Tag: Politics
SPOTLIGHT: Cambodians fear oil profits won’t go where needed
It’s doubtful that govt will be transparent about how exactly it will use oil revenues, local says
Aung San Suu Kyi and other Myanmar leaders arrested, party spokesman...
Move came after days of escalating tension between civilian govt and military
Military threats, coup fears overshadow Myanmar parliament opening
Religious and political leaders have urged sides to resolve dispute peacefully
Myanmar poll body says no election fraud after army warns of...
National League for Democracy won the election in a landslide, taking 83 percent of available seats
Thai lawmakers back amendment allowing early-stage abortions
Rights of unborn children need to be considered as well, priest says
Hong Kong police obtain financial records of arrested democracy activists
Six pro-democracy activists say police obtained some of their bank records without consent
Mongolian prime minister submits resignation after COVID-19 protests
Protests erupted over what some Mongolians saw as the inhumane treatment of a COVID-19 patient and her newborn baby
Pope Francis urges US President Biden to respect ‘dignity of every...
Biden has taken office as the country continues to battle one of the biggest coronavirus crises worldwide
Archbishop Gomez: My prayers are with our new president and his...
Statement on Joe Biden’s inauguration from Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
North Korea cracks down on foreign media, speaking styles
Measures include up to 15 years in a prison camp for those caught with media from South Korea
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