ASEAN

Taiwanese rights activist home from China after five-year ‘subversion’ jail term

Taiwanese rights activist and NGO worker Lee Ming-cheh has arrived home on the democratic island following his release at the…

3 years ago

Rebel soldiers push back Myanmar forces from strategic town in Kayin state

Karen rebels used heavy artillery to beat back a push by Myanmar junta forces to take Kayin state’s “peace town”…

3 years ago

Myanmar anti-junta leader said to have been tortured to death

An anti-regime People’s Defense Force leader in Yangon was allegedly tortured to death by members of the Myanmar military and…

3 years ago

Former Myanmar army officer calls Rohingya crackdown ‘genocide,’ offers to testify

Captain Nay Myo Thet served in Myanmar’s military for nearly six years in Rakhine state but defected in December and relocated to an…

3 years ago

Nearly 100 arrested ahead of Thingyan in Myanmar’s Yangon, Mandalay

Authorities in Myanmar arrested nearly 100 people in the country’s two largest cities and the Myawaddy township in Kayin state…

3 years ago

Vietnam arrests Facebook user for discussing high-profile financial crimes

Authorities in Vietnam arrested Hanoi resident Dang Nhu Quynh for allegedly posting information on Facebook about the arrest of a…

3 years ago

Cambodian officials move against opposition activists ahead of June elections

Cambodian authorities moved this month to block members of political opposition groups from challenging the country’s ruling party in local…

3 years ago

Japan PM set to visit SE Asia in late April

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning a visit to Southeast Asia later this month to counter China’s growing assertiveness…

3 years ago

Myanmar’s largest cities empty amid call to boycott Thingyan festivities

Yangon and Mandalay were eerily quiet on Wednesday despite the start of the three-day Thingyan holiday in Myanmar, as residents…

3 years ago

Bangladesh home minister: Rohingya have babies to get more food aid

The way food aid is distributed to Rohingya needs to be adjusted because it is driving population growth in the…

3 years ago

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