Anti-junta groups align at Myanmar’s Sagaing Forum, minus shadow government
Myanmar

Anti-junta groups align at Myanmar’s Sagaing Forum, minus shadow government

Observers question whether the NUG’s absence points to a schism within the opposition.

US lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to give priority refugee status to Uyghurs
Uyghur

US lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to give priority refugee status to Uyghurs

'The United States cannot turn our back to those fleeing this persecution,'one sponsor says.

Facing bankruptcy, pro-democracy Hong Kong news channel calls for financial support
China

Facing bankruptcy, pro-democracy Hong Kong news channel calls for financial support

Channel C struggles to cover costs after trying to fill a void left by strict government censorship

Hong Kong opposition party activists protest account closures at HSBC head office
China

Hong Kong opposition party activists protest account closures at HSBC head office

The League of Social Democrats say the move has hampered their ability to raise funds from supporters.

The metaverse won’t save Tuvalu from higher seas, but land reclamation might
Pacific

The metaverse won’t save Tuvalu from higher seas, but land reclamation might

Half of the country's principle coral atoll could be inundated by tidal waters by 2050.

China

China braces for yet another ‘furnace’ summer

Experts say the country may face higher temperatures than last year’s records.

The metaverse won’t save Tuvalu from higher seas, but land reclamation might
Pacific

The metaverse won’t save Tuvalu from higher seas, but land reclamation might

Half of the country's principle coral atoll could be inundated by tidal waters by 2050.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waits behind closed doors during G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at The Prince Karuizawa hotel in Japan, April 17, 2023.
China

Blinken to travel to China next week: Reports

2023-06-09

US Secretary of State had canceled February trip over alleged Chinese spy balloon

Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 135 km (84 mile) expressway from the capital Phnom Penh to Bavet city in Svay Rieng province on the Cambodia-Vietnam border, in Phnom Penh on June 7, 2023.
Cambodia

Hun Sen threatens to arrest backers of exiled opposition figure

2023-06-09

Cambodia’s prime minister also offered pardons to any Sam Rainsy supporters who repudiate him.

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Remote Rakhine villages in urgent need of food, shelter weeks after cyclone hit the region

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China’s new cultural enforcers get into uniform
China

China’s new cultural enforcers get into uniform

Dark-blue uniformed officials are unleashed to crack down on ‘uncivilized’ behavior in film, TV, culture.

Than Myint, elder brother of National Unity Government Human Rights Advisor Aung Kyaw Moe, who was stabbed to death on June 7, 2023.
Myanmar

Unknown group kills brother of National Unity Government human rights adviser

The ethnic Rohingya was stabbed near a mosque in Myanmar’s Yangon city.

Twelve activists and bloggers in Vietnam have been imprisoned for exercising their basic rights, Human Rights Watch says.
Vietnam

Jailed Vietnamese climate activist to start hunger strike on Friday

Prime Minister Hun Sen talks with a garment factory worker during his visit to Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone on Aug. 23, 2017.
Cambodia

Cambodia’s leader tells garment workers that opposition is pushing for sanctions

Prime Minister Hun Sen (right) and China’s ambassador to Cambodia, Wang Wentian, at a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a expressway in Phnom Penh on June 7, 2023.
Cambodia

Hun Sen says he’s no longer concerned Cambodian workers will be forced from Thailand

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In China, AI cameras alert police when a banner is unfurled

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