Hundreds of Myanmar junta troops surrender near Bangladesh border
At least 200 Myanmar junta troops have surrendered after an ethnic minority army captured their headquarters in Rakhine State, near the Bangladesh border, the anti-junta...
Month : May 2024
Limited options for victims of Myanmar’s searing heat
Nearly 1,500 people died in Myanmar from heat-related causes in April alone, emergency service organizations told Radio Free Asia, compounding the misery for many in...
Drone footage shows development of mines in northern Cambodia
Drone footage shows the latest developments at ore mines in northern Cambodia that citizens worry is harmful to the environment and could disrupt the lives...
Uyghurs have highest rate of imprisonment in world: report
An estimated one in 26 Uyghurs in China’s far-western Xinjiang region are behind bars, the world’s highest rate of incarceration, according to a report by...
4 in 5 Americans have a negative view of China: survey
Four in five Americans say they have an unfavorable opinion of China, according to a new survey, with clear majorities across each age group but...
INTERVIEW: Former North Korean diplomat on the drawbacks of being elite
Ryu Hyun-woo was North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait when he defected to South Korea in 2019. As one of the elites in North Korea,...
Myanmar junta bans all men from working abroad
Updated May 03, 2024, 04:39 p.m. ET. Myanmar’s junta has banned all men from working abroad amid widespread public concern over the implementation of a...
On World Press Freedom Day, journalists across Asia continue to face threats
Press freedom has worsened in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a Reporters Without Borders report released Friday, which has been designated World Press Freedom Day,...
US begins review process for key AUKUS pillar
The U.S. State Department has opened the public review process for proposed changes to export controls that would allow defense contractors in Australia and the...
Cambodian official says US$1.7 billion canal won’t hurt environment
The Cambodian government official overseeing a proposed US$1.7 billion canal told diplomats on Friday that the project has been studied for two years and won’t...
