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New weapons law leads to roundup of activists and fighters in Myanmar cities
New weapons law leads to roundup of activists and fighters in Myanmar cities 2023-05-23

More than 20 people were accused of being People’s Defense Force members or funding guerilla groups.

Food shortage spreads in North Korea, with some starving farmers unable to work
Food shortage spreads in North Korea, with some starving farmers unable to work 2023-05-23

Desperate families flee by boat to South Korea to escape hardship.

US sanctions North Korean crypto operations
US sanctions North Korean crypto operations 2023-05-23

Besides stealing cryptocurrency, Pyongyang allegedly has tech specialists 'fraudulently’ working remote jobs.

China makes getting a tourist visa to Tibet tougher for foreign visitors in Nepal
China makes getting a tourist visa to Tibet tougher for foreign visitors in Nepal 2023-05-23

New rules require in-person interviews and fingerprinting.

Thousands of Hong Kongers cancel organ donation, prompting order for police probe
Thousands of Hong Kongers cancel organ donation, prompting order for police probe 2023-05-23

Move appears driven by concern about plan to integrate the system with mainland China

Vietnamese prisoner of conscience accuses jailers of giving him contaminated water
Vietnamese prisoner of conscience accuses jailers of giving him contaminated water 2023-05-23

Nguyen Van Duc Do experienced abdominal pain and had diarrhea.

Rohingya man grieves loss of family to Cyclone Mocha
2023-05-23

Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims were killed when Cyclone Mocha tore through western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, according to RFA reporting.

No laughing matter
No laughing matter 2023-05-23
Nearly 1,000 NLD-affiliated properties seized by Myanmar’s junta since coup
Nearly 1,000 NLD-affiliated properties seized by Myanmar’s junta since coup 2023-05-23

When the junta can’t arrest someone ‘it seizes the properties of family members.’

Writer arrested by junta while trying to deliver aid in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Writer arrested by junta while trying to deliver aid in Myanmar’s Rakhine state 2023-05-23

Wai Hin Aung said last week that international assistance will be needed in Cyclone Mocha recovery effort.

Rights attorney Yu Wensheng, wife Xu Yan ‘could be at risk of torture’ after arrest
Rights attorney Yu Wensheng, wife Xu Yan ‘could be at risk of torture’ after arrest 2023-05-23

Authorities also step up pressure on lawyers who might represent the couple, their friends say.

Bangkok’s ‘Hazibition’ points finger at corporations for toxic haze in lower Mekong
Bangkok’s ‘Hazibition’ points finger at corporations for toxic haze in lower Mekong 2023-05-23

Commercial-scale corn cultivation is one culprit, Greenpeace exhibition shows.

Myanmar troops raid Chin state hospital, arresting doctor and nurses
Myanmar troops raid Chin state hospital, arresting doctor and nurses 2023-05-24

Locals say the 5 were members of the civil disobedience movement.

Looting and destroying, junta declares war on Myanmar’s cultural sites and artifacts
Looting and destroying, junta declares war on Myanmar’s cultural sites and artifacts 2023-05-24

Churches, temples are destroyed, jewelry and other artifacts are stolen

‘Fever’ cases spread in North Korea, but hard to say if it’s COVID
‘Fever’ cases spread in North Korea, but hard to say if it’s COVID 2023-05-24

A possible second wave of virus could delay reopening of vital trade with China.

Hong Kong leader slams Cathay Pacific over treatment of mainland Chinese passengers
Hong Kong leader slams Cathay Pacific over treatment of mainland Chinese passengers 2023-05-24

Flight attendants fired after they commented about passengers who don’t speak English or Cantonese

Taiwan volunteer soldiers: We stand with Ukraine
2023-05-24

RFA speaks with Taiwan soldiers who fought with Ukraine forces against Russia.

US House panel urges further action Uyghur forced labor
US House panel urges further action Uyghur forced labor 2023-05-24

Select Committee on China also tells Congress to more urgently prepare for a Taiwan conflict.

Uyghur motorcycle repairman’s corpse released by prison in Kashgar prefecture
Uyghur motorcycle repairman’s corpse released by prison in Kashgar prefecture 2023-05-24

Memettursun Metniyaz was jailed in 2017 for making a religious pilgrimage years earlier.

Myanmar’s junta increasingly relying on airstrikes, research group says
Myanmar’s junta increasingly relying on airstrikes, research group says 2023-05-24

Report found more than 1,400 airstrikes since the 2021 coup, including almost 500 just this year.

Vietnamese activist known as ‘Onion Bae’ sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison
Vietnamese activist known as ‘Onion Bae’ sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison 2023-05-24

He was convicted under a controversial 'propaganda' article of the Penal Code.

Report: Asia’s 10 major river systems at risk due to climate change
Report: Asia’s 10 major river systems at risk due to climate change 2023-05-25

Electricity generation will be impacted across the region, the study says.

Court in Myanmar’s Mandalay imprisons 3 monks for funding terrorism
Court in Myanmar’s Mandalay imprisons 3 monks for funding terrorism 2023-05-25

They were accused of supporting People’s Defense Force members sheltering in a monastery.

A community rebuilds after Cyclone Mocha ravaged Myanmar’s Rakhine state
2023-05-25

Residents say nearly all of the 800 homes in Kyay Taw village were damaged or destroyed when Cyclone Mocha hit the region on May 14.

China’s new ambassador to Washington starts work amid moribund bilateral ties
China’s new ambassador to Washington starts work amid moribund bilateral ties 2023-05-25

Xie Feng takes up his post with scant sign of a return to the ‘guardrails’ envisaged under President Joe Biden.

Myanmar junta arrests rapper who made online complaints about power shortages
Myanmar junta arrests rapper who made online complaints about power shortages 2023-05-25

Byu Har said life was better under the democratically elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi.

US to launch multiple construction projects at Philippine military bases
US to launch multiple construction projects at Philippine military bases 2023-05-25

Manila agreed to permit access amid tensions between China and the United States over Taiwan.

China braces for second COVID wave amid public doubts over homegrown vaccines
China braces for second COVID wave amid public doubts over homegrown vaccines 2023-05-25

Experts don't expect a return to the stringent restrictions of the zero-COVID policy.

Tibetan monk released from prison in poor health after serving two-year sentence
Tibetan monk released from prison in poor health after serving two-year sentence 2023-05-25

Sonam Gyatso was sent to jail for ‘sending money for prayer offerings’ to the Dalai Lama.

A new big brother for Laos?
A new big brother for Laos? 2023-05-25
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