Story Archive
2020-04-20
Family members have no contact with Sithon Thiphavong, but are allowed to send him food via the authorities every day.
2020-04-18
Critics say the arrests are political retaliation, at a time when the rest of the world is focused on the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-04-17
Lecturers say coronavirus has spread in Pyongyang as well as South Hwanghae and North Hamgyong provinces.
2020-04-17
A Malaysian security source denied reports that the Hai Yang Di Zhi 8 was being shadowed by Malaysian vessels.
2020-04-17
Excluded from the presidential amnesty are two prominent Rakhine politicians convicted of high treason.
2020-04-17
Government soldiers fire in response to mine attacks by the rebel Arakan Army.
2020-04-17
Shireli Memtili was jailed for driving an ‘illegal’ religious figure, while his mother was targeted for moving house.
2020-04-17
A rights expert says laws should be written to address public health needs while protecting freedoms.
2020-04-17
Desperate rural villagers risk life and limb to get rich but end up arrested and fined instead.
2020-04-17
Local residents mostly believe the ruling Chinese Communist Party's claim that the coronavirus came from the U.S.
2020-04-17
The vessel is moving back and forth over a patch of water, which is a tell-tale sign that it has begun to survey the area.
2020-04-16
Asked to read from China's script, Wisconsin legislature instead condemns China.
2020-04-16
‘We are going to work just for the benefit of many people, but we are at risk of infection,’ says one doctor.
2020-04-16
Two North Korean escapees also win seats in big symbolic feat.
2020-04-16
Concerned Tibetans say China is trying to erase Tibetan culture.
2020-04-16
Drew Pavlou says the allegations against him are political retaliation for his relentless criticism of China.
2020-04-16
Dozens died during the failed 58-day journey to enter Malaysia.
2020-04-16
A press freedom group says Chen Jiaping should be released immediately and unconditionally.
2020-04-15
Thar Loon Zaung Htet, editor in chief of Khit Thit news agency, and Khine Myat Kyaw, editor in chief of Narinjara news agency, were charged last month.
2020-04-15
Authorities additionally arrested another Facebooker for criticizing the government online.
2020-04-15
Warning follows launches of projectiles on eve of founder’s birthday.
2020-04-15
Temples and streets are mostly empty, as stay-at-home regulations are largely heeded.
2020-04-15
Uyghurs in exile say the policy is part of a ‘colonization’ of their homeland.
2020-04-15
Social media users in southeast Asia hit back at Chinese netizens repeating Beijing's official line beyond the Great Firewall.
2020-04-15
They say conditions in jail are poor and their loved ones are at risk of infection.
2020-04-15
Geoffrey Ma fails to address a number of other areas of political pressure, both past and potential, on the city's judiciary.
2020-04-15
Tibetan students and Chinese tourists load up on Tibetan meds before returning to China.
2020-04-14
Gatherings went on weeks after the Yangon government banned them to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
2020-04-14
Meanwhile, Indonesia reports its highest daily death count tied to the coronavirus.
2020-04-14
Officials say visits are suspended due to the coronavirus, but rights groups say they can be done safely.
