Myanmar’s junta has lost some 2 trillion kyats (U.S. $1 billion) in revenue from its military-operated power company since seizing power seven months ago amid a widespread public boycott of the paying of electricity bills, according to the country’s sh…

North Korea’s test firing of two ballistic missiles Wednesday, which coincided with three other major regional security events, is an attempt by Pyongyang to grab international attention, analysts told RFA.
The launches happened on the same day as a So…

Vietnam’s citizens bearing the brunt of a surge in the number of COVID-19 virus infections in the Southeast Asian country have called on the government to provide assistance to those who have lost jobs amid the health pandemic, at the same time critici…

Four years after hundreds of Laotians staged a protest demanding repayment of money they lost in a pyramid scheme, many of those who were defrauded say they have little hope of recovering their investments, even though government officials have begun s…

Indonesia has dispatched one of its naval ships close to a Chinese survey vessel that is operating in its exclusive economic zone, BenarNews has learnt.
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, passed as close as 50 nautical miles to the same Chinese…

More than a hundred Tibetans detained by Chinese police in Sichuan’s Kardze prefecture since August have been denied proper food, clothing, and medical care, leaving many in poor health, Tibetan sources say.
At least 121 residents of Dza Wonpo township…