Story Archive
2012-12-29
The Burmese government is asked to end the Kachin conflict through peaceful means instead of military force.
2012-12-28
The Burmese government allows privately-owned newspapers to be published in a new reform move.
2012-12-27
Rights groups slam the verdicts on two court cases, saying 2012 is the worst year in a decade for rule of law in Cambodia.
2012-12-27
Fighting intensifies after a military ultimatum to rebels in Burma's Kachin state is ignored.
2012-12-26
A Cambodian land activist is released after a three-month pre-trial detention criticized by rights groups
2012-12-26
Burma's president seeks greater transparency in government as a spur to reforms.
2012-12-24
The Burmese military want Kachin rebels to stop blocking a key route to be used by government troops.
2012-12-21
Rice farmers say they were denied water rights as members of Cambodia’s political opposition.
2012-12-19
Rights groups criticize the acquittal of a former governor.
2012-12-19
A UN official calls on leaders in Burma’s Rakhine state to accept ethnic differences for peace.
2012-12-18
The US Ambassador to Burma expresses concern about Kachin refugees in northern Burma.
2012-12-18
Cambodia’s war crimes tribunal says its national component is in dire financial straits.
2012-12-17
Members of Parliament from the Cambodian People’s Party won’t meet with villagers over land disputes.
2012-12-14
A court refuses Cambodian activist Mam Sonando’s request for release on bail pending his appeal.
2012-12-14
The four Burmese protesters refuse to be bailed out in an act of defiance, sources say.
2012-12-13
A UN official meets with jailed Cambodian radio station chief Mam Sonando.
2012-12-13
Cambodia’s prime minister says he is too busy to meet with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights.
2012-12-12
Burmese monks demand a full official apology to victims of a police raid at a copper mine.
2012-12-11
The protesters who campaigned against a copper mine in northern Burma will face trial.
2012-12-11
Two Cambodian activists say authorities made them sign false confessions in detention.
2012-12-11
He pledges to address villagers’ concerns over an alleged land grab in talks with Cambodia’s government.
2012-12-10
The Burmese former monk believes he was held to prevent him from protesting against a police crackdown.
2012-12-10
Cambodian authorities arrest a journalist who exposed the illegal smuggling of timber.
2012-12-07
Cambodia’s prime minister ignores a land dispute petition from ethnic minority villagers while distributing land titles to others.
2012-12-06
Aung San Suu Kyi promises an inquiry into a controversial copper mine in northern Burma will be based on what is best for the people.
2012-12-06
Two Cambodian doctors found negligent in a boy’s death are moved to new clinics.
2012-12-05
A delegation visits Mandalay to discuss a brutal crackdown by Burmese police with monks and activists.
2012-12-04
A commission is set to investigate a controversial copper mine in northern Burma but a crackdown on protesters is no longer under its purview.
2012-12-03
A panel investigating a police crackdown on protests against a copper mine is restructured after prominent activists refuse to participate.
2012-12-03
A Cambodian physician is sacked for allegedly refusing to treat a patient who died of a snake bite.
