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Activist sentenced to 6 years for giving interviews to U.S.-based program
Activist sentenced to 6 years for giving interviews to U.S.-based program 2023-03-28

Truong Van Dung was convicted under Article 88, used to target dissidents.

Karen rebels seize large Myanmar military camp on Thai border
Karen rebels seize large Myanmar military camp on Thai border 2023-03-28

Sources say the camp was key to supplying junta troops in Kayin state.

Union calls for probe after Hong Kong journalists followed by unidentified men
Union calls for probe after Hong Kong journalists followed by unidentified men 2023-03-28

Two men evade questions about their identities after following a court reporter to work

North Korean robbers kill two women as crime wave intensifies
North Korean robbers kill two women as crime wave intensifies 2023-03-28

Residents say that starvation is causing more people to resort to robbery and theft.

Taiwan leader’s US trip comes with baggage
Taiwan leader’s US trip comes with baggage 2023-03-28

Tsai arrives in New York and has a packed itinerary for her diplomatically fraught ‘transit.’

Opposition activist released after apologizing for comments about king
Opposition activist released after apologizing for comments about king 2023-03-28

Yim Sinorn’s Facebook comments last week had resulted in an incitement charge.

Ex-president ruffles feathers with claim that Taiwanese are 'ethnically Chinese'
Ex-president ruffles feathers with claim that Taiwanese are 'ethnically Chinese' 2023-03-28

Ma’s comments echo Beijing's 'unification' claim that people in Taiwan, China come from the same family

Asia Fact Check Lab: Is discussing unification the reason behind Ma’s China trip?
Asia Fact Check Lab: Is discussing unification the reason behind Ma’s China trip? 2023-03-28

Verdict: Out of Context

Myanmar junta chief warns of “decisive action” against opponents on Armed Forces Day
2023-03-27

Human rights groups accuse Myanmar’s military of committing atrocities in operations against resistance fighters, including attacks on the civilian population.

Myanmar junta chief marks Armed Forces Day with vow to eradicate opposition
Myanmar junta chief marks Armed Forces Day with vow to eradicate opposition 2023-03-27

But observers say the military has already done its worst, with little to show for it.

U.S. sanctions two people, six entities for supplying Myanmar with jet fuel
U.S. sanctions two people, six entities for supplying Myanmar with jet fuel 2023-03-27

Without fuel, the junta-led airstrikes on civilians would have been impossible, civil society groups say.

Freed Vietnamese political prisoner says guards made him work in jail without pay
Freed Vietnamese political prisoner says guards made him work in jail without pay 2023-03-27

Phan Kim Khanh served a six-year sentence for conducting propaganda against the state.

Former President Ma Ying-jeou’s trip to China undermines Taiwan government: critics
Former President Ma Ying-jeou’s trip to China undermines Taiwan government: critics 2023-03-27

Ma’s visit comes as his opposition Kuomintang chooses rapprochement with Beijing despite rejecting Chinese rule.

Hong Kong police force protesters to wear numbered badges, march in cordon
Hong Kong police force protesters to wear numbered badges, march in cordon 2023-03-27

The move is effectively a ‘real-name’ system for demonstrations, putting protesters at risk of reprisals.

For founder’s birthday, North Korean cities ordered to decorate streets with flowers
For founder’s birthday, North Korean cities ordered to decorate streets with flowers 2023-03-27

Some towns are creating paper flowers to make up for a shortage of real ones.

Chinese coast guard ship chased out of Vietnam waters
Chinese coast guard ship chased out of Vietnam waters 2023-03-27

Chinese ship and Vietnamese ship came dangerously close to each other inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

Fighting Beijing's long arm of repression
Fighting Beijing's long arm of repression 2023-03-26

Activists rely on social media to stay in touch, but this also makes them more vulnerable

Asia Fact Check Lab: Did Putin kneel before Xi Jinping?
Asia Fact Check Lab: Did Putin kneel before Xi Jinping? 2023-03-25

Verdict: False

UN water conference ends with hundreds of non-binding commitments
UN water conference ends with hundreds of non-binding commitments 2023-03-25

But conservation groups slam agenda for lacking accountability

“There are no opportunities in the camp,” Rohingya Muslim refugee in Myanmar
2023-03-24

Rohingya Muslims are fleeing refugee camps in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state due to hardship and repression.

Vietnamese weigh in on release of flight attendants nabbed with illegal drugs
Vietnamese weigh in on release of flight attendants nabbed with illegal drugs 2023-03-24

Police released them due to a lack of evidence, though they could have received a heavy sentence.

Myanmar junta pledges 15 villages for Rohingya repatriated from Bangladesh
Myanmar junta pledges 15 villages for Rohingya repatriated from Bangladesh 2023-03-24

But Rohingyas fear the plan is a ploy by the junta to improve its international reputation.

Cambodian news site details phone calls between opposition party official, mistress
Cambodian news site details phone calls between opposition party official, mistress 2023-03-24

Pro-government FreshNews report is the latest case of apparent phone tapping of top opposition figures.

Asia Fact Check Lab: Can TikTok share US user data with China’s government?
Asia Fact Check Lab: Can TikTok share US user data with China’s government? 2023-03-24

Verdict: True

US calls on Laos to increase efforts to combat human trafficking
US calls on Laos to increase efforts to combat human trafficking 2023-03-24

Laos has shown improvements, but challenges remain – particularly in special economic zones.

Hong Kong plans to loosen laws to allow more reclamation of Victoria Harbour
Hong Kong plans to loosen laws to allow more reclamation of Victoria Harbour 2023-03-24

The move could spell the end of the famous waterway after decades of reclamation.

Uyghurs tell Congress of gang rape, shackles and sterilization
Uyghurs tell Congress of gang rape, shackles and sterilization 2023-03-24

Two survivors of Chinese concentration camps describe torture and dehumanization at heart of genocide.

China’s ruling party gears up to purge ‘black sheep,’ ‘two-faced people’ from ranks
China’s ruling party gears up to purge ‘black sheep,’ ‘two-faced people’ from ranks 2023-03-24

The Communist Party’s disciplinary arm is being repurposed to enforce loyalty to supreme leader Xi Jinping.

To find missing 653 bullets, North Korean city is locked down, houses searched
To find missing 653 bullets, North Korean city is locked down, houses searched 2023-03-24

Those who fail to report any bullets they find face three years’ hard labor

Manila to Beijing: Intimidation, coercion won’t solve territorial differences
Manila to Beijing: Intimidation, coercion won’t solve territorial differences 2023-03-24

Diplomats from both countries meet in Manila amid tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan.

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