Hong Kong authorities have rewritten the electoral rules for the District Council, the city"s last bastion of political opposition, amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent under a draconian security law, sparking criticism…
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Data lacking on Asia’s electricity needs, report says
Asia urgently needs to improve the transparency of its power sector data, as over half of the region’s economies lack information regarding electricity generation, a report said Thursday. Some 24 of 39…
Rights group says Xinjiang phone search program targets Uyghurs
Police in Xinjiang have relied on a list of 50,000 multimedia files determined to be “violent and terrorist” to flag Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim residents for interrogation, according to a report…
Biden’s ‘end of regime’ warning spurs fiery response from North Korea
When U.S. President Joe Biden declared last week that any use of nuclear weapons against the United States or its allies will result in the “end” of the North Korean regime, the…
Myanmar court denies appeal filed by religious leader
A court has rejected the appeal of one of Myanmar’s leading Protestant activists a month after he was sentenced to six years in prison under the country’s counterterrorism law. Myitkyina Prison Court in…
Hundreds of Cambodian migrant workers arrested in Thailand
The recent mass arrest in Thailand of hundreds of Cambodian migrant workers – some of whom were photographed chained together in Bangkok – has prompted one NGO to urge the Cambodian government…
China is blocking Tibetan monks and writers from spreading religious content online
China has been rigorously barring Tibetan writers, Buddhist monks and other influential people from spreading religious content online without prior approval, sources told Radio Free Asia. The clampdown, based on a March…
Censorship in Hong Kong has led to ‘war’ on libraries and publishers
Some Hong Kongers are calling it a “war on libraries.” The number of books on offer at Hong Kong"s public libraries has fallen as officials remove books from shelves under a restrictive…
China falls down press freedom index as Asian Communist states dominate bottom ranks
China fell four places on a global press freedom index released on Wednesday, joining fellow Asian Communist nations North Korea and Vietnam at the bottom of a Paris-based media freedom watchdog’s annual…
Marcos says Philippine military bases won’t be used to attack China
Philippine military bases where the United States has been granted expanded access are not intended to be used for offensive action against any country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said as he wrapped…