ASEAN

Vietnam ethnic minority activist jailed for 4 years for reporting abuse allegations

An ethnic Ede Montagnard minority activist was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for submitting three reports about…

2 years ago

Philippines deploys buoys as ‘sovereign markers’ in South China Sea

The Philippines has installed buoys and opened some command posts to mark out and assert its sovereignty in waters and…

2 years ago

Myanmar junta gets effective diplomatic downgrade as a result of military coup

Myanmar’s 15-month-old military junta is suffering a diplomatic downgrade as Western and some Southeast Asian neighbors are withholding ambassadorial appointments…

2 years ago

Vietnamese attorneys face abuse from police when defending their clients

Attorneys in Vietnam say their ability to defend their clients in court is being undercut by threats and physical abuse…

2 years ago

Conflict between Myanmar’s proxy forces may outlast a political resolution

Pro-military Pyu Saw Htee militiamen and anti-junta People’s Defense Force (PDF) paramilitaries are engaged in what will likely become a…

2 years ago

An uneasy truce is under threat in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Tensions between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) insurgent group are rising in the restive western state of Rakhine,…

2 years ago

Hong Kong could move to block Telegram app, citing ‘privacy violations’

Authorities in Hong Kong could move to block the popular Telegram messaging app, amid fears that the city could gradually…

2 years ago

Report tracks China’s assertiveness at sea over the decades

China is the source of destabilization in the South China Sea and has been for the last couple decades, but…

2 years ago

New civilian death toll since coup ‘unprecedented’ in Myanmar’s history

More than 5,600 civilians have been killed in Myanmar since the military seized power last year, according to a new…

2 years ago

PM Hun Sen threatens Cambodian opposition after shoe-throwing incident in Washington

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen blasted a man who threw a shoe at him last week in Washington, saying that…

2 years ago

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