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Cambodia’s Hun Sen changes birth year to align with the lucky Year of the Dragon

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is now a year younger after he changed his official birthdate to Aug. 5, 1952,…

3 years ago

UN expert: Member-states should engage with NUG to find Myanmar crisis solution

Other United Nations member-states should follow Malaysia’s lead and engage with Myanmar’s parallel civilian National Unity Government in efforts to…

3 years ago

Residents trapped by floods in China’s Guangdong after heavy rains batter region

Residents of Guangdong's Yingde city have been taking refuge from widespread flooding on upper floors and roofs, amid an ongoing…

3 years ago

Shanghai restaurants offer secret dining, ‘hire’ customers for the night

Restaurants in Shanghai are offering secret lights-out dining and fake recruitment drives in a bid to get around the city's…

3 years ago

‘After the Apple Daily shut down, I couldn’t write another word’

One year after the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper was forced to close amid an investigation by national security police, its…

3 years ago

Former police captain sentenced to three years in prison

Former Vietnamese policeman turned self-styled corruption buster Le Chi Thanh has been sentenced to three years in prison for defaming…

3 years ago

Interview: Nury Turkel to ‘call China out’ for atrocities against Uyghurs, others

Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel was unanimously elected chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan and…

3 years ago

Myanmar civilian death toll surpasses 2,000 since coup-NGO

The toll of civilians who died at the hands of Myanmar’s military junta since it overthrew the country’s elected government…

3 years ago

North Korea ends COVID-19 travel restrictions as ‘fever cases’ subside

North Korea has lifted COVID-19 travel restrictions nationwide, a sign the government may soon claim victory over the coronavirus pandemic,…

3 years ago

Myanmar junta forces kill 2 militiamen, torch villages near copper mine

Myanmar junta soldiers killed two local militia members and torched over 20 villages near the Chinese-owned Letpadaung copper mine in…

3 years ago

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