Explainer: Southeast Asia explores little-known carbon credit scheme
UPDATED at 06:50 A.M. ET on 01-31-2024 In Bangkok, known for its heavy traffic, pollution, and aging buses, a major Thai public limited firm Energy...
Month : January 2024
Myanmar arrests alleged Chinese scammers, former MP
Police in northern Myanmar have arrested 10 phone and internet fraud suspects and sent them to China, the Chinese embassy in Yangon announced. Six of...
S Korea labels Kim regime irrational, calls for an end to provocation
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a fresh warning to North Korea Wednesday, as Pyongyang continued its military provocation, with missile tests potentially placing...
Chinese activists transiting at Taipei airport say they’re seeking asylum
Three Chinese nationals who fled to Thailand in November and arrived at Taipei’s airport on Tuesday told Radio Free Asia they fear arrest if they...
‘We have to be ready ourselves before we can help anyone else’
It’s Jan. 12, the day before Taiwan’s presidential elections, and dozens of people are tramping around a park in the central city of Taichung carrying...
Karen army claims 5 dead after junta helicopter crash
The Karen National Liberation Army shot down a junta aircraft, killing soldiers onboard, a member of the ethnic force told Radio Free Asia. The group...
N Korea launches rural growth committee as economy struggles
North Korea has formally launched a party committee dedicated to the development of its economically challenged rural regions. This initiative comes as local areas are...
Myanmar junta sentences nearly 400 women in 3 years since coup
Nearly 400 women in Myanmar have been sentenced to prison, some for more than 20 years – or even death – for political offenses in...
Taiwan lawmakers urge outgoing president to visit contested island
Taipei has completed a dredging and pier renovation project on Taiping island – the biggest feature in the South China Sea to be occupied by...
Karenni resistance group claims victory in Myanmar’s northeast
The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force captured a mineral-rich city in northeast Myanmar, the group announced, saying most junta troops fled from checkpoints and camps on...
