ASEAN

US report on international religious freedom cites genocides in China and Myanmar

China and Myanmar feature prominently in the U.S.’s latest report on global restrictions on religious rights and practices, which singles…

2 years ago

Enrollment up as new academic year begins in Myanmar, despite turmoil

Myanmar’s junta reopened basic education schools across the country for the 2022-2023 academic year on Thursday with student enrollment levels…

2 years ago

Warships arrive in Kyauk Phyu township as tensions rise in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Myanmar’s military is sending more troops into Rakhine state amid fears that an informal ceasefire with the Arakan Army (AA)…

2 years ago

Resumption of conflict would put millions at risk in Myanmar’s Rakhine state: report

A resumption of a full-scale conflict between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army (AA) insurgents could result in the worst violence…

2 years ago

Cambodian diplomat’s club stake to be examined by English Football League

The English Football League says that it will be making enquiries with Birmingham City Football Club following the revelation by…

2 years ago

Military carried out ‘collective punishment’ on ethnic civilians in eastern Myanmar

Myanmar’s military has subjected ethnic civilians in Kayin and Kayah states to “collective punishment” through aerial and ground attacks, detentions…

2 years ago

Myanmar’s junta shuts down publisher for distributing book on Rohingya genocide

Myanmar’s military regime has shut down a well-known publishing house in Yangon for importing and distributing a book on the…

2 years ago

Chinese forces step up exercises around Taiwan, South China Sea

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has intensified activities around Taiwan and in the South China Sea in an apparent response…

2 years ago

Hundreds of Ede families in Vietnam demonstrate to demand land from forestry company

Hundreds of ethnic minority households from a commune in south-central Vietnam's Dak Lak province are fighting to reclaim their land…

2 years ago

Ten-year-old boy critically injured in army shelling of Myanmar refugee camp

Seven displaced people sheltering in a monastery, including a ten-year-old boy, have been injured by heavy artillery in Kalay township,…

2 years ago

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