Raising her fist in the air, Zumretay Arkin shouted into a microphone on a quiet side street in Munich, Germany, outside the Thai consulate. “Liberty for Uyghurs! We want freedom! We want…
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Top opposition leader kept off ballot in Cambodia
Cambodia’s election committee on Tuesday rejected a top candidate from the country’s main opposition party and said the party must correct several things before its candidates can be allowed to run in…
Myanmar military strength likely half of current estimates: USIP scholar
The size of Myanmar’s military has been drastically overestimated by the international community, a U.S.-based think tank said Friday, suggesting that its victory over the country’s armed opposition is no longer a…
Plea for help from telephone scam victims falls on deaf ears among Chinese officials
A Chinese man from Hunan province says he and many others have been kidnapped and are being held to ransom by traffickers in prison-like facilities near the Thai-Myanmar border, but their desperate…
Hun Sen feted at Cambodia’s SEA Games opening ceremony
With Cambodia’s king noticeably absent, Prime Minister Hun Sen staged a glitzy opening ceremony to kick off the Southeast Asian Games on Friday at a new Chinese-built, 60,000-seat stadium in the capital….
Pro-junta ‘Blood Comrades’ resurface in Myanmar with April killings
The “Blood Comrades” are back. The shadowy pro-junta militia sows terror by targeting opponents of Myanmar’s military for death and leaves a chilling calling card by their victims with their logo –…
Indonesian FM: Jakarta has quietly engaged with Myanmar stakeholders, including NUG
ASEAN chair Indonesia has quietly engaged with the Burmese parallel civilian government and military administration, as well as China, India and Thailand, to solve Myanmar’s post-coup strife, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said…
As of deadline, 18 parties apply to compete in Cambodia’s July election
Cambodia’s National Election Committee said Monday that 18 parties have officially declared their intent to participate in the country’s July 23 general elections, when more than 9.7 million voters will decide who…
Bangladesh delegation with Rohingya to visit Myanmar
Bangladesh is moving full steam ahead with a China-backed project to begin repatriating Rohingya to Myanmar, a plan that Human Rights Watch warned would put the lives of the persecuted refugees at “grave risk.” …
Outspoken university scholar stopped while crossing border to Hong Kong
Border guards have stopped an outspoken former Tsinghua University professor from entering Hong Kong, as authorities in China step up the use of exit bans to prevent dissidents from fleeing overseas, according…