Rebecca Tan

Southeast Asia bureau chief Rebecca Tan traveled to Indonesia as the country clears peatland for farming, risking the massive release of greenhouse gases.

• ISRAEL-GAZA WAR

Hostages released by Hamas include relatives from a kibbutz, 23 Thai nationals and an American Israeli 4-year-old.

• Asia

From 1969 to 1973, Kissinger directed the carpet bombing of Cambodia that would later draw accusations that he was a “war criminal.”

• National

The geopolitical strategist shaped world affairs under two U.S. presidents and beyond. Critics hold Kissinger responsible for U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

• Israel-Gaza War

Buasri Jirachart’s son Manee Jirachart was among 17 Thai hostages released this weekend. “It was like a mountain was lifted off my chest,” she said.

• Israel-Gaza War

The hostages were released Friday during a pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel; 13 Israeli hostages also were released.

The Post's Southeast Asia bureau chief Rebecca Tan traveled to northern Thailand in October, where she got a rare look inside a camp for Myanmar refugees.

• Asia

While much attention has focused on insurgents led by exiled pro-democracy figures, it is increasingly ethnic rebel groups like the KNU that are defining the conflict.

• Asia

Security analysts believe the campaign is the biggest threat to the military’s grip over Myanmar since ousting a civilian government in a 2021 coup.