Story Archive
2012-08-31
Fighting escalates in northern Burma's resource-rich Kachin state.
2012-08-31
The Burmese government seeks legislative approval to abolish the Ministry of Industrial Development.
2012-08-30
Burma’s government publishes the names of thousands of people it removed from a ‘no-entry’ list.
2012-08-29
Forced labor and other abuses in eastern Burma’s Karen border region are highlighted in a report.
2012-08-29
Cambodia’s government rejects a UN report seeking electoral reforms and respect for human rights.
2012-08-28
Burma shortens its list of people not welcome in the country, but thousands remain.
2012-08-28
UN special envoy Surya Subedi warns of possible unrest in Cambodia if the authorities refuse to embrace election reforms.
2012-08-28
Burma frees three local aid workers ordered jailed over ethnic unrest between Rohinygas and Rakhines.
2012-08-28
Chinese authorities send at least 1,000 back over the border into Burma.
2012-08-27
The brother of two Burmese nationals sentenced to prison last week says they are innocent.
2012-08-27
Dams planned for the Mekong River could destroy fish populations and dramatically alter land allocation.
2012-08-27
The move is seen as a bid to lift reforms.
2012-08-24
Southeast Asian officials meet to address drug-resistant malaria in their cross-border regions.
2012-08-23
The Burmese government-appointed group will travel to Rakhine to probe ethnic clashes involving Rohingyas.
2012-08-23
Cambodia's tourism ministry will work with an international NGO to help protect children from foreign pedophiles.
2012-08-22
Residents of northwestern Myanmar protest inadequate compensation following a forced relocation.
2012-08-21
Cambodian authorities say a wanted land rights advocate should face the law.
2012-08-21
The heads of two companies linked to human trafficking in Cambodia are likely to have fled the country.
2012-08-20
The Cambodian land activist says he did not push villagers to establish a self-governing zone.
2012-08-20
But self-censorship concerns remain as work continues on reforms.
2012-08-17
Rights watchdogs say the accusation is part of a government attack on Cambodia’s civil society.
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.
