Story Archive
2011-11-04
Burmese officials could release hundreds of jailed dissidents next week.
2011-11-01
Anti-drug police nab two Cambodian officials for methamphetamine.
2011-10-31
Cambodia’s ex-monarch calls for national reconciliation during a public appearance in Phnom Penh.
2011-10-30
Burma’s democracy icon has been invited to attend a conference in the military-backed government’s capital.
2011-10-27
Burmese authorities detain a rights lawyer representing farmers in a land grab case.
2011-10-27
Cambodian textile workers faint on the job for the second time in days.
2011-10-26
A top-ranking ex-Khmer Rouge official will not take the stand at a Cambodian war tribunal.
2011-10-25
The U.S. envoy travels to Burma for a second time amidst signs of reform in the country.
2011-10-24
Lawyers bring a lawsuit against Cambodia’s government for obstructing a Khmer Rouge tribunal.
2011-10-24
Cambodian workers are treated after feeling ill on the job.
2011-10-20
Government troops and Kachin rebels engage in heavy fighting in northern Burma.
2011-10-19
Lawmakers say Burma is not ready to chair the organization.
2011-10-18
Prosecutors will press on with a case against former Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia.
2011-10-14
The number of deaths and evacuees in Southeast Asia continues to climb.
2011-10-14
Cambodia will no longer provide domestic servants to the country after reports of abuse.
2011-10-12
Several key dissidents remain locked up.
2011-10-10
Rights groups and victims of Khmer Rouge war crimes welcome the move and the UN considers a 'reserve' judge as replacement.
2011-10-07
Burma’s censorship czar wants press controls abolished.
2011-10-07
As the fate of Burma's political prisoners hangs in the balance, a film documenting their stories is making the rounds.
2011-10-03
Negotiations that resulted in peace in the once restive Aceh province may be emulated in Burma.
2011-10-02
The Burmese government gets a reminder after the suspension of a controversial Chinese dam project.
2011-09-30
Burma’s president has suspended a controversial dam, drawing praise from the project’s critics.
2011-09-29
Freedom prospects increase after Burma's foreign minister addresses UN General Assembly.
2011-09-26
A confidant of Burma's leader disputes the number of political prisoners.
2011-09-26
Burmese authorities prevent gatherings in remembrance of a failed pro-democracy movement.
2011-09-21
The credibility of a Cambodian court trying former Khmer Rouge leaders is called into question.
2011-09-20
Burma's legislative chief says democracy icon Suu Kyi is welcome to be a lawmaker.
2011-09-20
Cambodian parliamentarians want a loan freeze in place until authorities resolve a land dispute.
2011-09-16
Villagers in Cambodia’s capital square off with police at a development site.
2011-09-13
Washington will not lift restrictions until Burma makes concrete democratic reforms.