Mystery names swamp Myanmar electoral roll
Aung San Suu Kyi greets supporters On the eve of Myanmar’s election, the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) urged voters to remain calm if...
Asean group condemns Myanmar election
Charles Santiago A group of Southeast Asian political leaders claims Myanmar’s government has ensured Sunday’s general election cannot be considered inclusive or credible. The Asean Parliamentarians...
Myanmar election ‘fundamentally flawed’: Human Rights Watch
Myanmar’s general election, due on November 8, has been condemned as “fundamentally flawed, depriving Burmese of their right to freely elect their government”, by...
Myanmar election ‘fundamentally flawed’: Human Rights Watch
Myanmar’s general election, due on November 8, has been condemned as “fundamentally flawed, depriving Burmese of their right to freely elect their government”, by...
Myanmar opposition candidate vows to return after machete attack
Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. A Myanmar MP from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy who was attacked with a machete...
Amnesty demands Jakarta allow massacre discussion
Armed soldiers stand guard in Sarawak in 1965, as a group of Chinese villagers take a communal bath. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Amnesty International is calling...
Suu Kyi calls for calm after sword attack on candidate
Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has called for calm after one of her party’s MPs was...
Laos fails to win seat on UN Human Rights Council
Laos has failed to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council in a secret vote by the UN General Assembly in...
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Motorcycle taxis banned in the Philippines
Motorcycles that are being used for public transportation in the Philippines will be deemed illegal beginning next week amid the looming end of a...
Facebook sorry for Myanmar translation blunder
Facebook has apologised after translating Chinese President Xi Jinping's name as “Mr Shithole” during the high-profile visit to Myanmar by the all-powerful leader of...
Indonesia recruits fishermen in South China Sea dispute
Indonesia says it will mobilise fishing crews in the South China Sea to help expel Chinese vessels from Indonesian waters. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced:...