Story Archive
2016-01-29
The outgoing speaker of parliament says the November elections that brought to power a new government led by the opposition party were the ‘people’s victory.’
2016-01-29
Timbers are allegedly burned in Mondulkiri province as the government threatens a crackdown on forest crimes.
2016-01-28
He urges the country's political parties to work together with the incoming government led by the opposition National League for Democracy party.
2016-01-27
Human Rights Watch and Freedom House issue their annual reviews of how governments in the region stepped up repression in 2015.
2016-01-21
The government agrees to send 13 Montagnards to the Philippines to wait for asylum, and says it will consider petitions by many others.
2016-01-21
Critics say an investigation into his 2004 death is merely for show.
2016-01-20
The mine had been operating in Siem Reap province with expired government-issued licenses.
2016-01-20
U Gambira is arrested in Mandalay after traveling back to Myanmar for a passport
2016-01-19
The prime minister has threatened to dismiss the governor of Tbong Khmum province, through which much of the timber is smuggled to Vietnam.
2016-01-19
The list includes two major generals and a brigadier general, the son-in-law of former junta chief Than Shwe.
2016-01-19
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken wants President Thein Sein to free the detainees before the opposition party assumes power.
2016-01-15
Parliamentary speaker Shwe Mann says words that ‘damage the dignity’ of the military should be avoided.
2016-01-14
Villagers continue to apply pressure on Letpadaung mine owners as they seek compensation.
2016-01-14
Mystery illness follows cases of poisoned food and wine sickening villagers in the area.
2016-01-14
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi sees hard work ahead forging peace, building the economy and improving Myanmar's media environment.
2016-01-13
Unregulated operations heighten risks while mining companies fear greater scrutiny under a new government.
2016-01-13
Strong laws are needed to restrict the practice which is rife throughout Cambodia, Transparency International says.
2016-01-12
She invites separatist ethnic groups to join with others already laying down their arms in decades-long wars.
2016-01-08
Hostilities between government troops and the Arakan Army continue to escalate in the western part of the country.
2016-01-07
Civic groups say meaningful ceasefire requires halt to fighting and a more inclusive line-up of ethnic armies.
2016-01-06
Incoming lawmakers will undergo training on parliamentary procedure before taking their seats in the legislature.
2016-01-06
They say authorities in Sam’ang commune in the Thala Barivat district of northeastern Cambodia’s Stung Treng province are in cahoots with business groups cutting down trees in a wildlife sanctuary.
2016-01-04
A January peace conference will meanwhile be led by the outgoing administration, with the NLD one of several invited groups.
