Riot police scuffled with pro-democracy activists as they protested Thursday against the Thai prime minister on the eve of the APEC leaders’ summit being staged in Bangkok amid high security. More than…
Month: May 2023
Myanmar junta to release 4 foreign prisoners as part of major amnesty
Myanmar"s junta says it is releasing four foreigners from prison, including a former British ambassador and an Australian economist, as part of a major amnesty to mark a national holiday on Thursday….
Xi confronts Trudeau on sidelines of G20 over alleged media leaks
Chinese leader Xi Jinping confronted Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit on Wednesday over alleged leaks about their one-on-one meeting, according to a video…
Nearly 1.7 million new refugees of conflict in Myanmar since coup
Nearly 1.7 million people have been displaced by conflict in Myanmar since last year’s military coup, bringing the total number of refugees who have fled fighting in the country to more than…
IT security researchers find 2 new surveillance tools that target Uyghur mobile apps
China has been hacking into Uyghur-language mobile apps and infecting users’ devices to further monitor the persecuted predominantly-Muslim group in its northwestern Xinjiang region and in other countries, according to a new…
After 5-year ban, Cambodian opposition politicians can rejoin the political fray
In 2017, Cambodia’s Supreme Court disbanded the main opposition party at the behest of Prime Minister Hun Sen and imposed a five-year ban on 118 of its members from entering politics, effectively…
Philippine military concludes live-fire exercise ahead of visit by American VP
The Philippine military said Wednesday it had concluded live-fire training in Palawan, on the frontline of the country’s territorial dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea, days before U.S. Vice President…
Barred from funeral, mourners mark death of former top party official Bao Tong
Barred from attending the Beijing funeral of former top Communist Party official Bao Tong, Chinese pro-democracy activists and dissidents took to the internet to mourn his death, and some were able to…
ASEAN’s strongest statement to date on Myanmar falls short, opposition says
A joint statement issued last week by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is the strongest to date on resolving member state Myanmar’s political crisis, but should have barred junta delegates from…
‘Malicious' anti-lockdown comments on live stream prompt Xinjiang police probe
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are investigating three men after internet users "maliciously flooded" a live-streamed government press conference with comments critical of COVID-19 restrictions in the regional capital, Urumqi, according to the…