Myanmar military kills villagers, burns houses in Sagaing region
Junta troops killed eight civilians and burned down more than 600 homes in Myanmar’s Sagaing region in 11 days of raids, locals told RFA Wednesday....
Month : July 2023
Electricity consumption to surge in India, China amid heat wave, drought
Growth in global demand for electricity is expected to slow down in 2023 due to falling electricity consumption in advanced economies, while strong growth is...
After jailbreak in Myanmar, prison guards sentenced to 3-6 months
A Myanmar junta court handed down sentences of three to six months to seven prison employees, including a warden, after a jailbreak in May in...
Investors wanted: China’s economy loses its swagger
As President Joe Biden’s top aides fly into Beijing one by one, China appears to be facing an unprecedented slowdown of its formerly spectacular GDP...
Conflict in Myanmar’s Kayah state traps hundreds in town
A three-week battle has left six people dead and around 600 civilians trapped in Kayah state’s Ywathit township, local aid groups told RFA Tuesday. Banyar,...
Report: 5.5 billion people could be affected by surface water pollution by 2100
More than half of the world’s population could be affected by surface water pollution by 2100, a new study said. A team of international researchers...
In Myanmar, nearly 2 million people have been displaced by civil war, UN says
Nearly 2 million civilians in Myanmar have been displaced from their homes by the civil war raging in their country, with 40,000 displaced in the...
Veteran Chinese rights activist barred from boarding Qatar Airways flight to Ecuador
A prominent rights activist from the southern Chinese province of Guangzhou has been prevented from boarding a Qatar Airways flight from Bangkok to Ecuador, where...
Junta blames ‘terrorist drones’ for Sagaing bombing
A bomb blast in Myanmar’s Sagaing region injured eight locals, junta-backed messaging channels reported Monday. Pro-military Telegram groups said “terrorist drones” attacked a market in...
Taking the heat: Kerry touches down in Beijing to negotiate emissions
United States climate envoy John Kerry met with his Chinese counterpart Monday morning, having left one of northern America’s hottest months for one of Beijing’s...
