South Asia

Myanmar’s junta bans family visits, food deliveries to seven prisons after bomb blast

Myanmar’s military junta on Thursday banned family visits and delivery of food and other necessities…

Cambodia sentences Sam Rainsy to life in prison, concludes trial of Kem Sokha

UPDATED at 7:31 p.m. EDT on 10-19-2022 A court in Cambodia sentenced exiled opposition leader…

Wife of Cambodian opposition supporter mulls compensation to drop murder case

The wife of a slain supporter of Cambodia’s Candlelight Party said Tuesday she has rejected…

Six Tibetan writers, activists sentenced by China on ‘state security’ charges

Chinese authorities in Tibet have sentenced six Tibetan writers and activists to prison terms from…

Journalists go into hiding after threats by Myanmar’s military junta

Local reporters from two media outlets in Myanmar went into hiding after the country’s ruling…

China’s Xi opens CCP congress stressing security, pressure on Taiwan

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which convened in Beijing on…

Mercurial and combative Solomon Islands leader reaps benefits where he may

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has maneuvered himself to the center of U.S.-China rivalry in…

Business bad for Bagan’s buggy drivers as pandemic and coup keep tourists away

For 50 years, Maung Maung has been a horse-and-buggy driver in the ancient city of…

More than 200,000 children displaced in three states since Myanmar coup

More than 200,000 children have been displaced by fighting in Myanmar’s war-torn states of Kayin,…

Cultivate compassion, Dalai Lama urges, and use technology to benefit humanity

Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called for people to train their minds to…

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