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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

Hungry North Koreans bristle as elites feast on expensive dog meat

While citizens in North Korea are nearly starving in the face of food price hikes and shortages, the country’s elite…

2 years ago

China angry at reported Pelosi Taiwan visit as plan questioned in US

China has once again lashed out at the reported plans by the U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy…

2 years ago

Chinese pressure on UN rights chief prompts US call for release of Xinjiang report

The U.S. called on the United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday release a report on conditions in Xinjiang “without…

2 years ago

Unease downstream despite assurances that leaking Lao Nam Theun 1 is safe

People living near a leaking dam in central Laos remained fearful Wednesday, five days after a video of the leak…

2 years ago

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