Story Archive
2019-12-30
Leaders call for contingency plans if growth continues to slide.
2019-12-27
Officials react to an NGO’s report that calls measures including barbed-wire fencing and watchtowers “counterproductive.”
2019-12-27
North Korea’s citizens are not allowed to freely visit the capital, but many sneak in anyway.
2019-12-27
While authorities appear to have eased some restrictions, activists say they are afraid for their safety.
2019-12-27
The national army says the abductions are meant to disrupt government control in northern Rakhine state.
2019-12-27
Aungthabyae village official Moe Lin says he tried to mediate a conflict between villagers and police.
2019-12-27
Malaysian prime minister says oppression of Uyghurs “must be acknowledged by all parties.”
2019-12-27
Activists say the move will undermine sympathy at home and abroad, making it easier to deport dissidents applying for asylum.
2019-12-27
Amnesty International had in September called for an urgent intervention to halt his execution.
2019-12-26
Journalist Pham Chi Dung is denied legal help until investigators finish looking into his case, one of his lawyers says.
2019-12-26
Ichiro Maruyama says his government does not believe Myanmar carried out genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
2019-12-26
The rebel Arakan Army was detaining Ye Thein when the armed assault occurred.
2019-12-26
The prison authorities delay Li Wenzu's monthly visit with her husband until the holiday season.
2019-12-26
More than 300 people have been arrested since the start of the holiday on Dec. 24, police figures show.
2019-12-26
Amplified broadcasts listened to in group gatherings are 'disturbing the neighbors,' local authorities say.
