Bangladesh finds infamous ‘secret’ detention center at intelligence ...
WEB4 days ago — A new Bangladesh inquiry commission said Thursday it had found an infamous “secret” detention center at the military intelligence headquarters that people released from its 22 cells had chillingly talked about. The detention center operated during the administrations of ousted ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and was run from the Dhaka ...
Malaysia deports Cambodian worker for calling Hun Sen ‘despicable’
WEB5 days ago — Malaysia has deported a Cambodian worker after she called the country’s long-time former leader Hun Sen “a despicable guy,” an activist in Malaysia and a friend who knew her told Radio Free Asia. Nuon Toeun, a domestic worker over the past six years, was arrested Saturday at her employer’s home in the state of Selangor, which …
About 200,000 Myanmar workers detained in Thai immigration …
WEB5 days ago — Thai authorities detained nearly 200,000 Myanmar nationals during a 120-day nationwide crackdown on migrant workers who lack proper identification or documentation, Thailand’s Department of Employment said in a report. Authorities inspected 18,815 workplaces and other locations to check the documents of 256,213 migrant workers, the …
French PM scraps divisive New Caledonia electoral change after …
WEB5 days ago — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers his general policy statement to the French National Assembly in Paris on Oct. 1, 2024. Alain Jocard / AFP. France has dropped a divisive electoral reform in New Caledonia that triggered months of violent unrest and stoked concern across the region about Paris’ attitude towards its Pacific territories.
Authorities charge activists, students over mock referendum on …
WEB4 days ago — National Student Movement. Pattani police in Thailand’s far south charged two activists and three students on Thursday with organizing an event last year where participants were asked to take part in a mock referendum on self-determination for the border region. The charges, which accused the five of threatening Thai national security, …
Despite constant hovering by Chinese ships, Malaysia expands …
WEB5 days ago — Rasfan/AFP] Malaysia is broadening its search for new oil and gas clusters under its waters in the South China Sea despite China continually pushing to stop those activities with terse diplomacy and by dispatching hulking vessels to hover near drilling operations, a U.S. think-tank says. But Beijing may step up the pressure, as Malaysia’s ...
A conservation treasure is threatened by Indonesian plans for food ...
WEB5 days ago — Justification for the military’s role in the Merauke project, Luthfi said, is based on the concept of food security outlined in Indonesia’s 2015 defense white paper. Officers at the army staff college perceived a security threat from possible food shortages in the future caused by climate change and population growth, he said.
Students, teachers die in bus inferno near Bangkok
WEB6 days ago — After the blaze aboard a chartered bus, police investigation raises concerns about compressed natural gas used for public transportation. Rescuers surround the charter bus on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, north of Bangkok, after over two dozen students and teachers were killed when it caught fire, Oct. 1, 2024. Updated at 10:45 a.m. ET on 2024 …
Inside Bamban: A small Philippine farming town and its mysterious …
WEB5 days ago — The sprawling compound with high buildings and resort-like facilities contrasts starkly with the rural surroundings in Bamban, a small farming town a few hours’ drive north of Manila. For several years, this compound symbolized the town’s newfound growth propelled by China-backed investments. Locals interviewed by BenarNews mostly …
Violence escalates in Bangladesh’s Hill Tracts as locals lynch …
WEB6 days ago — Violence erupted again in Bangladesh’s restive Chittagong Hill Tracts region on Tuesday after members of an indigenous community lynched a settler for allegedly raping a local student, in the second such killing in under two weeks. Authorities banned public gatherings in the Khagrachhari Sadar sub-district after at least 12 people were ...