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RFA suspends remaining editorial operations amid funding uncertainty – Radio Free Asia

Protective measures taken with hope of rebuilding news operations in futureWASHINGTON - With the government shutdown and delay in receiving funding for the...

Myanmar junta says it seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam center raid – Radio Free Asia

Myanmar’s junta said on Monday it raided one of the country’s most notorious cyberscam centers and seized Starlink satellite internet devices.Myanmar government media...

Myanmar junta admits it’s unable to conduct election across entire country – Radio Free Asia

The European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights Kajsa Ollongren said on Thursday that they would not send observers to an election in...

South Korea issues travel ban after nationals trapped in Cambodia scam centers – Radio Free Asia

RFA Perspectives — South Korea issued a “code-black” travel ban for parts of Cambodia on Oct. 15 and dispatched a team of high-level...

US, UK sanction Cambodian conglomerate, alleging role in scam networks – Radio Free Asia

The U.S. and British governments on Tuesday announced a sweeping crackdown on cyber-scam networks in Southeast Asia accused of luring workers with fraudulent...

China arrests underground church founder, pastors – Radio Free Asia

The founder of one of China’s most prominent underground churches and dozens of its pastors and members have been arrested, the founder’s family...

North Korea shows off new intercontinental missile at military parade – Radio Free Asia

Nuclear-armed North Korea displayed its most advanced Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, described by the North Korean government as the country’s “strongest nuclear strategic...

North Korean soldiers who fought with Russian troops against Ukraine celebrated – Radio Free Asia

RFA Perspectives — North Korean soldiers who fought alongside Russian troops against Ukraine marched through Kim Il Sung Square on Friday, carrying the...

China sharpening forces for possible future attack, Taiwanese report says – Radio Free Asia

China is growing more aggressive in its military activities near Taiwan and also in its online efforts to weaken Taiwanese trust in government,...

Strike on festival protest in Myanmar kills at least 20, residents say – Radio Free Asia

A military strike on Monday night hit a group in central Myanmar’s Chaung U township who were gathered to mark the Thadingyut full...

Hanoi floods again amid typhoon-spawned rains – Radio Free Asia

Residents and businesses in Hanoi on Tuesday were coping again with flooding as storms triggered by Typhoon Matmo have submerged major roads, particularly...

Two suspects at large as Thai court sentences hitman for Cambodian politician killing – Radio Free Asia

BANGKOK — A Thai gunman was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the killing of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok,...

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