Story Archive
2016-11-29
The opposition declaration calls for the body to hold a meeting to address the conflict and other issues that are threatening the country.
2016-11-29
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says he supports an effort by the Cambodian and Vietnamese governments to end the simmering border dispute.
2016-11-28
Hun Sen’s government wants concessions or else it will send the OHCHR packing, it says.
2016-11-28
John McKissick, head of the UNHCR in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, says Myanmar is conducting a genocide campaign against Rohingya Muslims.
2016-11-23
Dhaka summons Myanmar’s ambassador and border police from the two countries discuss the situation.
2016-11-23
Aung San Suu Kyi appeals to ethnic militias to sign the government’s peace accord to end the fighting in Shan state.
2016-11-23
Opposition lawmakers claim the 2017 budget short-changes education and health.
2016-11-22
Hostilities between ethnic armed groups and the national army have moved into the country’s northernmost state from neighboring Shan state.
2016-11-21
Cambodia National Rescue Party leader plans to continue his strike but other opposition lawmakers may attend the plenary session.
2016-11-21
The new four-group coalition presses attacks on military, police and trade posts as peace process stalls.
2016-11-18
A man from Komping Cham diagnosed with the disease, first thought it was Dengue fever.
2016-11-17
Bangladeshi officials deny a report that people were gunned down as they tried to cross over.
2016-11-17
A senator, a monk and a land rights activists all have a day in court as Cambodia National Rescue Party leader hints at a return to parliament.
2016-11-17
Human Rights Watch meanwhile calls on the government to give independent media and rights organizations unhindered access to the volatile area.
2016-11-16
Meanwhile, the United States calls on the government to end the violence in the western state.
2016-11-16
Organization dedicated to promoting the rights of lawmakers joins a long list of government critics.
2016-11-15
The army has accused Muslim Rohingya ‘terrorists’ of setting fire to houses and blaming soldiers for the arson.
2016-11-14
A column of soldiers shot dead villagers who attacked them with machetes and clubs, government media says.
2016-11-13
Government says two troops were killed Saturday, while Human Rights Watch says 430 houses were burned in three villages.
2016-11-11
The chief executive and a top editor at Eleven Media Group could face jail time and fines if found guilty.
2016-11-10
Aung San Suu Kyi says she looks forward to working closely with the U.S. president-elect.
2016-11-10
A man dies and another is severely injured as the police officers accused refuse to answer questions about the incident.
2016-11-09
The Nordic country is decreasing humanitarian aid to the affected area, but stepping up development aid.
2016-11-09
Hun Sen crows over picking the winner as Myanmar see closer ties through the Republicans.
2016-11-08
Issuing news releases is not enough to inform the public, journalists say.
2016-11-08
Sam Rainsy is ordered to pay thousands of dollars, but says Prime Minister Hun Sen should compensate the Cambodian people for his lies.
2016-11-07
Andy Hall was sentenced in September to three years in prison for defaming a fruit company.
2016-11-07
Some of those arrested have committed crimes, but others have not, a local Myanmar official says.
2016-11-07
Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy criticizes the courts as he comes to the defense of Senator Hong Sok Hour.
2016-11-04
The government warns women to avoid getting pregnant, but finds mosquito control to be a greater challenge.
