Local dealers decry influx of illegal Chinese traders to Myanmar jade town
Burmese gemstone dealers are frustrated over the influx of Chinese jade traders who have set up shop in a northern mining town in Myanmar since...
Month : June 2023
Indonesia, Malaysia could see worst haze in five years, report warns
UPDATES at 12:23 pm EDT, June 23, 2023. Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore may be hit in coming months with their worst haze crisis in five...
Arab nations praise China’s Uyghur policies: Society is ‘harmonious,’ religion free
In showcasing two recent official visits to the Uyghur Region, China sent a chilling message to Uyghurs and their allies: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s oppressive...
‘Red’ alert for Beijing as heat wave sweeps northern China
Beijing issued a “red” alert level Friday, a day after the city’s temperature soared to a record for June, weather authorities and local media said,...
Getting rich during China’s boom – then fleeing as prospects darken
As President Xi Jinping began a third term in office pledging “Chinese-style modernization” in October 2022, commentators expected him to steer China further in the...
Fleeing Vietnam, human rights lawyers arrive in U.S. following police summons
Three of the five lawyers who defended a Buddhist organization in a case in Vietnam last year – and who were later summoned for police...
Vietnam to prosecute 84 for alleged involvement in Dak Lak attacks
Authorities in Vietnam said Friday they will prosecute 84 people accused of being involved in deadly attacks on two commune offices in central Dak Lak...
Cambodia approves election law amendment aimed at preventing boycott of July 23 vote
Cambodia’s National Assembly on Friday unanimously approved an amendment to the election law that prohibits those who don’t vote in next month’s elections from running...
INTERVIEW: ‘We must blame those who created this nightmare’
Zaw Wai Soe, the minister of health and education for Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, recently traveled to Washington DC, seeking support from U.S. officials,...
Junta jet attack kills man in Myanmar’s Kayah state
A junta plane attacked two villages in Myanmar’s eastern Kayah state Friday morning, killing a man and injuring two children, locals told RFA. The aircraft...
