Story Archive
2018-06-29
The ICRC leader has to tread carefully in what he calls a ‘very complex’ situation on the ground.
2018-06-29
They say CCTV systems are necessary to prevent thefts which drain companies and can drive them out of business.
2018-06-29
Discovery of the road, bulldozed by smugglers from April to May, ends logging in the Xesap forest for now.
2018-06-29
The Lao government has accused the Chinese investor of appropriating state property, but the Guizhou-based company's chairman says the raid was an 'armed robbery.'
2018-06-29
Tokyo underscores the importance of holding an election that ‘reflects the will of the people’ without explaining how that will be possible.
2018-06-29
A U.S.-based right group hits out at the city's government under chief executive Carrie Lam for failing to stand up for its citizens' rights.
2018-06-29
A judicial department official confirms that authorities have a ‘target’ to meet.
2018-06-29
Meanwhile, police in Beijing detain one of Zhang Liumao's sisters after she travels to the capital to help a lawsuit for a fellow activist.
2018-06-28
The two countries fail to make progress in meeting 'minimum standards' to combat the trade, the State Department says.
2018-06-28
A journalist advocacy group urges Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to improve relations between the military and reporters.
2018-06-28
A core group of senior security officers ‘ruthlessly and violently’ carry out the prime minister’s orders.
2018-06-28
Police say they have arrested the perpetrator, and that an investigation is currently under way.
2018-06-28
Zi Su, a veteran ideologue for the ruling Chinese Communist Party, accused President Xi Jinping of building a personality cult harking back to the Mao era.
2018-06-27
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh cites hostile cellmates, 'mental torture,' her mother says.
2018-06-27
Trial of two women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam resumes after nearly three months.
2018-06-27
Process using biometric data could take five to six months, UNHCR says.
2018-06-27
International observers will include Myanmar, Singapore and China.
2018-06-27
They are taken into custody amid a province-wide crackdown on 'separatist influence,' a local source says.
2018-06-27
Government spokesman Zaw Htay says the commentary was ‘totally incorrect.’
2018-06-27
Former inmates and relatives describe beatings, torture and humiliation of detainees, as well as deaths from ill-health and violence.
2018-06-27
Most were elderly detainees who expired as a result of complications from high blood pressure, officials say.
2018-06-27
Jiang Tianyong's family have called on the authorities to reveal details of the medications he is forced to take twice a day in jail.
2018-06-26
Amnesty International says military commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and 12 others should face justice for their roles in Rakhine atrocities.
2018-06-26
Families hold onto remains, including uniforms and dog tags, found on battlefields across the country, sources say.
2018-06-26
But they say the move may not be enough to satisfy international calls for justice for the persecuted ethnic minority group.
2018-06-26
Reports say authorities are also recruiting dozens of armed guards to secure the facilities.
2018-06-26
Huang Qi has been in pretrial detention for one year and seven months, amid fears he may die in detention.
2018-06-26
The city is now under security lockdown, with a strong police presence in the former protest area.
2018-06-25
Five lawmakers seeking to visit 15 colleagues were rebuffed by prison official, who cites their ex-lawmaker status.
2018-06-25
Seven are targeted for their roles in a crackdown on the Muslim minority group in Rakhine state.
