According to Agence France Presse, recently, the Cambodian parliament approved the younger son of former Prime Minister Hun Sen and the younger brother of current Prime Minister Hun Mane as Deputy Prime Minister. As of now, Hun Mane's cabinet has 10 Deputy Prime Ministers. Hong Mane told lawmakers that promoting his youngest brother meets the need to achieve the highest efficiency of government policies, and his goal is to transform Cambodia into a high-income country by 2050.

It is understood that although Hun Sen has stepped down, he and his family still firmly control the Cambodian political arena to this day. There are many family members in Hong Mane's cabinet, includingA deputy prime minister named Nessavan is Hun Sen's nephew, and several children of Hun Sen's allies also hold important positions. Besides, Hong Sen's42 year old second son Hunmanit is the head of the military intelligence department of the Cambodian Ministry of Defense and the deputy commander of the Royal Army.

According to TASS, the Russian government has recently filed new criminal charges against Oleg Navalny, the brother of the late opposition leader Navalny. TASS did not disclose which clause of Russian criminal law the case was based on, but stated that Russian police are searching for Oleg and placing him on the wanted list for another criminal case.

In 2014, Oleg was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by the Russian government for fraud. Critics of the Kremlin argue that the fraud charges were fabricated false accusations by Moscow aimed at putting pressure on Oleg's brother Navalny. Five days ago, 47 year old Navalny suddenly died in a prison in Siberia. The authorities investigated the cause of his death and have been holding his body since then, and relatives are not allowed to claim his body. Navarrni's mother recently publicly called on Russian President Putin to demand that the Russian government immediately return Navarrni's body.

military affairs

01The Myanmar military government sentenced three brigadiers to death

According to reports from Myanmar, military sources have recently announced that the Burmese military government has sentenced three brigadier generals to death. Previously, they led hundreds of soldiers to surrender and handed over strategic towns along the China Myanmar border, including Old Street, to ethnic minority armed groups. Another military official in Myanmar confirmed the authenticity of this verdict.

this yearIn early January, the "Three Brothers Alliance" formed by the Deong National Liberation Army, Rakai Army, and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in Shan State issued a statement stating that after a long period of intense fighting, the alliance had taken control of the town of Laojie in northern Shan State, Myanmar, and the military regional headquarters located in Laojie had surrendered. It is reported that Old Street is located in the northern part of Shan State, MyanmarThe capital of the Gan Autonomous Region. It was captured by the Three Brotherhood Alliance, and it was MyanmarEthnic armed groups have achieved another victory since their full-scale counterattack in October 2023, and the surrender of the Old Street military is one of the biggest losses for the Burmese military government in decades. According to Myanmar military law, leaving one's post without permission can result in the death penalty. However, the sources did not disclose when the military government made the above-mentioned death sentence, and a spokesperson for the military government could not be reached for comment at present.

01Affected by the war, Israel's GDP shrank by nearly 20%

Bloomberg News: Recently, the latest data released by Israel showed that the country's adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 19.4% quarter on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2023, which is even worse than what Bloomberg economic analysts predicted. Bloomberg analysts had predicted that the value would decrease by 10.5%. In their report, economists Tadas Goldminas and Kevin Daley from Gaosheng Group stated that this data highlights the dramatic impact of conflict on the Israeli economy, especially in private activities.

It is understood that this is also the first time Israel has released official statistics on the damage caused by war to its gross domestic product, reflecting Hamas's actions last yearThe extent of damage caused to Israel's $520 billion economy after the attack on October 7th. In addition, the conscription orders of war readiness soldiers have also reduced the labor force by about 8%, dealt a sudden blow to the manufacturing industry, reduced consumption, and temporarily left schools, offices, and construction sites vacant.

In addition, the war has had a greater impact on the Palestinians and exacerbated the severe humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The International Monetary Fund reports that the Gaza Strip's fourth quarterEconomic activity has almost completely collapsed, and it is expected that the GDP of Gaza and the West Bank will decrease by 6% in 2023.

Jakarta comprehensive news: Recently, Indonesian President Joko signed a presidential decree, which stipulated that Facebook, GoogleX platform and digital platforms such as TikTok must pay news media for the news content they use to ensure a fair operating environment for news media and digital platforms. According to the Jakarta Globe, this presidential decree is 10 pages long, outlining the cooperation rules between digital platforms and Indonesian news media, regulating revenue sharing between the two sides, and authorizing the government to establish a special committee to handle related issues. The presidential decree requires digital platforms to obtain permission from copyright owners to share their news content; Digital platforms must also be fair and equalTreat all news media with sincerity.

It is understood that Indonesia began drafting this regulation as early as three years ago. At that time, news media complained that since the large-scale development of digital platforms, advertising revenue of news media has plummeted. It was suggested that the government regulate commercial cooperation between news media and digital platforms. Zoko stated that due to various differing opinions raised by news media and digital platforms, the progress of drafting relevant regulations has been slow.

Since then, Indonesia has become the third country, following Australia and Canada, to promote digital platforms to pay for access to news, and the first Southeast Asian country to do so. Content creators have previously complained that this regulation may limit their operations, but Indonesian authorities have pointed out that the new regulations target digital platforms and content creators are not affected.