As fierce fighting has enveloped a jade mining town in northern Myanmar, the military has arrested more than 700 civilians and used some of them as human shields in battles with rebel…
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More than 5,000 evacuees in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region prepare for cyclone to hit
More than 5,000 people have arrived in Labutta township over the past few days, amid warnings that a fierce tropical cyclone is bearing down on Myanmar’s western coast, aid groups helping the…
Newly published documents reveal how China skirts forced labor scrutiny in Xinjiang
Lazy persons, drunkards, and “other persons with insufficient inner motivation” must be subjected to “repeated … thought education” to ensure they take part in state- “poverty alleviation” campaigns to pick cotton in…
China, Canada in tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats over interference report
China expelled a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai on Tuesday, a day after Ottawa announced it would expel a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian politician. The tit-for-tat expulsions follow…
Hong Kong newspaper axes political comic strip after government criticism
A Hong Kong newspaper has axed a regular cartoon strip by political satirist Zunzi following an onslaught of public criticism from government officials. In an announcement in a column on its A14…
Authorities shut down artwork referring to China's "last generation"
Authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen shut down an art exhibit that described young people in China as the "last generation," a reference to a viral video from the 2022 Shanghai…
Scarce drinking water in North Korea during severe spring drought
The Ransong reservoir in Pyongyang county, Kangwon province, North Korea, experienced a significant water level decline between April 10, 2022 and April 13, 2023 . Credit: NASADrinking water is becoming more difficult…
Hong Kong police seize Tiananmen massacre sculpture as evidence in 'subversion' case
Hong Kong police have seized a sculpture by a Danish artist commemorating the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre as evidence of "incitement to subvert state power," a charge under the national…
Repeated raids force more than 3,500 villagers to flee Sagaing region township
Junta raids over the past five days have forced more than 3,500 villagers to flee their homes in Khin-U township, locals told RFA Thursday. They said troops started burning homes in eight…
Thailand-based rights activist arrested in Laos after returning to home village
A human rights activist and member of the Thailand-based Free Laos group was arrested when he recently returned to Laos to visit his hometown, friends of the activist told Radio Free Asia….