Hong Kong committee can bar foreign lawyers from national security cases: Beijing
China on Friday issued a ruling giving top officials in the Hong Kong government the power to bar foreign lawyers from representing clients in “national...
Month : December 2022
Myanmar’s junta ignored condemnation of its rule in 2022
The people of Myanmar suffered as the anti-junta armed resistance took on the military in 2022. It was a year in which not only democracy...
Lao prime minister resigns amid soaring inflation, criticism over mining concessions
Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh resigned on Friday for health reasons, retiring after serving in the position for less than two years amid a tanking...
Analysts: As 2023 ASEAN chair, Indonesia must dial up pressure on Myanmar junta
Much is expected from next year’s ASEAN chair Indonesia, especially in resolving the post-coup crisis in Myanmar, but analysts say that little will change unless...
Two senior Vietnamese leaders dismissed amid COVID-19 scandals
Vietnam’s Communist Party dismissed two senior leaders from its Central Committee today amid a wave of scandals linked to the country’s response to the COVID-19...
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to a further 7 years
UPDATED AT 4:53 a.m. ET ON 12-30-2022 A junta court in Myanmar has sentenced the country’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to another seven...
Chinese aircraft carrier nears US territory of Guam
The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning made a rare approach to the U.S. island territory of Guam in what a Chinese newspaper interpreted as a warning...
Uyghurs make up most of 18 workers trapped in collapsed gold mine in Xinjiang
Most of the 18 miners trapped underground in a collapsed gold mine in China’s far-western Xinjiang region have been identified as Uyghur amid ongoing rescue...
Restrictions on Nepal’s Tibetan refugees likely to continue under new prime minister
Tibetans living as refugees in Nepal are likely to face continued restrictions on their movements and political activities under the government of Nepal’s new prime...
At least 7 dead, 30 injured in Cambodia casino fire
UPDATED AT 4:58 a.m. ET on 12-29-2022 A massive fire in a Cambodia casino complex has killed at least seven people and injured more than...
