Critics cry hypocrisy as Hun Manet urges students to volunteer
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet on Thursday urged students and young adults to volunteer to serve their communities, but critics say it’s hypocritical for him...
Month : October 2023
Body found in Myanmar’s Pale township as junta continues on warpath
Myanmar’s junta killed a man as a convoy of troops moving through Sagaing region continued to raid villages and abduct residents, locals told Radio Free...
Japan, South Korea among top donors to replenish Green Climate Fund
The U.N.-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) secured over US$9 billion for 2024-2027, falling short of expectations, with global pressures mounting on the world’s top emitter...
Anti-junta teachers still 130,000-strong
More than 130,000 teachers remain a part of Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement, or CDM, made up of government employees who have walked off the job...
Laos lied about repatriation of Chinese rights lawyer, wife says
Authorities in Laos told American and United Nations diplomats that detained Chinese rights attorney Lu Siwei was still in the country, even after he was...
Thousands flee Sagaing region townships after Myanmar junta raids
Almost 5,000 people have fled their homes after two days of raids on villages in Sagaing region’s Salingyi township, locals told RFA on Thursday. Troops...
S Korean spy agency warns shipbuilders of N Korean hacking attempts
South Korea’s spy agency announced late Wednesday that it has identified numerous instances where North Korean hacking groups targeted key shipbuilding firms in the South....
‘Lying flat’: Song about being young and poor goes viral in China
As China copes with widespread youth unemployment and a flagging economy, a song about lying down, dropping out and burning incense in the hope of...
Lao police rescue 7 Cambodian trafficking victims
Police in Laos have rescued seven Cambodian women who were tricked into taking jobs as scammers in a Chinese-controlled special economic zone that has become...
Myanmar company director and regional officials ‘arrested in China’
Eleven businessmen from Myanmar’s Shan state were reportedly arrested while visiting China’s Yunnan province over the weekend, according to traders based on the border. Among...
