Story Archive
2017-03-07
While working in Thailand, they had posted criticisms of Lao human rights abuses on Facebook, leading to their arrest.
2017-03-07
An alliance of ethnic militias that includes the Kokang army says it will not lay down its arms.
2017-03-07
Smartphones are randomly inspected and violations punished ‘severely.’
2017-03-07
The move will add more than 250 auxiliary officers to patrol neighborhoods and staff checkpoints on the roads.
2017-03-07
While the omission of defense budget details grabs headlines, domestic security spending is even murkier, activists and analysts say.
2017-03-07
Police accuse protesters of damaging the hammer-and-sickle flag, then criminally detain a woman with no word of her son's fate.
2017-03-06
He threatens to release more evidence if Kem Sokha denies the talks took place.
2017-03-06
He threatens to release more evidence if Kem Sokha denies the talks took place.
2017-03-06
The ethnic armed group assails police stations, military posts, and buildings in northern Shan state in retaliation for an attack on its territory.
2017-03-06
From tracking families vulnerable to hunger to protecting children from traffickers, new information tools help aid workers deliver services.
2017-03-06
From tracking families vulnerable to hunger to protecting children from traffickers, new information tools help aid workers deliver services.
2017-03-06
They are recognized for cooperating with Communist Party rule in the sometimes protest-hit region.
2017-03-06
Beijing says it will have the final say over who gets the top job, amid widespread allegations of behind-the-scenes lobbying.
2017-03-06
The lawyers are calling on China's parliament to tighten up guidelines on the storage and administration of vaccines.
2017-03-06
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur condemns North Korean missile launches and announces boycott of football match in Pyongyang.
2017-03-06
Missiles land in waters between Korea and Japan, deepening U.S. and its allies commitment to missile defense deployments.
2017-03-04
Kang Chol is “persona non grata” and has less than 48 hours to exit Malaysia.
2017-03-03
He says the ruling party seeks to prevent the opposition from standing in upcoming elections.
2017-03-03
He says the ruling party seeks to prevent the opposition from standing in upcoming elections.
2017-03-03
Meanwhile, in China, a new law limits domestic contacts with foreign NGOs, calling them a threat to national security.
2017-03-03
The ban appears to be unofficial and has yet to be implemented evenly across the whole country.
2017-03-03
Experts warn the move would provoke an aggressive reaction from Pyongyang.
2017-03-03
They say that Myanmar’s various commissions lack impartiality or have failed to investigate abuses against Rohingya Muslims.
2017-03-03
Drug use, gambling, and unhealthy and crowded conditions are common in Prey Sar, he says.
2017-03-03
Drug use, gambling, and unhealthy and crowded conditions are common in Prey Sar, he says.
2017-03-03
The move was part of a crackdown that saw dozens arrested.
2017-03-03
Authorities seal off Tiananmen Square and detain petitioners in large numbers ahead of the opening of the annual parliamentary sessions.
2017-03-03
Foreign ministry condemns use of VX nerve agent on Malaysian soil.
2017-03-02
Officials cite lack of evidence in decision to release Ri Jong Chol.
2017-03-02
They are demanding the return of more than 270,000 acres expropriated by a Myanmar conglomerate with ties to the former junta-run government.
