Myanmar’s ruling junta is shoring up ties with pro-military political groups in the run-up to next year’s elections in a bid to change the constitution to ensure its long-term rule in the…
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Ethnic Mongolian UN-registered refugee threatened by Chinese agents in Bangkok
An ethnic Mongolian Chinese national who fled the country after his involvement in 2020 protests over a ban on Mongolian-medium teaching in schools has been released on bail by authorities in Thailand…
North Korea’s missile splurge cost $70 million – more than a year of imported rice
North Korea’s record breaking single-day barrage of more than 20 missiles cost the impoverished country more than U.S. $70 million, or as much as it spent importing rice from China in 2019…
Uyghur doctor jailed for treating a ‘terrorist’ dies after release from prison
A Uyghur doctor sentenced to eight years in prison in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region for removing a bullet from the foot of a suspected criminal, died shortly after being released from prison…
Four people, including a pregnant woman, injured by shelling in Kayah State
A pregnant woman and her husband were among four people injured by heavy artillery shells when the junta bombarded two villages in Myanmar’s eastern Kayah State. A spokesman for the Progressive Karenni…
Laos rescues 11 Indian nationals trafficked to work as phone scammers
Authorities in Laos have rescued 11 Indian nationals who were lured to the Chinese-run Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in the north of the country and put to work as phone scammers,…
Campaigners set up Hong Kong press freedom group to aid city's embattled journalists
Hong Kong journalists who fled the city amid an ongoing crackdown on public dissent and political opposition have vowed to keep campaigning for press freedom for the city from overseas, as well…
Trinh Ba Tu still not allowed visits after prison hunger strike
Jailed human rights activist Trinh Ba Tu is being denied family visits at Prison Camp No. 6 in Vietnam’s bleak Ngha An province after he started a hunger strike nearly two months…
South Korea condemns North for firing missile across disputed maritime border
South Korea blasted North Korea’s latest barrage of missiles, particularly one that crossed a disputed maritime border and landed near a South Korean island, prompting sirens on the island to wail and…
China buys up US technology to keep tabs on its citizens
Chinese public security entities have been acquiring U.S. technology with the transfers becoming increasingly regular, especially of DNA analysis equipment needed for mass surveillance, a new report has found. The report ‘The…