Prominent Baptist Pastor in Military-Ruled Myanmar Detained Again Hours After Release From Prison
A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was detained
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Issue a Statement on the Escalation of Conflicts in Myanmar
On April 18, 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared a statement of ASEAN foreign ministers on the escalation of conflicts in Myanmar as follows:
Tsunami Alert After a Volcano in Indonesia Has Several Big Eruptions and Thousands Are...
Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high.
Aung San Suu Kyi Has Been Moved From Prison to House Arrest Due to...
Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave,
Real Estate Tycoon’s Death Sentence Is a Turning Point in Vietnam’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
The unusually harsh death sentence given to a real estate tycoon in Vietnam was a pivotal moment in the decadelong “Blazing Furnace” anti-corruption
Myanmar’s Ethnic Karen guerrillas Claim to Have Seized the Last Army Base Defending Key...
Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority on Thursday claimed to have captured the last of the army’s outposts in Myawaddy township in eastern Myanmar
More Myawaddys flee to Thailand; Naypyidaw Air Base Attacked Again
MAE SOT - Anti-coup rebels in Myanmar claim to have attacked the Naypyidaw Aela Air Base in the capital Naypyidaw for the fourth time...
Cambodia Is Investigating Youtubers’ Abuse of Monkeys at the Angkor UNESCO Site
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — A baby monkey struggles and squirms as it tries to escape the man holding it by the neck over...
C asean Forum: ASEAN Action Towards Circular Economy
BANGKOK - C asean partnered with Thailand Supply Chain Network (TSCN) and the ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue (ACSDSD) to host...
Ethnic Guerrillas in Myanmar Look Set To Seize an Important Town on the Thai...
GRANT PECK, BANGKOK — Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed Monday to be close to seizing control of a major trading town...