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‘Kill Us Here’: Rohingya Refugees Fear Repatriation

Refugees in Bangladeshi camps express their fear of being forced back to Myanmar, where the UN says conditions are still not conducive to their return.

‘Kralan’ is a Popular Treat in Cambodia

Families in Battambang province make ‘kralan’ by stuffing sticky rice, black beans, coconut milk and sugar inside bamboo tubes and roasting them over hot coals.

‘My Face Became Scary Like a Ghost’

A Myanmar acid attack victim describes her ordeal. Police still have not found the perpetrator.

‘Our Only Job is to Bear Children for Chinese Men’

Two Myanmar women tell RFA about their experiences as birth surrogates in China.

‘The Force’ was with China, Already in the 1980s.

Chinese officials asked artist Song Feideng to adapt the Star Wars movie into comic-book form as a means of popularizing science.

‘These People Would be Dead Now’

In a November speech, Prime Minister Hun Sen accused Cambodians who protested election results in late 2013 and early 2014 of involvement in a “plot to ...

‘This is a War That China Will Not Win’

Sam Brownback, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, spoke with RFA about China’s persecution in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. ...

‘Vigilantes’ Fight to Save Cambodia’s Forests

Cambodia’s forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Illegal loggers are a primary culprit. But government-sanctioned economic land concessions – mostly ...

“I Don’t Think Hong Kong is a Safe Place Anymore”

Reverend Chu Yiu-ming, a retired minister at the Chai Wan Baptist Church in Hong Kong, led “Operation Yellowbird,” a secret rescue mission to help ...

“It’s a Very Intimidating Video”

China releases a video displaying its military power in Tibet. RFA Tibetan Service director Kalden Lodoe says the video is designed to frighten the Tibetan ...

“Our Entire Village Will Starve Due to Water Scarcity”

In a mountain village in western Myanmar’s Chin state, residents spend their entire day searching for water.

“Record-Setting Drought” Hits Mekong Region

Courtney Weatherby of the Stimson Center says farms and fisheries face the biggest impact.

“Rice ATM” Dispenses Food to Saigon Needy During Coronavirus Outbreak

Vietnam has reported 267 COVID-19 cases and no deaths so far.

“Since Chinese Tourists Aren’t Coming, My Sales are Down”

People in Southeast Asia react as the coronavirus spreads from China around the globe.

“The Rohingya People Are Happy for This Ruling”

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh react to a decision by the International Court of Justice in the Myanmar genocide case.

“This Election is a Rejection of ‘One Country, Two Systems’"

An official for the Democratic Progressive Party discusses his party’s success in recent elections in Taiwan. The DPP soundly defeated the party backed by ...

“We Don’t Have Jobs. Businesses Can’t Operate.”

Life is difficult for Rohingya who remained in Myanmar after a 2017 military crackdown on their community.

“When I Think About it, I Get Heart Sick”

RFA spoke to Rohingya Muslims in displacement camps in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. They are among the 120,000 Rohingya who were forced from their homes after ...

“You are not us. You are Uyghur.”

On the 10th anniversary of the Urumchi massacre, Ilshat Hassan of the Uyghur American Association details China’s brutal crackdown on Uyghurs in the Xinjiang ...

What the New National Security Law Will Mean for Hong Kong

Chinese lawmakers are set to pass a “draconian” national security law for Hong Kong. Analysts say Beijing is using the law to cement its control over the ...

“You Think Death is Better”

A Uyghur mother describes the trauma she endured during multiple detentions at the hands of Chinese authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous ...

93 Fleeing Rohingya Forced Back to Myanmar

The Rohingya were trying to flee by boat to Malaysia, but Myanmar authorities picked them up at sea earlier this week.

A ‘Dead’ River Runs Through the Mountains of Northern Myanmar

In remote Kachin State in Myanmar’s northern uplands, a once-bountiful stream now yields no fish. Locals blame gold mining operations that have polluted the ...

A ‘Restaurant’ for Cambodia’s Endangered Vultures

The Prey Siem Pang Lech Wildlife Sanctuary provides a safe home for vultures and other threatened Cambodian wildlife.

A Boat Race for Development in Cambodia

Villagers on the outskirts of Phnom Penh say city officials have neglected them.

A Brief Timeline of Hong Kong’s History

This video shows key events in Hong Kong’s history, from the Opium Wars to today.

A Bumpy Ride for Cambodian Villagers

Due to the poor road condition, residents of Anlong Phe village say they often limit travel to urgent matters, such as medical emergencies.

A Cambodian Café Build from Rubbish

Owner Ouk Vanday hopes to raise awareness about the amount of waste people generate.

A Dangerous Workplace for Myanmar Laborers

Worker rights organizations in Myanmar say labor laws are weak and poorly enforced.

A Haircut on the Cheap: Hanoi’s Deft Sidewalk Barbers

Hanoi may be a city of increasingly dapper urbanites, but old-school sidewalk barbers still do a brisk business.