UN averts drastic food aid cuts for Rohingya in Bangladesh. Human rights advocates appeal to the international community to ensure aid continues for the Muslim minority refugees.

Feb 28, 2025 · Thailand’s decision to deport 40 Uyghurs to China indicates that it sees the benefits of strengthening relations with China as worth the risk of incurring the anger of old ally the United States, analysts said on Friday.

Jan 9, 2025 · I've been to goilala tolukuma, spent 2 weeks, the people are loving and caring open and are very friendly, it saddens me to see that they have been negated over the past years, children being deprived from education no hospitals no police no law and order, woman and children fathers and elder ones struggle day in and day out.

Feb 26, 2025 · The Malaysian defense minister also called on the 10-member regional bloc to increase maritime patrols. “Malaysia proposes that we increase our operations to ensure maritime security in our region because of the challenges in the South China Sea and the need for all of us to ensure freedom of navigation, uphold international law, and avoid turning this area into a battleground for superpower ...

Feb 7, 2025 · UPDATED at 11:30 a.m. ET on 2025-02-07. Sara Duterte radiated confidence and smiled as the Philippine vice president addressed reporters, saying she would survive a political storm from her impeachment this week for alleged corruption and other crimes.

Mar 5, 2025 · Two weeks of intense fighting between the military and anti-junta rebels near an enclave for Chinese development in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state forced over 20,000 civilians to flee their homes, leaving them in need of food and medicine, according to residents and aid workers. The Arakan Army ...

Mar 5, 2025 · Vanuatu has celebrated the reconstruction of the national council of chiefs meeting house, called the Malvatumauri nakamal, destroyed by fire two years ago. Dozens of chiefs from across the country joined the ceremony in the capital Port Vila on Wednesday during the Chiefs Day national public ...

Mar 4, 2025 · Thai human rights activists criticized the government’s deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China, saying the United Nations should drop Thailand from its Human Rights Council for a decision that made the kingdom look like a Chinese vassal. Thailand repatriated the Uyghurs to China on Feb. 27, ignoring ...

Dec 31, 2024 · Plans to proceed with a benefits-and-risks review of a proposed hydropower dam on the Mekong River have sparked concern in both Laos and Thailand about the impact on communities and the ecosystem.

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