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Myanmar junta gets effective diplomatic downgrade as a result of military coup

Myanmar’s 15-month-old military junta is suffering a diplomatic downgrade as Western and some Southeast Asian neighbors are withholding ambassadorial appointments…

2 years ago

Vietnamese attorneys face abuse from police when defending their clients

Attorneys in Vietnam say their ability to defend their clients in court is being undercut by threats and physical abuse…

2 years ago

Top US official meets in India with Tibet’s Dalai Lama

The top U.S. official responsible for Tibetan issues met on Thursday morning with Tibet’s Dalai Lama at the exiled spiritual…

2 years ago

US investigators indict exiled Chinese pro-democracy activist on spying charges

A prominent Chinese democracy activist in exile has been indicted on spying charges in the United States alongside four intelligence…

2 years ago

Escape from Beijing: how a young man fled China’s zero-COVID policy

A Chinese citizen and former resident of Beijing who gave only the nickname Joseph took one look at the newly…

2 years ago

Missiles over medicine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilized military forces to distribute vaccines, as the reclusive country departed from official…

2 years ago

Conflict between Myanmar’s proxy forces may outlast a political resolution

Pro-military Pyu Saw Htee militiamen and anti-junta People’s Defense Force (PDF) paramilitaries are engaged in what will likely become a…

2 years ago

An uneasy truce is under threat in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Tensions between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) insurgent group are rising in the restive western state of Rakhine,…

2 years ago

US government’s special coordinator for Tibetan issues to meet with Dalai Lama

A top U.S. official on Tibet will meet with the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning during a two-day official visit…

2 years ago

Hong Kong could move to block Telegram app, citing ‘privacy violations’

Authorities in Hong Kong could move to block the popular Telegram messaging app, amid fears that the city could gradually…

2 years ago

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