ASEAN

Myanmar junta airstrike kills civilians sheltering in rebel territory

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar junta jets bombed a shelter for displaced people in a rebel-held…

2 months ago

Biden meets Vietnam’s president in New York

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Vietnamese counterpart, To Lam, met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in…

2 months ago

Myanmar junta raids Shan state online scam center, detains hundreds

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese. Myanmar junta authorities arrested nearly 750 people, including more than 240 Chinese…

2 months ago

No limits to the lawlessness of Myanmar’s predatory military regime

Having illegally seized power and overthrown a democratically elected government, Myanmar’s military was never expected to hold itself up to…

2 months ago

New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in Papua rebel captivity

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for 19 months by separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region was freed on Saturday,…

2 months ago

Vietnam releases 2 political prisoners ahead of leader To Lam’s US trip

Read RFA’s coverage of this topic in Vietnamese Vietnam has released two prominent political prisoners, a day before its top…

2 months ago

Has China not launched a war since 1949?

A claim emerged in Chinese-language social media posts that China has not launched a war since 1949.  But the claim…

3 months ago

Myanmar guerrillas arrested in bid to attack air base, group says

Myanmar junta authorities arrested two members of an urban guerrilla group planning to attack one of the military’s largest air…

3 months ago

Laos’ largest province is short 500 teachers

Laos’ most-populous province is short more than 500 teachers for the new school year starting this month, even as the…

3 months ago

Myanmar rebels kill 12 women from pro-military village: report

Read RFA coverage of this story in Burmese. Rebel forces in central Myanmar ambushed a vehicle near a junta stronghold…

3 months ago

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