Richard Paddock

Great piece by @hkbeech on the huge challenges confronting any government in Myanmar nytimes.com/2025/12/27/wor… via @NYTimes

@RossFeingold @nytimes Thank you!

"Under Pressure From #China, #Myanmar Rebels Cede Hard-Won Territory" "#Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country..." (Excellent reporting about #Lashio in @nytimes by @RCPaddock) nytimes.com/2025/05/30/wor…

Under Pressure From China, Myanmar Rebels Cede Hard-Won Territory @RCPaddock nytimes.com/2025/05/30/wor…

Thailand Celebrates New Same-Sex Marriage Law With Mass Wedding @RCPaddock nytimes.com/2025/01/22/wor…

Student Life in Rebel Territory: Bombs, Snakes and Hungry Cows @RCPaddock nytimes.com/2025/01/25/wor…

"As Inflation Soars, Myanmar Shop Owners Are Jailed for Raising Wages" (Excellent article by @RCPaddock about how the junta tries to prevent rice prices from increasing) @nytimes #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar nytimes.com/2024/07/01/wor…

The perverse logic of a brutal government: The Myanmar junta is arresting business leaders who give workers raises because that will encourage the public to think the inflation is rising. trib.al/Om1d7xH

Read this fascinating dispatch from ⁦@RCPaddock⁩ ⁦@bonimygi⁩ on an island in Indonesia that was once traded for Manhattan. nytimes.com/2024/02/09/wor…

A President’s Son Is in Indonesia’s Election Picture. Is It Democracy or Dynasty? @RCPaddock nytimes.com/2024/01/06/wor…

#Myanmar Military #Junta's devastating and indiscriminately Assaults on Its Own Citizens reported by the New York Times with verified photos and videos, analyzed data and satellite imagery and interviewed residents. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Don't miss @shoeshine's new investigation about parents taking *legal* drugs to treat their addictions who have their babies taken away. At least 3,700 women were reported to child protective services for taking doctor-approved drugs to aid their recovery nytimes.com/2023/06/29/mag…

People across Myanmar wore flowers on Monday to show support for the jailed civilian leader. Since then, the ruling military has been rounding them up. Story by ⁦@RCPaddock⁩ for ⁦@nytimes #WhatshappeninginMyanmar nytimes.com/2023/06/23/wor…

“How can the military be afraid of one person with a flower?” ⁦@RCPaddock⁩ nytimes.com/2023/06/23/wor…

Families in Indonesia thought they're sending their sons to a rehab facility run by a powerful official. Those who stayed there say it was a brutal human slavery operation. “This was jail. They treated us like animals,” said Bambang. @RCPaddock @uletifan nytimes.com/2023/06/18/wor…

Thai companies and people in positions of power often use libel suits to intimidate and punish activists and critic in Thailand. บริษัทใหญ่ ๆ และผู้มีอำนาจในไทยใช้กฎหมายฟ้องปิดปากและฟ้องหมิ่นประมาทนักกิจกรรมเยอะมาก Story by ⁦@suilee⁩ nytimes.com/2023/06/09/wor…

On April 13th I got an email from a stranger, @FayadMulla He was on Lesbos & had footage from 2 days prior showing migrants getting rounded up on land & ditched in the Aegean by the coast guard Did I want to see it? If you think the answer was an easy "yes," you're wrong.

@nyttypos @nytimes Thanks. Fixing it now.

@nytimes “at” is a typo in “said that at 455 people had died,” @RCPaddock.

Survivors of Cyclone Mocha, which killed hundreds of people in Myanmar, are facing growing threats of hunger and illness as humanitarian aid is hindered by the junta. “We don’t have shelter, food or drink,” one man said. nyti.ms/3WiIOru