Myanmar military regime enters year 5 in terminal decline
Myanmar’s military approaches the fourth anniversary of the coup d’etat that put them in power in terminal decline. The economy continues to atrophy, with even...
Month : January 2025
Lao authorities temporarily close iron ore mine after spillage pollutes rivers
Lao authorities have temporarily shut down a Vietnamese-owned iron ore mining operation in the northeastern part of the country after a washing reservoir overflowed and...
Widow says shooting of former Cambodian lawmaker was ‘definitely political’
The widow of a former Cambodian opposition party lawmaker who was killed in a brazen street attack in Bangkok said she believes the shooting was...
What is the RedNote app and why are TikTok users moving there? | RFA Insider #24
The double features don’t stop! Tune in to this episode of RFA Insider to learn about American social media users turning to a Chinese app...
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Biden says he won’t enforce it
Updated at 10:58 a.m. ET on Jan. 17, 2025. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok,...
In bilateral talks, Philippines complains about China’s ‘monster’ ship in EEZ waters
MANILA — Senior Philippine diplomats confronted Chinese counterparts in face-to-face talks about China’s “monster” coast guard ship intruding into Manila’s territorial waters, as the two...
North Koreans show ‘superior combat readiness’ to Russian contractors: official
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Russian soldiers captured by Ukraine “expressed concerns” about the superior combat readiness of allied North Korean troops compared with Russian contract soldiers...
China expands orphanage-style boarding schools for Uyghur children
Read RFA coverage of this story in Uyghur. Orphanage-style boarding schools for Uyghur children whose parents were detained by Xinjiang authorities in internment camps that...
Out of the frying pan and into the wok?
Faced with a looming ban on TikTok in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of former users of the China-owned video sharing app are fleeing to...
Myanmar scammers agree to stop forced labor after actor rescued
Pro-junta militia leaders in Myanmar and operators of online scam centers have agreed to stop human trafficking after the rescue of a Chinese actor this...
