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Superstitious strongman

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen changed his official birthdate to Aug. 5, 1952 from April…

Chinese company faces hefty bill to quarantine 300 North Korean workers

A clothing company in China must pay U.S. $1,500 to quarantine each of its 300…

Married couple tied up and shot by regime forces in Tanintharyi region

Two people in their sixties were tied up and shot dead at close range by…

Vietnam falls far short of its committment to freedom of expression, report says

Vietnam has a long way to go before it can realize its goal of joining…

Interview: ‘They’ve broken their word, as I’m afraid they do regularly’

Veteran British politician Chris Patten served as the last governor of Hong Kong from 1992…

Teachers in Myanmar caught in crossfire as conflict rages

Schoolteachers in Myanmar, many of whom joined a national strike to protest the ruling military…

Vietnam Communist Party head says officials in bribery scandal apologized

Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Vietnam Communist Party, has said that two senior…

New prison to house criminals from Laos’ Chinese-run special economic zone

People convicted of crimes in the Chinese-run Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in northern…

Jailed Cambodian American activist is allowed to meet with lawyer

A Cambodian American democracy activist jailed in Cambodia on treason charges has been allowed to…

Arrests in Rakhine raise fears of renewed conflict between military, Arakan Army

Residents in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state are increasingly on edge, worried that fighting between the…

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