Religious leader faces new charge in case that brought 5-year sentence
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Religious leader faces new charge in case that brought 5-year sentence

Le Tung Van, the 92-year-old head of an independent Buddhist community, has been under house arrest since 2022.

Thai leaders ready to increase humanitarian aid in Myanmar
Myanmar

Thai leaders ready to increase humanitarian aid in Myanmar

Academics call on the government to extend visas for people from Myanmar who fled fighting there.

5,000 flee military raids on villages in Myanmar’s Sagaing region
Myanmar

5,000 flee military raids on villages in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

It’s the second time in just over a month that junta raids forced an evacuation of Monywa township.

Chinese navy is operating out of Cambodia's Ream base: US think tank
Cambodia

Chinese navy is operating out of Cambodia's Ream base: US think tank

The prolonged presence of 2 Chinese vessels suggests a deeper involvement than Phnom Penh admits.

Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot
Myanmar

Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot

Eight more were injured after police, guards and soldiers opened fire on the inmates, an advocacy organization said.

China

Censors block blogger after caller asks 'Is Xi Jinping a dictator?'

Hu Chunfeng's social media accounts are blocked for 'violating' rules despite the anchor's angry reaction to camera.

Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot
Myanmar

Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot

Eight more were injured after police, guards and soldiers opened fire on the inmates, an advocacy organization said.

Sue Ott Rowlands (L), president of Randolph College, presents Jetsun Pema, the younger sister of the Dalai Lama, with the Pearl S. Buck Award at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia, April 18, 2024.
Tibet

Dalai Lama’s sister receives award for educating Tibetans in exile

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Jetsun Pema taught and cared for orphaned, destitute and refugee children from Tibet.

Karen National Liberation Army fighter Moe Pyae Sone, 18, is seen in Myanmar’s Kayin state, April 17, 2024.
Myanmar

Teen fighter pauses near Myawaddy to talk of decision to join rebels

2024-04-19

Moe Pyae Sone left her home and is now in Kayin state ‘for the revolution.’

Cambodia

Silent struggles plague Cambodian refugees in Bangkok

Silent struggles plague Cambodian refugees in Bangkok

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Does a photo show US troops stationed in Taiwan’s Kinmen islands?

Does a photo show US troops stationed in Taiwan’s Kinmen islands?

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Coppersmith specializes in scenes from Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex

Early Solomon Islands election results show shakeup in most populous province
Pacific

Early Solomon Islands election results show shakeup in most populous province

Daniel Suidani, ousted as premier after opposing China projects, was elected to Malaita’s provincial assembly.

Elisha Wiesel delivers a speech during the dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the cathedral's new stone carving of Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel in Washington, DC, Oct. 12, 2021.
Uyghur

Interfaith conference seeks to raise awareness about Uyghur genocide

Panelists discuss the Chinese government’s forced labor, surveillance and information control in Xinjiang.

Indonesian Defense Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto greets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before their meeting in Jakarta, April 18, 2024.
China

China deepens engagement with new Indonesian president as top diplomat visits Jakarta

Sikyong Penpa Tsering greets participants during an event to mark the anniversary of Dali Lama’s Congressional Gold Medal reception at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 2023.
Tibet

Tibetan political leader ‘optimistic’ about passage of US bill on Tibet

Prime Minister Hun Manet’s response to Kong Saphea’s plea on Facebook.
Cambodia

Exiled opposition official asks Hun Manet to help clear 2022 charges

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