A court in Xinjiang sentenced five Muslim Uyghur women from one family to lengthy jail terms for “illegal” religious activities, according to a copy of the 2019 verdict recently obtained by RFA.
The women — an elderly mother, her three daughters, and h…
Cambodian Prime Minister and ASEAN chair Hun Sen, in a phone call with Indonesia’s president on Friday, lashed out at Malaysia’s foreign minister for being “arrogant” by criticizing Phnom Penh’s strategy to deal with Myanmar.
Malaysia’s top diplomat, S…
Lao authorities this month arrested five men accused of stealing electric cable from the Lao-China high-speed railway, the latest in a string of thefts police say were committed by former workers on the rail line who have become addicted to drugs.
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Two Ugyhur men accused of bombing a Hindu shrine in Bangkok in 2015 have never been permitted to contact relatives, are not allowed time in a prison yard and are sometimes fed pork despite their Muslim faith, they told RFA-affiliated BenarNews this wee…
Continue ReadingMyanmar special military tribunal on Friday sentenced a veteran political activist and former lawmaker under the previous democratically elected government to death for activities supporting opponents of the junta that has ruled the country since Febru…
Continue ReadingNew units of People’s Liberation Army have been established and existing ones upgraded over the past decade to man outposts in the South China Sea, leaving China’s military better positioned to project power in the region, according to a new report.
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Security forces loyal to Myanmar’s military junta this week burned down 132 houses after a firefight at a village in the central Magway region, the second arson attack in the village in 30 days, residents of the village told RFA.
Sann-myo village …
