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Southeast Asia correspondent , by way of Bombay, Washington, Cairo, Nairobi, Kansas City & Cerritos, Calif. sbengali@latimes.com

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Nov 6

    As a new government prepares to take power in the , it got a rude shock: The islands' debt to China wasn't $1.5 billion, as was widely estimated. It was twice that. My latest:

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    22 hours ago

    Very proud of the work done in 2018 by and our extended family of newsroom nerds

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  3. Retweeted
    Dec 27

    The has posted two more jobs: law enforcement editor and environmental editor. If that's you, look here:

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  4. Dec 26

    Also America, 2018: The Sikh truck driver who owns a truck stop with a gurdwara outside Laramie, Wyo.

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    Q: Why are so many Sikhs getting into the trucking industry? A: In part, it’s a job that comes with the least amount of discrimination. Watch this fascinating story to learn more.
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    Dec 26

    I met numerous Obama supporters downrange on travels with 4 SecDefs and to military bases with . Under no circumstances would this display ever be acceptable. The oath of office is to the constitution not a person.

    Trump flag (she dropped it after she saw me taking a photo)
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  6. Dec 26

    "Narendra Modi initially courted foreign companies to invest more in India after his 2014 election victory, but his administration has turned protectionist as his party’s re-election prospects have dimmed in recent months" via

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  7. Dec 26

    The name itself denotes the danger: a "rat hole" mine, tiny tunnels barely wide enough for a human, dug into remote hillsides in a mineral-rich state. 15 men are trapped in one, and authorities don't have the equipment to get them out. By

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  8. Dec 26

    America, 2018: “At 22, Brendan Kelly...has used his 6’3” frame — twice — to protect friends during mass shootings, first in Las Vegas and then at his favorite bar in Thousand Oaks. In 2 weeks, he will deploy to Afghanistan for his first tour as a Marine”

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  9. Retweeted
    Dec 26

    . makes her front-page debut with a lede like you've never read before in the

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  10. Retweeted
    Dec 25

    So many damning details in this NYT piece on US complicity in civilian casualties in the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen

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  11. Dec 25

    Such a wonderful story. Curl up with this dispatch from Tokyo

    Sometimes a story isn't just a story -- this one is almost like a play, called The Last Neighborhood Sushi Restaurant. The lovely writing by (and the editing process) reminded me of working with .
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  12. Retweeted
    Dec 24

    Trump's 'poor me' Christmas Eve tweet draws mockery as 800,000 federal workers go without pay

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  13. Dec 21

    News of the drawdown came hours after ⁦⁩ visited Kabul and said the U.S. was prepared to continue to fight to ensure didn’t again become a haven for Al Qaeda and other extremists

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  14. Dec 21

    Our long international nightmare is over: is once again available to readers in Europe. Announcement from editor ⁦⁩

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    Dec 21

    BREAKING: US quietly builds helipad on roof of embassy in Afghanistan

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  16. Retweeted
    Dec 20

    Before everyone checks out for the holidays, here's a friendly reminder that the is hiring for a great number of . We're looking for smart, driven, journos of every color, age, gender ID, background, etc. Come help us build the future.

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  17. Dec 20

    "An unprecedented lack of confidence between the president and his Pentagon chief. No Cabinet secretary has resigned over a policy dispute in decades" via

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    Dec 20

    I’ve Been Acquitted. Egypt’s Struggle Continues.

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  19. Dec 20

    In India, replace “decade” with “month”

    Replying to @ishaantharoor
    I don't know the Indian situation, but an amazing amount of Chinese infrastructure is falling apart because of shoddy construction even within a decade or two of being built ...
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    Dec 19

    NEW: Shaima Swileh, the Yemeni mother who was separated from her dying child under the , has been reunited with the boy in Oakland. My story:

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  21. Dec 19

    A 12:17 am message from the President of the United States

    “Trump gets no credit for what he’s done in the Middle East.” So true, thank you Laura!
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