Human rights groups hit out at Vietnam this week over the country's suppression of religious freedoms and civil society, accusing the one-party communist state of …
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Uyghur Brothers Perish While Detained in Xinjiang
A pair of Uyghur brothers who had both been held in the same internment camp in Kashgar (in Chinese, Kashi) prefecture, in northwest China's Xinjiang …
Read moreCambodia Opposition to Pay Would-Be Armed Forces Defectors Ahead of Sam Rainsy Return
Cambodia's banned opposition party has earmarked a budget to support members of the armed forces who defect from Prime Minister Hun Sen's regime and offer …
Read moreLao Authorities Arrest Woman for Criticizing Flood Relief Efforts on Facebook
A woman in Laos was arrested last week on charges of defaming the country after she posted criticism on Facebook of the slow government response …
Read moreThai Government May Beat Legal Threats, But Flagging Economy Looms
BANGKOK - Less than two months into its term, Thailand's post-junta government is fending off a series of challenges to its very existence, including a …
Read moreMarine Park Off Southern Thailand Likely To Be Named ASEAN Heritage Park
BANGKOK, A marine national park on Angthong islands, off southern Thailand, will likely be named an ASEAN heritage park later this year, a government official …
Read morePM satisfied with Thammanat’s clarification to parliament about his criminal past
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given the thumbs up to embattled Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao after his clarification in the House on Wednesday regarding …
Read moreHun Sen Gains Laos’ Support in Preventing Sam Rainsy Return to Cambodia
In a meeting of prime ministers Wednesday, Cambodia's Hun Sen appeared to eliminate neighboring Laos as a potential route by which self-exiled opposition leader Sam …
Read moreReports of China’s Repression in Xinjiang ‘100 Percent True’: Jordanian Journalist
A Jordanian journalist who traveled to northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) found reports by the international media about Beijing's repressive policies targeting ethnic …
Read moreFloods Kill At Least 14 in Southern Laos, Hundreds of Thousands Displaced
At least 14 people have died and at least one is missing as floods ravage Laos' six southern provinces, stretching government relief capacity, authorities and …
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