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Residents who fought a hydropower project 10 years ago say the environment is at serious risk.

2/22/2021 evokes the watershed “8888 Uprising” of Aug. 8, 1988 in a land where numbers carry strong symbolism.

Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing was the first protester killed during mass demonstrations across Myanmar. She has become a symbol of resistance since the military seized ...

President Reagan's secretary of state supported arms sales to Taiwan and helped steer US diplomacy leading to the end of the Cold War.

Political commentators say the warning suggests that pro-democracy candidates will no longer be allowed to run in elections.

North Korean trade officials struggle to feed and house workers with no money coming in.

The CCP under Xi Jinping is sending a message that it values political loyalty above all else, analysts say.

Rallies on 2/22/2021 evokes the memory of the ‘8888 Uprising’ of Aug. 8, 1988, that produced leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Rights groups urge Malaysia to grant Myanmar nationals present in the country access to the UN refugee agency, saying they may be in danger if sent back to ...

Some Rohingya have already died at sea, while Bangladesh says its refugee camps are full and can't take any more.

Rights groups say Cambodia’s government must help those who return to earn a living.

Anger at the military is growing after police killed two protesters in the northern Myanmar city of Mandalay over the weekend. The protests started after the ...

Despite government warnings, protesters poured into the streets of major cities in Myanmar on Monday, a day after the funeral for Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, the ...

Many had criticized the plan to buy luxury vehicles for newly elected local officials in one of the poorest provinces in Laos as extravagant and wasteful.

Opposition MPs urged the government to endorse the designation following the unanimous vote.

China is locked in a series of overlapping maritime and territorial disputes with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.

The Biden administration has signaled that there will be no major departure from Trump-era policy towards China.

The authorities are also getting ready to disqualify pro-democracy members of the city's District Council.

Malaysian authorities say that all went home voluntarily, but the UN refugee agency and other groups say that registered refugees were among those sent back.

Weeks of protests and work stoppages have strained the resources of anti-coup activists and civil servants.

The protest follows a media report that Indonesia was calling on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send monitors to ensure the generals ...

Obulqasim Abdurehim’s family had paid a fine to have a third child rather than abort it.

An activist group in Myanmar condemns the plan, saying an official visit will be seen as a formal recognition of the 'coup regime.'

Vietnam's foreign minister Pham Binh Minh says Vietnam's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic protects the people's 'freedoms and rights.'

Some Tibetans doubt authorities' reasons for the ban on attendance at area monasteries, which promote not just religion but Tibetan cultural traditions.

Xiao Yuhui is repeatedly summoned to the police station after he started an online signature campaign opposing the military coup.

Kunchok Jinpa, a Tibetan tour guide beloved for his cultural activism and trusted for timely, accurate reports about events in his region, died aged 51 on Feb. ...

The boost to the 'national security' budget comes amid a city-wide crackdown on political opposition and peaceful criticism of the government.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon on Tuesday to protest reports that Indonesia was urging countries in the region to send ...

The warning came as the State Department doubled down on its designation of genocide in the region.