]

Myanmar at a crossroads: Chaos as opportunity or disaster? Part 2

https://t.co/0IoNrsyBdC

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

Myanmar Is Running Out of Gas. What Happens Next?  – The Diplomat https://t.co/9sAk3A9oqX

[Morgan Michaels @morgmichaels]

New assessment on the rapidly evolving landscape in northeastern Myanmar where the Brotherhood Alliance relaunched Operation 1027. Afraid the regime could collapse, China is squeezing the alliance's supply lines and sending weapons to Naypyidaw.
https://t.co/SOMPQL3Rtq

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

‘Like slaves’: #Myanmar workers trafficked to #Laos #scam hub | Frontier Myanmar https://t.co/nzNAhYUkU8

[वरुण 🇮🇳 @varungrover]

Jai Shri Ram. BJP loses Ayodhya/Faizabad seat. Divine justice.

[Richard Horsey @rshorsey]

My latest for @CrisisGroup on the consequences of the stunning Myanmar military defeats over last 7 months. The main beneficiaries are ethnic armed groups, who are making rapid progress in expanding their ethnic homelands & autonomous administrations. 1/6 https://t.co/l970RB8EOi

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

#China's #EV strategy of going small and cheap to pay big dividends in #Asia https://t.co/ckVQ76RMak

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

China Forces #Myanmar #Scam Syndicates to Move to Thai Border https://t.co/zGSh2INx9N

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

Great reporting by CNA about the #Thai migrant workers abducted by #Hamas https://t.co/8PoS7IQu3f

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

Behind Asia's cyber #slavery | DW Documentary about a #scamming factory in #Myanmar https://t.co/ti0m7XCYAJ via @YouTube

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

Myanmar's Media Set up Independent Council to Protect Journalists https://t.co/E1noIzYr1h

[The Irrawaddy (Eng) @IrrawaddyNews]

VIDEO: The Myanmar military’s entire Light Infantry Battalion 539—some 600 troops plus family members—surrendered to the Arakan Army on Tuesday after being besieged in Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, residents and local media said. Video: Western News #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

Myanmar rebels claim control of key town near Chinese border https://t.co/4waM3KLbzY

[John Liu @JohnLiuNN]

A brilliant essay looking comprehensively at Taiwan's history through different generations and what it means to be Taiwanese. Two highlights I think that was rarely captured in foreign media's reporting of Taiwan:
https://t.co/dFUgBpHrUO

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

#Myanmar's #Chin communities establish alternative local administrations across the state https://t.co/LbzgCFAxJ0 via @DVB

[Thomas Baerthlein @thomasbarthlein]

In ‘unprecedented’ move, South Korean prosecutors raid home of Newstapa CEO and ICIJ member Yongjin Kim https://t.co/rQjZrJY1w9 via @ICIJorg