Former state media journalist flees China amid police harassment
In February 2024, a former journalist with a regional Chinese state-run newspaper left the country with his family of five to join the “run” movement...
Month : December 2024
Myanmar Christians, wary of airstrikes, celebrate Christmas in a cave
Many members of Myanmar’s Christian minority celebrated Christmas in fear this year, worried that the military would unleash airstrikes on them, with some worshippers taking...
Taiwan defense ministry warns of deep cut in 2025 budget
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s ministry of national defense is warning a potential cut in the island’s defense budget for 2025 would have grave consequences. Recently...
Photos: Before, after images compare and contrast scenes from Indian Ocean Tsunami
Read about tsunami preparedness 20 years later at BenarNews Faced with the daunting task of reclaiming neighborhoods, beachfront properties and areas around mosques, repairs began...
Junta censors tighten grip on Myanmar film industry
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar’s junta is clamping down on the country’s filmmakers. Military rulers have amended the Motion Picture Law,...
Along the Mekong, fishers and farmers battle a plastics catastrophe
A monsoon storm brewed above Boonrat Chaikeaw as he cast his net into the endless tide of trash in the Mekong River on one day...
Tibetans demand apology from the British Museum for use of ‘Xizang’
The British Museum’s use of the term “Xizang” to label Tibetan artifacts in its Silk Roads exhibition has prompted criticism from Tibetans and rights groups...
Businessman convicted in shooting of young couple that angered Cambodians
A prominent real estate businessman was convicted of shooting a young couple during a dispute inside a Phnom Penh home, sentenced to 31 years in...
Top 5 debunks of 2024 — Asia Fact Check Lab’s year in review
The disputed South China Sea, Xinjiang in northwestern China and the Russia-Ukraine war were among the topics used in Chinese-language media disinformation campaigns in 2024....
US missile deployment in the Philippines is legitimate: Manila
MANILA – The Philippines’ acquisition and deployment of a U.S. mid-range missile system is “completely legitimate, legal, and beyond reproach,” its defense chief said on...
