Myanmar
High-rise collapse exposed Thai failure to protect laborers it needs for construction
Many migrant workers, including Burmese, are vulnerable to labor abuse, say advocates.
Vietnam
Thailand, Vietnam raise relations to the highest level
The two countries’ prime ministers also agreed to boost bilateral trade in the face of US tariffs.
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China
Mass protest by parents prompts reversal of private school closure in China
Authorities change plans after hundreds stage angry demo outside municipal office in Hebei province.
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Cambodia
Viral video of senior police officer in drunken car wreck stokes anger in Cambodia
The officer is arrested after crashing an SUV into vehicles on a busy Phnom Penh street, killing 1 and injuring 3.
Tibet
Activists, devotees gather to honor Tibetan Buddhist leader who died in Vietnam
Tulku Hungkar Dorje died 49 days ago under mysterious circumstances while in Chinese custody.
Tibet
30 years on, rights groups press China for word of Tibet’s missing Panchen Lama
The Panchen Lama was abducted on May 17, 1995 as part of China’s plan to control the succession of the Dalai Lama.
China
Rights group raises alarm over ethnic Kazakh who fled Xinjiang
Group says the 23-year-old man has been held in Kazakhstan and could be deported to China.
China
Elderly Chinese woman’s death fuels public outrage over bank’s rigid withdrawal rules
The critically ill woman died outside the Hunan bank after being forced to appear in person to withdraw her money.
Myanmar
Myanmar’s ousted government calls for international aid after junta kills hundreds
The junta has repeatedly broken a ceasefire called after a massive earthquake.
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