ASEAN

More than 1,000 Myanmar migrants in China wait months or years for deportation

More than 1,000 Myanmar migrant workers are stuck in Chinese detention centers with no way to contact their families or…

2 years ago

Leaders of least-developed Cambodia, Laos play down concerns of a China debt trap

UPDATED at 1:10 p.m. EDT on 2022-05-27 Leaders of two of the least developed countries in Southeast Asia, Laos and…

2 years ago

China, Australia vie for influence, as Beijing touts vision for the Pacific

As China launched a high-level diplomatic mission to build its influence in the Pacific islands, Australia’s new government responded with…

2 years ago

Attackers in Cambodia topple motorbike, injure local election opposition candidate

Two attackers on Thursday injured an opposition candidate for a local council in Cambodia’s upcoming commune elections, an incident she…

2 years ago

Narcotics use on the rise among youth in Myanmar’s Kachin state following coup

The sale and usage of illegal narcotics by young people have increased significantly in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state in the…

2 years ago

Marcos: Philippines will assert maritime territorial rights under his leadership

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed Thursday that, after taking office, he would assert a 2016 arbitral ruling won by the…

2 years ago

Myanmar wood carvers continue centuries-old tradition

Wood carving is one of Myanmar’s iconic handicrafts, with detailed sculptures of Buddhas alongside decorated chairs and tables lining the…

2 years ago

Lao villagers say they got little warning of dam water release

Heavy rains in northern Laos forced a hydroelectric dam on the Nam Ou River to release water unexpectedly, panicking downstream…

2 years ago

Thousands of homes burned by soldiers in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

Nearly 6,300 homes have been burned down in 19 townships in northwestern Myanmar’s war-torn Sagaing region during the past two…

2 years ago

UNHCR chief: World must not forget Rohingya refugees amid Ukraine crisis

Despite the Ukraine war, the world mustn’t forget about the plight of Rohingya and other refugees as well as the…

2 years ago

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