Story Archive
2016-06-30
Officials at lower levels take bribes from traffickers, coerce labor on state-ordered building projects.
2016-06-30
Locals discover the bodies of the five residents along with those of two unidentified others in shallow graves in an area where armed conflicts have occurred.
2016-06-30
But doubts remain over the size of the payment and Hanoi's reaction to a disaster that polluted miles of coastline.
2016-06-30
Police issue an arrest warrant for anti-eviction activist Jin Zhongqi who had complained about intrusive surveillance by state security police.
2016-06-30
No reason is given, but lawyers and activists say the court likely feared being surrounded by diplomats and reporters.
2016-06-29
Hun Sen dispenses with any pretense of due process, calling CNRP leader a ‘prisoner’ who will be in jail forever.
2016-06-29
The detention of Pema Tseden sparks fears over habitual violence by Chinese police against Tibetans.
2016-06-29
Hun Sen dispenses with any pretense of due process, calling CNRP leader a ‘prisoner’ who will be in jail forever.
2016-06-29
Commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing says the army will work to ensure the success of the government’s key peace initiative.
2016-06-29
Ownership argument over three-hectare parcel in Luang Prabang underscores difficulties with land-grab issues.
2016-06-29
They contend that authorities are intentionally delaying informing the public about the true cause of the environmental disaster.
2016-06-29
A prominent activist said overseas groups often overlook rights violations that happen to the most vulnerable.
2016-06-29
More than 1,000 people gather outside the city's municipal complaints department, with some escorted to a detention center in buses, witnesses say.
2016-06-28
They fear that waste from the new factory in Hua Giang province will pollute the Mekong Delta’s Hau River.
2016-06-28
The report, to be issued Thursday, says the Southeast Asian nation has failed to eradicate the use of child soldiers.
