Story Archive
2017-08-15
The military has accused Aung Htet of insulting it with a song his music group composed and sang.
2017-08-15
Around 2,000 monks and nuns are to be expelled from the complex by year’s end.
2017-08-15
The department of justice retrospectively defines their protest as a riot, sending 12 people to jail for more than a year.
2017-08-15
Gao Zhisheng, recently under house arrest in the northern province of Shaanxi, hasn't been seen or heard of since Sunday, amid growing fears for his safety.
2017-08-14
Hun Sen and Thongloun Sisolith move to ease tensions along the border following talks in Vientiane.
2017-08-14
Gomar Choephel had been convicted on charges related to ‘subverting the state.’
2017-08-14
Vietnamese bishop from disaster-stricken coastal area visits Taiwan to compare notes with lawyers who have dealt with pollution cases involving Formosa.
2017-08-14
The state-run company plans to turn the center into a for-profit tourist attraction in Sayaboury province.
2017-08-14
The military says it will use armored cars and helicopters to prevent attacks by militants on ethnic Rakhine residents.
2017-08-14
The directive to recall Seypidin Azizi's books suggests Beijing aims to whitewash Uyghur history, observers say.
2017-08-14
Activists say the authorities are embarrassed that they have been unable to wring a 'confession' from Wu Gan, who has previously reported being tortured in police detention.
2017-08-14
Analysts say denials by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) mask a deeper reality of political pressure and self-censorship.
2017-08-14
Central Asia may suffer from a gas glut.
2017-08-11
He sets an Aug. 17 deadline for their withdrawal from a disputed area near the border in Strung Treng province.
2017-08-11
The order to 'stand by' is delivered to factories and firms in one province by military helicopters, sources say.
2017-08-11
Lawi Weng of the online journal The Irrawaddy and Aye Nai and Pyae Phone Aung of the Democratic Voice of Burma await their next hearing on Aug. 18.
2017-08-11
Howard Lam had planned to send a gift to the widow of Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, who is under surveillance by state security police.
2017-08-11
The move comes after lawmakers from the Arakan National Party meet with the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces.
2017-08-11
His family members say they are angered by his arrest and rejected the charges against him.
2017-08-11
A retired doctor who blew the whistle on the compulsory doping of Chinese athletes seeks political asylum with her family in Germany, citing fears for her life and health.
2017-08-11
The government wants to see the removal of all ‘terrorist content, fake news and pornography’ from WeChat, Sina Weibo and Baidu’s Tieba forum.
2017-08-10
He is convicted of defaming prime minister Hun Sen over allegations of government involvement in a political murder.
2017-08-10
Thirteen are sent back from Cambodia on Wednesday, a U.S.-based rights group confirms.
2017-08-10
They call Dolkun Isa's detention by Italian police an attack on the right to freedom of expression.
2017-08-10
Members of parliament from the Arakan National Party seek help from Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to end the violence in Rakhine state
2017-08-10
Friends say they are worried about Gao Zhisheng's health and safety under close surveillance by China's state security police.
2017-08-10
Government soldiers let vehicles trapped in Mantong leave the town five days after an ambush by an ethnic armed group.
2017-08-10
Stranded tourists 'still waiting for transportation' as temperatures fall and rescue teams dig through landslides all along rescue route.
2017-08-10
Fishing boat had cargo of slaughtered sharks, according to the Philippine coast guard.
2017-08-09
Villagers seek shelter in a monastery to escape clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army and government military.
