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Rebel group claims responsibility for blasts at Myanmar’s Insein Prison

An anti-junta group claimed responsibility for bomb blasts at a colonial-era prison in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon on Wednesday morning…

2 years ago

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 a compensation offer of U.S.…

2 years ago

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 four to 14 years on…

2 years ago

Cambodia opposition supporter shot as Hun Sen threatens to jail opponent

A supporter of Cambodia’s Candlelight Party was shot dead in Tbong Khmum province over the weekend, the latest in a…

2 years ago

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 military junta threatened to sue…

2 years ago

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 Oct. 16 for a week,…

2 years ago

Elderly suicide rates mar Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ‘victory’ over rural poverty

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which convenes in Beijing on Oct. 16, is expected to…

2 years ago

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 the Pacific, stirring debate about…

2 years ago

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 Bagan, ferrying tourists around to…

2 years ago

Riverboat ferrying students home from school in Cambodia sinks, killing 10

Ten students drowned and another remains missing after a boat ferrying them home from school sank Thursday in the Khouk…

2 years ago

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