Story Archive
2012-08-17
The country will launch its own investigation into ethnic clashes that left dozens dead.
2012-08-17
A Cambodian independent radio station head is suffering from breathing difficulties and acute diarrhea in prison.
2012-08-16
Burmese authorities release local NGO staff held amid ethnic violence between Rohingyas and Rakhines.
2012-08-15
Burma's newly appointed vice president is seen as politically moderate.
2012-08-15
Burma’s Lower House of Parliament says a ruling on affairs committees was unlawful.
2012-08-13
The surprise resignation of Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Ranariddh paves the way for the merger.
2012-08-12
Their third meeting aimed at assessing reforms comes amid tensions in Rakhine state.
2012-08-10
Twenty-four Burmese political parties want U.N. human rights envoy Tomas Quintana removed.
2012-08-09
Opposition members cannot question him about an agreement between Cambodia and Vietnam.
2012-08-08
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy expects a ‘political solution’ before 2013 elections.
2012-08-08
The Burmese government reaches out to a democracy movement the former military regime had crushed.
2012-08-07
Recently uncovered remains are thought to be victims of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime.
2012-08-07
Cambodian high school students pay bribes, look up answers.
2012-08-06
Fatalities are reported in Burma's volatile Rakhine state as villages are torched.
2012-08-06
But some Burmese newspapers black out their front pages to express their disgust over censorship.
2012-08-06
Cambodia’s health ministry says doctors cannot leave the poor untreated.
2012-08-05
The U.N. asks Burma to set up a South African-style panel to probe human rights abuses.
2012-08-03
Cambodia sends soldiers to help provide land titles to villagers lacking the documents.
2012-08-01
The World Bank and the ADB move to support the once-pariah state’s political reforms with development aid.
2012-08-01
Cambodia's prime minister denies accusations of attempts to block free speech.
2012-08-01
A new Human Rights Watch report says Burmese authorities ‘colluded’ with Rakhines against the Rohingya in June violence.
2012-07-31
The popular magazines land in hot water after speculating on details of an expected cabinet shakeup.
2012-07-31
But rights groups and unions fear a crackdown on peaceful protests.
2012-07-31
Representatives from Cambodia’s two largest opposition parties meet for the first time inside Cambodia.
2012-07-29
A UN expert will visit Burma's volatile Rakhine state to investigate recent violence.
2012-07-27
Groups call for electoral reform and more representation for ethnic minorities.
2012-07-26
Reports of bribery in Cambodian schools underscore the country's uphill battle against corruption.
2012-07-25
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi focuses on ethnic minority rights in her first address to parliament.
2012-07-23
Its industry minister says the country's average income per person could soon eclipse those of its two neighbors.
2012-07-23
A mammoth joint port venture gets the nod during Burmese president Thein Sein's visit to Thailand.
