South Asia
Myanmar adopts law for foreign firms to provide armed security
Myanmar’s military government has adopted a law allowing foreign companies to provide armed security services, which analysts suspect will lead…
India boosts security protection for Dalai Lama
Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan.India has boosted security for the Dalai Lama, adding about 30 police commandos…
Myanmar junta frees nearly 1,000 Rohingya from prison, group says
Myanmar’s military government has released from prison nearly 1,000 members of the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority, a human rights group…
Myanmar militia hosting scam centers says it will deport 8,000 foreigners
Read Ij-Reportika coverage of these topics in Burmese A pro-junta Myanmar militia hosting extensive online fraud operations in its zone…
Myanmar refugees in limbo after US suspends resettlement program
Read RFA coverage of this story in Burmese.UMPIEM MAI REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand -- Saw Ba had been living in a…
Myanmar junta blocks fuel to eastern border scam center town
Read RFA coverage of these topics in BurmeseMyanmar’s junta has blocked the supply of fuel to a town bordering Thailand…
Effort to combat Southeast Asian haze hit by USAID shutdown
BANGKOK — An initiative to combat air pollution in Southeast Asia has suspended its work following U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
4 forest fires erupt across Tibetan areas
Four forest fires have erupted in various parts of Tibet over the past two weeks, with a major one in…
China thanks Thailand for scam crackdown; militia frees foreigners
MAE SOT, Thailand - Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked Thailand’s visiting prime minister on Thursday for a crackdown on scam…