‘Govi is not livable. Not anymore’
In the remote Govi steppe, Mongolian herder Orkhontuya Oyun and her husband constantly move with their livestock in search of rain. “We lost 600 goats...
Month : August 2023
Burmese mark anniversary of 8888 uprising with protests against military junta
Civilians across Myanmar on Tuesday commemorated the 35th anniversary of a significant uprising as they held protests against the ruling military junta dictatorship amid heightened...
Chinese Communist Party slogans spark graffiti war on London’s Brick Lane
Chinese art students daubed Chinese Communist Party propaganda slogans on a popular graffiti wall in London’s Brick Lane, sparking a huge backlash of pro-democracy slogans...
Rohingya boat sinks off Myanmar’s Rakhine state, 45 missing
A boat carrying Rohingya people, reportedly heading for Malaysia, sank in the Bay of Bengal near Rakhine state’s capital city Sittwe, a village administrator told...
Chinese authorities release Tibetan writer following four-year prison sentence
A Tibetan writer who wrote a book that criticized Chinese rule in Tibet has been released from prison after serving a four-year sentence for “creating...
Cambodia’s king signs royal decree to nominate Hun Manet as PM
Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday issued a royal decree to appoint Hun Sen’s eldest son Hun Manet as the country’s prime minister, ensuring that...
Everyone’s a spy
China’s security ministry has opened an account on WeChat, the country’s popular everything app, urging its citizens to spy on each other and foreigners to...
Lawsuit in Palau seeks to suspend work on US military radar site
Palau’s Angaur state, home to about 140 people, is suing the United States and Palau governments and American military contractors for allegedly damaging the environment...
Did US falsify medal tally in the 2023 World Aquatics Championships?
A screenshot taken from a broadcast of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships has been repeatedly shared in Chinese-language social media posts that claim it shows...
Two community centers in Turkey are changing young Uyghurs’ lives for the better
For young Uyghurs from China’s Xinjiang region, Istanbul’s East Turkistan Youth Center has been a godsend during a difficult time. One 25-year-old who arrived in...
