Civil society groups slam Thailand’s unilateral moves in Myanmar crisis
BANGKOK, THAILAND — A group of civil society organizations has voiced strong disapproval over Thailand’s decision to host an ‘informal…
UN Special Rapporteur urges Indonesia and ASEAN to address Myanmar crisis
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, concluded a nine-day…
Singapore Unbound and Mekong Review to host first-ever independent media fair in Singapore
SINGAPORE — Singapore Unbound, a New York City-based literary arts organization that promotes freedom of expression and equal rights, will…
Over 300 Myanmar civil society organizations condemn informal ASEAN talks hosted by Thailand’s caretaker government
A coalition of 316 Myanmar civil society organizations, including 235 who have chosen to remain unnamed, issued a vehement denunciation…
UN Human Rights Chief calls on Cambodian government to protect free and fair elections
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed deep concern over the curtailing of civil liberties…
Prominent figure in Malaysian Chinese Education Movement, Bock Tai Hee, passed away at 79
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Bock Tai Hee, a prominent figure in the Malaysian Chinese education movement, passed away on Friday…
Asia Centre highlights Myanmar’s alarming erosion of religious rights in new report
The 2021 military coup in Myanmar has heightened the erosion of religious freedoms of ethno-religious communities via the deployment of…
Vanished, shot, murdered: Laos activists spooked by spate of incidents
by Rose Troup Buchanan An isolated murder, a brutal attempted killing and a murky disappearance: Laotian activists have been caught…
Myanmar lawyers face harassment, intimidation in junta courts: HRW
BANGKOK, THAILAND — Myanmar lawyers defending political detainees in junta-run courts are being harassed and even jailed by military authorities,…
PAS MP faces severe backlash over controversial remark on nurse attire