Middle East

Junta announces deaths of 5 people accused of attacking police station

Junta authorities have announced the deaths of four men and a woman, arrested in connection with an attack on a…

1 year ago

Junta pilot and trainee killed in Myanmar military helicopter crash

A junta helicopter crashed near an air force base in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, killing the pilot and a trainee, local…

1 year ago

Myanmar military burns houses, captures villagers in Sagaing region

A woman was burned to death in her home when junta troops raided her village in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing region,…

1 year ago

More than 5,000 people flee villages in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region

More than 5,000 people have fled their homes in Myanmar’s southernmost Tanintharyi region, locals told RFA Monday. The mass exodus…

1 year ago

Witty folk rant on the dark side of the news goes missing from China’s internet

A song by veteran Chinese folk-rock act Slap referring to numerous darker news events has disappeared from Chinese social media…

1 year ago

North Korean diplomat’s wife and son go missing in Russian far east

Russian authorities have issued a missing persons alert for the family of a North Korean diplomat, in what local and…

1 year ago

Why the Philippines is deploying navigation buoys in the South China Sea

Earlier this month, the Philippine Coast Guard deployed five 30-foot navigational buoys near islands and reefs within its territory in…

1 year ago

British minister raised Jimmy Lai case with China’s vice president but to no avail

British foreign minister James Cleverly raised the case of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai with a top Chinese…

1 year ago

North Korea arrests 5 Christians during underground church service

Just as they had every Sunday at 5 a.m., the five Christians gathered at the farmhouse for prayer and Bible…

1 year ago

In North Korea, ‘Judas’ is nickname for informer and betrayer

‘Judas’ has become a scornful nickname for informers in North Korea. For example, when a girl confided in her friend…

1 year ago

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