Story Archive
2021-05-12
The UN has failed to take effective action in the case of Xinjiang and 'must live up to its core values,' says Dolkun Isa, president of the Germany-based World Uyghur Congress.
2021-05-12
Residents living near construction sites in the North Korean capital must travel in large groups for safety.
2021-05-12
Banks now set limits on amounts that can be withdrawn, as the Central Bank makes fewer disbursements and ATMs run short of cash.
2021-05-12
Abduhelil Hashim was healthy and had recently spoken with his wife, leading some to suspect foul play.
2021-05-12
Sin Khun is the 29th CNRP activist to be beaten by unknown assailants since March.
2021-05-12
The controversy over the presence of Chinese ships in the Philippine EEZ has led to criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged softness toward China.
2021-05-12
“What they were telling us was in total contrast to what was happening on the ground,” says Capt. Aung Sin Phyo
2021-05-12
Recent statistics from Beijing showing fast population growth among ethnic minority groups have been falsified, rights activists say.
2021-05-12
A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce shows that more than 40 percent of respondents have definite plans to leave the city.
2021-05-11
Analysts and activists talk of a “failed state” or “civil war” while citizens worry about eating.
2021-05-11
Myanmar poet Khet Thi, who wrote that the revolution against Myanmar's military junta 'is in the heart,' dies under torture at the hands of his interrogators.
2021-05-11
Bangladesh is a sovereign country and will make its own decisions about foreign policy, its foreign minister says.
2021-05-11
Rights and press groups urge authorities not to deport the Democratic Voice of Burma reporters.
2021-05-11
Prison officials say Pin Kimseng died of pneumonia, but his body showed signs of physical assault including injuries to his head and a broken neck.
2021-05-11
Farmers laugh after being told to fight a “compost battle” in their toilets.
