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Many holding the coveted title abuse their power, claiming unfair advantage in business deals or engaging in illegal logging.

Officials say safety standards must be improved, as journalists suggest corruption was involved.

Fierce Anti-Coup Fighting in Eastern Myanmar

The Southeast Asian nation has seen a surge in fighting in Kayah and Shan states since the military ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup on ...

Four dead and eight wounded after junta attacks church in Kayah state.

The regional bloc's failure to take follow-up action on Myanmar is wasting time and costing lives, rights groups and analysts say.

Do Le Na, wife of a jailed 'unapproved' candidate for election to the National Assembly, said that election workers came to her home, urging her to vote.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Hanoi flew home fishermen within a couple of months of their detention, Jakarta said.

Lao Workers Beaten for Violating COVID Restrictions

The three workers were punished for leaving Laos’ Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone to buy food, despite orders not to leave the area.

Overcrowded conditions are leading to mass outbreaks in the facilities, the groups say.

Taiwanese documentary film-maker and festival curator Wood Lin explains why he led a recent festival with protest films out of Hong Kong.

A young Myanmar resistance fighter talks about joining the Bago People’s Defense Army to fight the military junta.

Video of the explosion indicates a likely deliberate bomb attack on a government building, commentators say.

Mihray Erkin was forced to return to the region in 2019 and died in detention the following year.

Future Sours for Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Tabloid

The owner of the pro-democracy newspaper, Jimmy Lai, is in jail. And Chinese authorities have made no secret of their desire to see the paper close.

Junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing says the Rohingya are not a recognized ethnic group in Myanmar and will not be allowed to return to their homes in ...

The agreement was forced on Tibet by China, which threatened all-out war if Tibetan negotiators didn't bow to Beijing's demands.

Revenue from sales will be used by Myanmar's military rulers to buy weapons instead of meeting people's needs, rights groups say.

At least 30,000 people have fled fighting in Demoso and Loikaw since the weekend, aid groups say.

Only one or two students enroll in some schools, while in others a teacher shortage prevents reopening.

Rights groups say the verdict is a violation of Yuong So Da’s freedom of expression.

The people of Myanmar have been hit this year by a double whammy of a deadly new wave of the coronavirus and a military coup, which added political turmoil and ...

Teachers blame growing political inference in schools and a city-wide clampdown on public criticism of the government.

Commentators say the move sets a precedent that other foreign companies in China will likely be expected to follow.

Independent journalist Le Van Dung had used Facebook to transmit information on social issues such as land disputes and corruption.

Monitoring will be strengthened in contested waters where Manila has complained about incursions by hundreds of Chinese ships, the Coast Guard says.

More than 40,000 people have been displaced by intense fighting between military and local militia.

The ultimate goal is the repatriation of the Rohingya to their homeland, said Volkan Bozkir, who traveled to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.

Junta and anti-junta forces blame each other for attacks on schools and hospitals.

A plan to boost potency with herbal ingredients raised methanol content to toxic levels, authorities say.

The move comes amid warnings that the CCP is seeking to repeat its actions in Hong Kong on a global scale.