Story Archive
2020-06-10
The rules are being piloted at city level, and also seek to crack down on fraudulent claims and quack remedies.
2020-06-10
Bao Tong on the memoir of the former Surgeon General of Chinese People's Voluntary Army during the Korean War.
2020-06-10
With birth certificates required to receive aid, children are punished for the sins of their parents.
2020-06-09
Dhaka’s top diplomat says his country won’t allow Malaysia to send the 269 refugees to Bangladesh.
2020-06-09
Laos has ambitious plans to become the "Battery of Southeast Asia" by building seven hydro-power dams on the Mekong River, and damming its tributaries, to generate and export electricity to its neighbors. But the mega-projects have displaced thousands of Lao citizens without bringing cheaper power. And dams are adding to the problems of farmers downstream in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos itself, who are suffering drought, a reduction in fish stocks, and from other environmental damage to the vital ecosystem.
2020-06-09
NGOs in Cambodia and abroad call for release of remaining family member.
2020-06-09
Chinese traders could be linked to online gambling businesses or be selling fraudulent products, a local trader says.
2020-06-09
The plant will threaten local forests and farmland, villagers and environmental experts say, urging a careful study of likely impacts.
2020-06-09
Qurban Mamut’s U.S.-based son believes his father was targeted to gain leverage over him.
2020-06-09
Vietnam has ranked as one of the worst performing countries in Asia in terms of policies and laws designed to protect animals.
2020-06-09
The probe follows an earlier claim by Phnom Penh that reports of his abduction were ‘fake news.’
2020-06-09
The concrete pier will allow ships to bring in materials needed for other projects.
2020-06-09
Protesters mark the marching of one million people on June 9, 2019 to oppose plans to allow extradition to mainland China.
2020-06-09
Zhang Wuzhou used a politically sensitive anniversary to show her public opposition to draconian national security laws for Hong Kong.
2020-06-08
Officials detained 269 refugees off the boat and took them to a camp.
2020-06-08
Accused of treason and other offenses, the 10 CNRP officials must remain in prison until their trial.
2020-06-08
Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un, calls leaflet launchers “human scum” in recognition that puzzles some in North.
2020-06-08
Two experts told RFA that fiber optic connections between such Chinese-occupied features are likely meant for military purposes.
2020-06-08
A Turkey-based Uyghur says his father was coerced into demanding he stop campaigning on behalf of his jailed mother.
2020-06-08
The government army and the KIA have no plan or agreement for the IDPs to return home.
2020-06-08
Authorities have requested that returnees pass through official repatriation camps to have medical screenings before they go to their villages.
2020-06-08
Cambodian officials say they know nothing of the abduction and suggest it is a rumor cooked up by the opposition.
2020-06-08
The woman and another villager, who is still being held, had been shown arguing with police in a video published on Facebook.
2020-06-08
Top Chinese official says Beijing had no choice but to intervene after months of anti-government protests and filibustering by pro-democracy lawmakers.
2020-06-08
Chau Van Kham, an advocate for democracy in Vietnam, has not been seen or heard from by relatives of consular officials for almost four months.
2020-06-08
Han Kuo-yu is voted out of office after he made a bid for the presidency soon after winning the election.
2020-06-08
“Developing a coherent response to the rise of the People’s Republic of China as led by the Chinese Communist Party is a defining challenge for the world’s democratic states,” said the group.
2020-06-05
Many find the work too hard, though, and shirk their jobs or find other ways to be of help.
2020-06-05
“Argh! Can’t breathe,” Wanchalearm Satsaksit told his sister prior to his disappearance.
2020-06-05
For 30 years international donors have poured money into Cambodia, and for 30 years international moneymen have helped siphon it out.
