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Rehabilitating Elephants in Cambodia

Poachers have slaughtered large numbers of elephants, putting them on the verge of extinction.

Residents Complain of Foul Smell from Polluted Ho Chi Minh City Canal

They say factories continue to dump untreated wastewater into the Ba Bo canal.

RFA Reporters Stand Trial in Cambodia

Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin are accused of undermining national security by providing information to RFA after it closed its Phnom Penh bureau two years ago.

RFA Reveals New China Banana Plantation Outside Lao Capital

The plantation takes shape despite a 2017 ban on such projects because of chemical pollution.

RFA Top Stories in 2014

RFA’s nine language services reported on these and other important stories for our audiences in China, Myanmar, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia in ...

RFA Top Stories in 2015

Here’s a look back at some of the top stories RFA covered in 2015.

Rice Planting Season Begins in North Korea

The United Nations reports that about two-thirds of North Korea’s 24 million people don’t get enough food.

Riding High on Myanmar's Human-Powered Ferris Wheels

Several hundred young men work the big wheels -- known as 'char yahat' -- at fairgrounds and festivals across the country.

Riot Police Out in Force During Weekend Unrest in Hong Kong

Protesters defied police bans by holding marches and gatherings in various locations across the city.

Riot Police, Residents Clash Over Home Demolitions in Guangxi

Police used batons, dogs and pepper spray against local residents, who are angry about government plans to forcibly demolish their homes to make way for a ...

North Korea Broadcasts Video of Rocket Blast

The launch sparked strong international condemnations and resulted in new sanctions against North Korea’s Kim Jong Un regime.

Rohingya Camp Battered by Monsoon

Landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 12 people near camps housing one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

Rohingya Children Dying as Families Flee to Bangladesh

Some are dying of hunger, others are drowning in boat accidents.

Rohingya Migrants Found Adrift in Thai Waters

The Rohingya Muslims were fleeing Myanmar, where they often face persecution.

Rohingya Muslims Face Difficult Ramadan in Refugee Camps

Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled a military crackdown in Myanmar for Bangladesh, where they now squat in bamboo and tarpaulin shacks on dirt slopes.

Rohingya Refugees Demand Justice One Year After Myanmar Crisis Began

Nearly one million Rohingya Muslims are in the world’s largest refugee in Bangladesh one year after Myanmar’s military drove them from their homes.

Rohingya Refugees Learn to Corral Elephants

Rohingya refugees use model elephants made from bamboo and old clothing in order to raise awareness. A dozen Rohingya have been killed by wild elephants whose ...

Rohingya Refugees Live in Fear in ‘No Man’s Land’

Bangladesh asks Myanmar to immediately "pull back" security forces and heavy weapons from the border after the troop build-up near a camp housing thousands of ...

Rohingya Refugees Protest Against Repatriation

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees stage a demonstration near the Myanmar border against the repatriation program on the day the first group was due to be sent ...

Rohingya Refugees Rally as International Court Hears Case Against Myanmar

The landmark genocide case at the International Court of Justice looks at alleged atrocities committed by Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims during military ...

Rohingya Refugees Stuck in Bangladesh Camps

Refugee camps are strained beyond capacity and lacking sufficient supplies.

Rohingya Survivors Claim Myanmar Forces Killed Civilians

Myanmar admits abuses during an army-led crackdown on Rohingya militants but the surviving villagers say the victims were only civilians.

Rohingya with Scars of War Fill Bangladesh Hospitals

Nearly 400,000 Rohingya refugees are in Bangladesh. They fled violence and destruction in northwest Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

Rohingya Women Find Peace in “Widows’ Camp”

The “widows' camp" is a sanctuary off limits to men inside Bangladesh's congested refugee settlements, where Rohingya women and children traumatized by ...

Rural Exodus Creates Inner-City Challenges in Vietnam

More than 230,000 Vietnamese move each year to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, resulting in crowded cities and economic pressures.

Rural Resettlement Plan Leaves Shandong Farmers Homeless, in Despair

Authorities exerted so much pressure on one farmers to join the controversial resettlement plan that he attempted suicide by drinking pesticide.

Saigon Volunteers Give Meals to the Needy During Coronavirus Outbreak

Vietnam’s Labor Ministry estimates up to 1.32 million people will lose their jobs or experience reduced work hours due to COVID-19.

Sanctions Bite in North Korea’s Trade zone on China, Russia Borders

North Korean officials insist further UN sanctions will do little to hinder them.

Sand Dredging Sucking up Myanmar's Salween River

Farmers say they've lost acres of farmland to dredging, with much of the sand exported to Singapore. There's little transparency in the industry. And as other ...

Sand Dredging Threatens A Way of Life in Vietnam

An appetite for sand from Vietnam's Mekong River has meant costly consequences for residents along its banks. They live in constant fear that their homes might ...