ASEAN

Amnesty International blasts new proposed social media regulations in Vietnam

An international rights group condemned the Vietnamese government’s plan to adopt new regulations to tighten control over social media platforms…

2 years ago

Biden nails down a date for ASEAN summit but not a full invite list

President Joe Biden, keen to showcase American interest in Southeast Asia, has secured a date to celebrate 45 years of…

2 years ago

2 children among 6 Rohingya killed after escaping Malaysian detention center

Hundreds of Rohingya detained for two years in northern Malaysia escaped Wednesday following a pre-dawn riot, but six were killed…

2 years ago

Landless Lao farmers are caught growing crops in state parks and forests

National parkland and protected forests have been shrinking slightly in southern Laos, not the work of the usual culprit —…

2 years ago

Vietnam court jails 12 on subversion charges in trial described by lawyer as ‘flawed’

A court in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City on Monday sentenced 12 Vietnamese to prison terms of from three to…

2 years ago

Bangladesh extends road near Myanmar, NE India to combat cross-border smuggling

Bangladesh officials on Tuesday announced an extension until 2024 for a road-building project in the remote Chittagong Hill Tracts and…

2 years ago

Rewards for jets, helicopters will test loyalty of Myanmar military: former soldiers

A reward program offered by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) to junta soldiers who defect with jets, helicopters and…

2 years ago

Cambodian minor party leader on the run, wanted on fraud charges

The president of an unrecognized Cambodian political party who is on the run, facing an arrest warrant for forgery of…

2 years ago

Russia says military drills planned with Vietnam

As fighting rages across Ukraine, Russia and Vietnam are planning to hold a joint military training exercise, Russian state media…

2 years ago

Junta pledges ‘year of peace’ after Thingyan, but opposition says fight just starting

Junta chief Snr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing marked the end of Thingyan on Sunday by declaring the Myanmar New Year…

3 years ago

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