Story Archive
2019-12-31
The patrol ship is part of a four-vessel contract approved by former Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2017.
2019-12-31
Protesters ring in the new year with a reminder that four of their five demands haven't been met.
2019-12-31
Experts say the AA is following the pattern of other ethnic armies in imposing taxes in areas it controls.
2019-12-31
CNRP activists slam the public servant for exclusively acting in Prime Minister Hun Sen’s interests.
2019-12-31
The democratic island has been increasingly targeted for influence, spying and misinformation campaigns by neighboring China, according to its security services.
2019-12-31
Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah: “We want to ensure the truth behind each and every report [about Xinjiang].”
2019-12-30
Meanwhile, weeks have passed since a union leader filed an appeal in his sentence for ‘incitement.’
2019-12-30
Rights activists decry the lack of transparency and the government's denial of the mass killings in question.
2019-12-30
Son Bac Nguyen arranged the acquisition by a state telecom firm of a private TV company at an inflated price, causing losses to the state budget.
2019-12-30
The Sagaing region residents say they were not given promised payments for confiscated farmland.
2019-12-30
Officials: At least 63 Chinese fishing boats, two coast guard vessels had entered Jakarta’s territorial waters since Dec. 19.
2019-12-30
About 162,000 predominantly ethnic Karen civilians remain internally displaced in southeastern Myanmar.
2019-12-30
He Jiankui and two colleagues plead guilty to practicing medicine without a license, 'seeking fame and wealth.'
2019-12-30
Lao government says Thai support points to potentially breaking ground early.
2019-12-30
The verdict and sentence are handed down after a secret trial in Chengdu last week.
2019-12-30
Leaders call for contingency plans if growth continues to slide.
2019-12-27
Officials react to an NGO’s report that calls measures including barbed-wire fencing and watchtowers “counterproductive.”
2019-12-27
North Korea’s citizens are not allowed to freely visit the capital, but many sneak in anyway.
2019-12-27
While authorities appear to have eased some restrictions, activists say they are afraid for their safety.
2019-12-27
The national army says the abductions are meant to disrupt government control in northern Rakhine state.
2019-12-27
Aungthabyae village official Moe Lin says he tried to mediate a conflict between villagers and police.
2019-12-27
Malaysian prime minister says oppression of Uyghurs “must be acknowledged by all parties.”
2019-12-27
Activists say the move will undermine sympathy at home and abroad, making it easier to deport dissidents applying for asylum.
2019-12-27
Amnesty International had in September called for an urgent intervention to halt his execution.
2019-12-26
Journalist Pham Chi Dung is denied legal help until investigators finish looking into his case, one of his lawyers says.
2019-12-26
Ichiro Maruyama says his government does not believe Myanmar carried out genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
2019-12-26
The rebel Arakan Army was detaining Ye Thein when the armed assault occurred.
2019-12-26
The prison authorities delay Li Wenzu's monthly visit with her husband until the holiday season.
2019-12-26
More than 300 people have been arrested since the start of the holiday on Dec. 24, police figures show.
2019-12-26
Amplified broadcasts listened to in group gatherings are 'disturbing the neighbors,' local authorities say.
