Story Archive
2009-04-29
A Burmese man describes how he was forced to beat other illegal workers by a Malaysian trafficking gang to buy his own freedom.
2009-04-24
A new report prompts Malaysia to investigate persistent allegations that Burmese migrants have suffered gravely, while traffickers act with impunity.
2009-04-22
The Burmese junta tortures 'a lot' of its critics, says a senior U.N. official, who also says he expects human rights monitoring to increase.
2009-04-17
Known for their sidesplitting, irreverent comedy, Burma's Moustache Brothers have found a way around the ban that keeps them from performing in public.
2009-04-16
A Muslim minority group unrecognized by Burma's military regime has sparked a diplomatic flurry, as they take to the high seas to escape persecution.
2009-04-09
Cambodians don't trust their own legal system, and corruption allegations in a high-profile Khmer Rouge trial don't help.
2009-04-09
A French scholar takes the stand in Cambodia, becoming the first witness in a landmark trial of ex-Khmer Rouge leaders.
2009-04-08
Frustration in the U.S. Senate over ineffective sanctions prompts a new look at Burma policy.
2009-04-08
Producers of laphet, a ceremonial dish of pickled green tea leaves, say they are scrambling to recall their products after reports of contamination by textile dyes.
2009-04-01
Cambodia’s international tribunal for top Khmer Rouge officials hears arguments over whether to move the one defendant who has voiced remorse to a site away from the others.
