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# Helen Regan


## Helen Regan


## Helen Regan


* ![philippines-press-freedom-rappler](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b91d68687143b44/698933a50a4a22c0859d3058/philippines-press-freedom-rappler.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 22, 2018  
### [Inside the Fight to Save Press Freedom in Southeast Asia](https://time.com/5318538/press-freedom-southeast-asia/)  
As U.S. influence wanes, leaders across the region are looking to the China model and cracking down ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![TOPSHOT-MYANMAR-CONFLICT-UNREST](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc30cc09890c9ec6/69892f670a4a2200449d298b/gettyimages-952289106.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 3, 2018  
### [Thousands Continue to Flee Escalated Fighting in Myanmar's North](https://time.com/5263930/myanmar-kachin-fighting-displaced-humanitarian-aid/)  
While sporadic fighting is common in the mountainous state, aid groups are concerned that this curre...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
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Feb 14, 2018  
### [Staying Lucky During the Lunar New Year](https://time.com/5133034/chinese-new-year-2018-year-of-dog-facts/)  
From special foods to cleaning your house  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![FILE PHOTO: Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends an opening ceremony of a newly constructed residential complex in Ryomyong street in Pyongyang](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt854b40f8474a2415/6988fae4db2987087d25eaac/rtx4ro30.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 7, 2018  
### [Kim Jong Un's Sister Will Attend the Winter Olympics](https://time.com/5136957/2018-olympics-kim-jong-un-sister/)  
Kim's presence will likely boost hopes that inter-Korea talks will take place during the Games  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![North Korea Advance Team Visits Soul Ahead Of Olympics](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09f7725ce5933bec/6988f95d22fb85d6b5e247b7/hyon-song-wol-north-korea-pop-star-diplomat-olympics.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 25, 2018  
### [Meet Hyon Song Wol, North Korea’s Pop Star Turned Diplomat](https://time.com/5118023/north-korean-pop-star-diplomat-hyon-song-wol/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![Mourners attend a candle light vigil after a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d52500f50665e23/6988e4b50a4a2251b99d0980/rts1ilwq.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 6, 2017  
### [These Are the Victims of the Texas Church Shooting](https://time.com/5010967/texas-church-shooting-victims/)  
At least 26 people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a church in a rural community in Texas  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Trial against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3e88679106de873/6988db124ee262df9930eb59/gettyimages-825141128.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 25, 2017  
### [Arrest Warrant Issued for Thailand's Former PM](https://time.com/4910450/yingluck-shinawatra-thailand-verdict-warrant/)  
Yingluck Shinawatra maintains that the charges against her are political, orchestrated by the milita...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Malala Yousafzai receives UN Peace Envoy](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07256fc8001aeda7/6988da16096a94665069f302/gettyimages-666978298.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 17, 2017  
### [Malala Yousafzai Accepted to Study at Oxford University](https://time.com/4904192/malala-oxford-university-alevels/)  
The education activist will read Philosophy, Politics and Economics  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![PHILIPPINES-CRIME-DRUGS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta478e6941c62a3e3/6988d9e8bc6cfc36f63e2a6b/gettyimages-819387696.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 16, 2017  
### [Philippines Sees the Bloodiest Night of Drugs War](https://time.com/4902590/philippines-duterte-drug-war-raid/)  
32 people were killed in a series of drug raids  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Former U.S. President Barack Obama waves after his keynote speech to the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in Montreal](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt25cc0024be10040c/6988d9e4096a9444f469f2aa/rtx39cnv.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 16, 2017  
### [Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Officially The Most Liked Ever](https://time.com/4902523/obama-charlottesville-tweet-most-liked/)  
The tweet was liked 2.73 million times and retweeted more than 1.1 million times as of late Tuesday  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to delivers remarks at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve, West Virginia, U.S.,](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e0eeeca37efcad8/6988d70022fb851568e2218c/rtx3crft.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 25, 2017  
### [Read the Full Transcript of President Trump's 2017 Boy Scout Jamboree Speech](https://time.com/4872118/trump-boy-scout-jamboree-speech-transcript/)  
Trump used the speech to brag about his election victory and deride the media  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
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Oct 26, 2016  
### [Lady Gaga Drives James Corden Around in 'Carpool Karaoke'](https://time.com/4545657/lady-gaga-james-corden-carpool-karaoke/)  
She steals the show (and the driver's seat)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej arrives to preside over the unveiling ceremony for the King Rama VIII monument in Bangkok June 9, 2012. King Rama VIII Monument was erected to commemorate King Ananda Mahidol, the eighth reigning monarch of the House of](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt013a597b5ae82c1f/6988a966f887dc754ae97bde/king-bhumibol-adulyadej.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 13, 2016  
### [Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej Dies Age 88](https://time.com/4527699/thailand-king-dies-bhumibol-adulyadej/)  
Bhumibol was seen as a unifying force in the country, and truly revered by the people of Thailand  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Bomb explosion in Thailand's Phuket](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt346b36c4e574b523/6988a2240a4a223a4e9cae5b/gettyimages-588645792.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 12, 2016  
### [Thailand Bombings 'Were Meant to Scare Tourists' Locals in Phuket Say](https://time.com/4449842/4449842-thailand-phuket-witnesses-bombing/)  
Phuket is a bustling tourist hot spot, known for its beaches and nightlife  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![THAILAND-UNREST-EXPLOSION](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0647d87a0261935c/6988a21f2dce0137bd9ea49b/gettyimages-588639270.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 12, 2016  
### [Thailand Bombings: Here's What You Need to Know](https://time.com/4449653/thailand-bombing-what-to-know/)  
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blasts  
[WORLD](/section/world/)

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