ASEAN

Cao Dai follower detained for hours after returning from U.S. religious summit

The follower of a Vietnamese religious group which has as many as two million believers faced more than six hours…

2 years ago

Prominent democracy activist among four prisoners executed by Myanmar junta

Myanmar’s junta has executed veteran democracy activist Ko Jimmy, state media reported. New Light of Myanmar announced the executions of…

2 years ago

Border closures, conflict threaten ‘shipadi’ fungus trade in remote northern Myanmar

Pandemic-related border closures and travel restrictions under military rule are taking their toll on the trade of “shipadis,” a rare…

2 years ago

Four years after Laos’ worst dam catastrophe, survivors still live in limbo

Four years after a dam collapse that caused Laos’ worst flooding in decades, survivors who lost everything say they are…

2 years ago

Junta cuts phone and internet connections in Magway amid fierce fighting

Junta forces cut phone and internet access in Myanmar’s Magway region on Monday at the start of a scorched-earth operation…

2 years ago

China holds new naval drills as US carrier transits South China Sea

China has staged another military exercise off the back of a five-day large-scale drill near the Paracel islands–just as the…

2 years ago

Dozens of teachers killed, hundreds arrested by Myanmar junta for joining strike

Two dozen teachers have been killed and more than 200 others arrested since Myanmar’s military seized control from the elected…

2 years ago

Vietnam jails six in crackdown on religious group

A court in Vietnam has sentenced six members of an independent religious group to long prison terms following a two-day…

2 years ago

Top UN court rejects Myanmar objections in Rohingya genocide trial

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected on Friday all of Myanmar’s objections to a case brought against it by…

2 years ago

Student detainees in Myanmar allegedly beaten, kept in solitary confinement

Four students imprisoned for protesting the ruling military junta have been held in solitary confinement and beaten nearly every day…

2 years ago

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