From Radio Free Asia
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Religious leader faces new charge in case that brought 5-year sentence
Le Tung Van, the 92-year-old head of an independent Buddhist community, has been under house arrest since 2022.
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Dalai Lama’s sister receives award for educating Tibetans in exile
Jetsun Pema taught and cared for orphaned, destitute and refugee children from Tibet.
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Teen fighter pauses near Myawaddy to talk of decision to join rebels
Moe Pyae Sone left her home and is now in Kayin state ‘for the revolution.’
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Censors block blogger after caller asks 'Is Xi Jinping a dictator?'
Hu Chunfeng's social media accounts are blocked for 'violating' rules despite the anchor's angry reaction to camera.
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Thai leaders ready to increase humanitarian aid in Myanmar
Academics call on the government to extend visas for people from Myanmar who fled fighting there.
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5,000 flee military raids on villages in Myanmar’s Sagaing region
It’s the second time in just over a month that junta raids forced an evacuation of Monywa township.
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Chinese navy is operating out of Cambodia's Ream base: US think tank
The prolonged presence of 2 Chinese vessels suggests a deeper involvement than Phnom Penh admits.
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Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot
Eight more were injured after police, guards and soldiers opened fire on the inmates, an advocacy organization said.
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Early Solomon Islands election results show shakeup in most populous province
Daniel Suidani, ousted as premier after opposing China projects, was elected to Malaita’s provincial assembly.
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Interfaith conference seeks to raise awareness about Uyghur genocide
Panelists discuss the Chinese government’s forced labor, surveillance and information control in Xinjiang.
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China deepens engagement with new Indonesian president as top diplomat visits Jakarta
Beijing’s joint call with Jakarta for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza will boost its influence in Southeast Asia, one analyst said.
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Tibetan political leader ‘optimistic’ about passage of US bill on Tibet
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the bill, advancing it to the Senate floor.