Indonesian MP: China demanded Jakarta stop drilling in Beijing-claimed waters
China

Indonesian MP: China demanded Jakarta stop drilling in Beijing-claimed waters

China also objected to a joint Indonesia-United States military exercise held in August.

Cambodia’s Kem Sokha denies outside pressure in party rift
Cambodia

Cambodia’s Kem Sokha denies outside pressure in party rift

Cambodia's ruling party says it's not involved, but welcomes conflict in the opposition.

Interview: ‘My duty is to continue exposing the abuse of the Uyghur people’
Uyghur

Interview: ‘My duty is to continue exposing the abuse of the Uyghur people’

British MP Nusrat Ghani says sanctions by China won’t stop her from speaking out on the Uyghur issue.

NLD spokesman held for 9 months by Myanmar military rulers dies after release
Myanmar

NLD spokesman held for 9 months by Myanmar military rulers dies after release

Monywa Aung Shin collapsed and died of a heart attack 40 days after his release from detention.

China

China arrests Macau casino chief in crackdown on cross-border gambling

Alvin Chau's Suncity slashes its gambling services to high-end clients from mainland China

Court jails recently repatriated Cambodian activist
Cambodia

Court jails recently repatriated Cambodian activist

Mich Heang sought refuge in Thailand but was sent home to face prosecution, alarming rights groups.

This handout photo taken and released on December 1, 2021 by the Indonesian fleet command Koarmada I shows the Russian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev off the waters of Belawan during a joint exercise between the Indonesian Navy, the Russian Navy and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members.
Vietnam

Naval drills signal Russia interest in SE Asia, not a strategic sea change

2021-12-01

Russia, the biggest arms supplier in Southeast Asia, sold $10.7 billion worth of weapons from 2000 to 2019.

In a photo shared on Facebook by a Thailand based activist, Cambodian Buddhist monk and activist Ven. Bor Bet, a vocal critic of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s authoritarian government who had taken refuge in Thailand, is shown being defrocked and made to wear laypersons clothing in the Thai province of Samut Prakan , Dec. 1, 2021.
Cambodia

Activist Cambodian monk is defrocked, arrested in Thailand-fellow refugee

2021-12-01

Colleagues say they fear Ven. Bor Bet will be sent back to Cambodia and jailed.

Commentary

UPDATED: US, China solidify strategies toward each other amid low-key diplomacy

UPDATED: US, China solidify strategies toward each other amid low-key diplomacy

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Pouring salt on Vietnam's wounds

Pouring salt on Vietnam's wounds

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A confrontation between police and land protesters in Laos

North Korea orders people to pay for candies as gifts from leader Kim Jong Un
North Korea

North Korea orders people to pay for candies as gifts from leader Kim Jong Un

Candy making campaign saps supplies of sugar and flour, driving prices up.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is seen on a television screen delivering a speech at the opening of a session on the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Sept. 13, 2021.
Uyghur

Interview: ‘China wants to make sure that the Uyghur genocide is never discussed’

UN whistleblower Emma Reilly discusses how China gets the names of dissidents from the Human Rights Council.

Daniel Kritenbrink, the US secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (right) speaks with reporters in Jakarta, Nov. 30, 2021.
China

US ratchets up Southeast Asia engagement as another senior diplomat visits Jakarta

A photo of the Dalai Lama is shown in a monastery in the Kardze prefecture of China's Sichuan province in an undated photo.
Tibet

Chinese officials restrict what Tibetan children are taught about the Dalai Lama

Deposed Myanmar state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi is shown in a file photo.
Myanmar

Myanmar court postpones verdict in trial of Aung San Suu Kyi

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Climate change: the implications for regional security

Climate change: the implications for regional security

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Chinese company transfers thousands of Uyghurs from Xinjiang to Nanjing

Chinese company transfers thousands of Uyghurs from Xinjiang to Nanjing

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