Story Archive
2020-04-30
Repressive, vague laws wielded by an aggressive army belie lofty promises in the democratizing former military dictatorship.
2020-04-30
Soldiers stopped Zaw Gyi at a security checkpoint while he was on his way to get his motorbike repaired.
2020-04-30
Department of Foreign Affairs calls on Beijing to “adhere to international law” in South China Sea.
2020-04-30
Experts say that successor must likely be a descendant of the so-called 'Baekdu bloodline.'
2020-04-30
Rights violations in the region have drawn condemnation from the West, and particularly the US.
2020-04-30
Vietnam's move alarms Cambodians, who see soldiers' presence in a contested area as an encroachment on national territory.
2020-04-30
Cambodia’s elite, including those with close family ties to the nation’s authoritarian leader, are scooping up foreign real estate.
2020-04-30
Lord Patten says there are widespread concerns that China will disqualify pro-democracy candidates from September's general election in Hong Kong.
2020-04-30
Huang Qi's mother Pu Wenqing says she hasn't long to live, and wants a last conversation with her son.
2020-04-30
Meanwhile, Facebook users risk arrest for posting criticisms of the Lao government online.
2020-04-29
Workers and business owners risk losing their homes and land as only a few banks agree to suspend repayment of loans.
2020-04-29
Government panel to investigate attack on WHO vehicle feared to be a rubber stamp for the army.
2020-04-29
The group wants ‘bogus charges’ dropped and the release of those detained since January.
2020-04-29
Authorities on both sides have stepped up physical barriers and electronic monitoring of the border area in recent years.
2020-04-29
The city's Court of Appeal finds that Edward Leung's six-year jail term for 'rioting' during the Mong Kok 'fishball revolution' was proportionate.