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Communist-ruled Laos, a one-party state, was described by Reporters Without Borders as an information "black hole" where the government exerts…

2 years ago

Refugees displaced by conflict in Myanmar now more than 1 million

The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myanmar has surpassed 1 million people for the first time in the…

2 years ago

Cambodia arrests returned exile who supports opposition political party

Authorities in Cambodia on Monday arrested a former youth activist and Norwegian citizen who recently returned from exile to support…

2 years ago

China faces diplomatic setback in its push for influence in Pacific islands

China and 10 small Pacific island nations have failed to sign a Beijing-initiated agreement amid concerns in the region about…

2 years ago

Philippines summons Chinese diplomat over ship’s ‘harassment’ in South China Sea

Manila summoned a senior Chinese diplomat to protest the China Coast Guard’s alleged “harassment” of a joint Filipino-Taiwanese research ship…

2 years ago

UN: 1 billion meth pills seized in East, Southeast Asia last year

Tons of methamphetamine have been produced, trafficked and used in East and Southeast Asia where a record 1 billion methamphetamine…

2 years ago

Analysts: US notches win in wooing ASEAN countries to join economic deal

The United States has scored a win in its efforts to counter Beijing’s influence in Southeast Asia by getting most…

2 years ago

Suspected bombing in downtown Yangon wounds about 10 people

An explosion in downtown Yangon wounded about 10 people on Tuesday, a local charity worker at the scene said. The…

2 years ago

Irrawaddy dolphin deaths on Bangladesh’s coast worry environmentalists, authorities

Growing up, Nuru Majhi and his friends used to see dolphins jumping in Bangladesh’s southern coastal waters. “But now we…

2 years ago

From Chinese detainee to Cambodian diplomat: the radical rebirth of Wang Yaohui

Wang Yaohui has taken an unconventional career path for a Cambodian diplomat. For one thing, he was born in China…

2 years ago

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