Body found near where Tibetan Buddhist monk went missing
A sheriff’s office in Washington state said they found the body of a deceased male in a pond near where a 64-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monk...
Month : January 2024
Ethnic army overruns junta command center in Myanmar’s Kokang region
Ethnic rebels have overrun a key military command center in northern Myanmar, taking control of the city of Laukkai and accepting the surrender of hundreds...
Taiwan accuses China of gray zone tactics by flying balloons
After Taiwan spotted Chinese balloons flying over its main island, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Taipei accused Beijing of conducting ‘cognitive warfare’ against...
Retracted study was based on unethically collected Uyghur DNA samples, experts contend
The recent retraction of an academic journal article that discussed the genetic information of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region has raised questions...
Cold, hot and wet: China’s year of climatic contrasts
China experienced its hottest year on record, as well as one of the wettest, in 2023, highlighting the escalating impact of climate change through a...
Anti-junta groups claim they seized junta military camp in Shan state
Myanmar’s anti-junta forces Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Mandalay People’s Defense Force (PDF) jointly seized a junta military camp in Than Bo village in...
Kim Jong Un, his ‘probable successor’ tour ICBM launcher factory
Kim Jong Un and his “probable successor” Ju Ae visited an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mobile launcher vehicle factory, a move seen by an expert...
No candy for old kids in North Korea
North Korea is toning down its annual candy giveaway to children this year ahead of leader Kim Jong Un’s Jan. 8 birthday, handing out less...
China starts detaining petitioners ahead of regional congresses
Authorities around China are tightening security measures around people who complain about the government, dispatching “interceptors” to stop anyone with a grievance from lodging petitions...
Myanmar’s junta releases more than 9,600 prisoners
Myanmar’s junta granted amnesty to 9,652 prisoners on Thursday, according to a statement released by the junta’s State Administration Council on Thursday. The prisoner release...
