Myanmar’s civil war has displaced 3 million people: UN
Intensifying conflict in Myanmar’s civil war has displaced more than 3 million civilians, according to the United Nations resident coordinator in the Southeast Asian country....
Month : May 2024
Xi, Putin discuss ‘sovereignty’ ahead of US officials’ Taipei visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of “respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries” in talks on Thursday with his Russian counterpart,...
Vietnamese prisoners allowed health checks after a year of requests
Two political prisoners in Vietnam’s Gia Trung Prison have finally been given health checkups after almost a year of requests, their families told Radio Free...
Vietnamese church in land dispute dating back to 1975
Parishioners of a Catholic church in southern Vietnam are protesting the local government’s plan to build a school on land that they say belongs to...
Gold mining persists in protected forest, residents say
A recent directive issued by the Cambodian government to crack down on illegal gold mining has not prevented a Chinese mining company from moving ahead...
Pacific gets ‘record’ share of Australia’s static foreign aid budget
Pacific island countries are getting an increased share of Australian foreign aid, budget documents show, as it shifts into funding infrastructure such as undersea cables...
US has no choice but to ‘double down’ on North Korea deterrence: official
The United States has been left with no option but to “double down” on the enforcement of sanctions against North Korea due to its rejection...
Tibetan singer arrested for song lamenting Dalai Lama’s absence
“In this land where the Victorious One is absent, Leaders exist, but false ones. The Tibetans are bereft of direction, Like a deer lost in...
Vietnam frees 2 people arrested during the 2020 commune raid
More than four years after the 2020 violent police raid on Hanoi’s Dong Tam commune, two more people that were arrested that night were released...
Widespread Myanmar water shortage kills scores of people
Nearly 50 villages in western Myanmar are facing shortages of water, residents told RFA on Tuesday, after the hot season brought record high temperatures across...
