Five Myanmar media banned from publishing: MoI
Global New Light of Myanmar Tue, March 09, 2021 Ministry of Information has banned five media agencies. With the order No. 1/2021 yesterday, the ministry revoked the licences of the […]
Myanmar Now (News Media) office raided
By Mizzima Tue, March 9, 2021 Myanmar security forces have raided the Yangon offices of local media outlet Myanmar Now as the State Administration Council widens its efforts to suppress […]
Indonesian Govt Sinks Foreign Illegal Fishing Boats Caught in its Waters
ANTARA TEMPO.CO Thu, March 4, 2021 An officer of the Supervisory Ship of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries is on standby around a Vietnamese flagged fish thief caught […]
Myanmar Protesters Say an Attack on China’s Pipelines Would Be ‘Internal Affair’
By The Irrawaddy Mon, March 8, 2021 Anti-coup protesters gather in front of Chinese Embassy in Yangon in February, demanding China to stop supporting the military regime. / The Irrawaddy YANGON—Myanmar […]
Cambodia CHRC rebuffs criticism of jail terms for ex-CNRP leaders
Voun Dara THE PHNOM PENH POST Sat, March 07, 2021 Former CNRP leader Sam Rainsy in 2015. Heng Chivoan The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has rebuffed UN rights officials’ […]
Myanmar’s NLD Rejects Military’s Call for Proportional Representation Election System
By The Irrawaddy Thu, March 3, 2021 A voter in the 2020 general election. / Hein Htet / The Irrawaddy YANGON—The National League for Democracy (NLD) and ethnic political parties […]
Thailand classified as a “not free” country in Freedom House report
By Caitlin Ashworth THE THAIGER Thursday, March 4, 2021 On a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 being absolute freedom, Thailand scores at 30, a “not free” country, according […]
Myanmar, Covid on ASEAN agenda
Voun Dara THE PHNOM PENH POST Wed, March 03, 2021 Foreign minister Prak Sokhonn during the Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (IAMM) via video conference on Tuesday. Foreign ministry The ASEAN […]
Embassies’ complaints about Rainsy’s jail sentence rebuffed by Cambodia govt
Niem Chheng THE PHNOM PENH POST Wed, March 03, 2021 Government spokesperson Phay Siphan said the concerns raised by three foreign embassies and an official from the European Union’s European […]
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