Cambodia’s high court rejects opposition official’s conviction appeal
Cambodia’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Candlelight Party Vice President Thach Setha on Friday, a decision that means he’ll serve the remainder of his...
Month : December 2023
Thailand to recover ‘Golden Boy,’ but over 100 stolen artifacts remain abroad
When an American museum announced last week that it would return two Angkor era statues to Thailand, including the well-known “Golden Boy ” dating to...
Publicly executed for killing a woman while trying to steal beans
Hundreds of residents were forced to gather at an airfield in frigid weather to watch authorities execute a 23-year-old man by firing squad, residents in...
Uyghur father jailed for 20 years for sending son abroad and for visiting Turkey
When Nuraxun Rozi visited his teenage son who was studying in Egypt in 2015, little did he know his trip abroad, including a stop in...
More than 40,000 Chinese involved in online scam operations deported from Myanmar
More than 40,000 Chinese nationals associated with unlawful online scam groups in Myanmar’s northern Shan state were arrested and deported during a three-month period from...
US defense bill spends big against China’s maritime claims
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law an $886 billion defense bill that includes US$16 billion to deter China’s expansive maritime claims and...
Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian country to approve same-sex marriage bill
In a historic first for Southeast Asia, Thai lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill to begin the process of legalizing same-sex marriages, capping off a...
Myanmar junta kills 7-year-old in northern airstrike
A junta airstrike on a village in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing region killed a seven-year-old girl, residents told Radio Free Asia Friday. The Dec. 16 attack...
Beijing, Manila to hold consultation on South China Sea ‘soon’
Foreign ministers of China and the Philippines have agreed to hold a meeting of the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea as soon...
Escaped North Koreans urge China to stop the ‘genocide’ of forced repatriation
They were brought together on a cold November morning by Beijing’s recent decision to send at least 500 North Korean escapees back to their homeland....
