Myanmar junta forces burn down 132 houses after firefight in small village
Security forces loyal to Myanmar’s military junta this week burned down 132 houses after a firefight at a village in the central Magway region, the second arson attack in the village in 30 days, residents of the village told RFA.Sann-myo village lies i…
Cambodia’s Hun Sen hits back at Malaysian FM for criticizing Myanmar strategy
Cambodian Prime Minister and ASEAN chair Hun Sen, in a phone call with Indonesia’s president on Friday, lashed out at Malaysia’s foreign minister for being “arrogant” by criticizing Phnom Penh’s strategy to deal with Myanmar.Malaysia’s top diplomat, Sa…
Myanmar military tribunal sentences prominent activist, former lawmaker to death
Myanmar special military tribunal on Friday sentenced a veteran political activist and former lawmaker under the previous democratically elected government to death for activities supporting opponents of the junta that has ruled the country since Febru…
CDC Says Studies Show Boosters Offer Increased Protection Against Omicron
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it has evidence COVID-19 vaccines work against the omicron variant.Citing three studies, the CDC said the vaccines appear to work particularly well for those who received booster shots. The…
US Suspends 44 Flights by Chinese Carriers After Beijing Action
The U.S. government said Friday it would suspend 44 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government’s decision to suspend some U.S. carrier flights over COVID-19 concerns.The suspensions will be…
Superbugs Deadlier Than AIDS, Malaria, Study Shows
More than 1.2 million people are dying every year directly from bacterial infections that are resistant to several antibiotics, according to a new study, making multiresistant bacteria far deadlier than HIV/AIDS or malaria. A further 4.95 million death…
US Air Travel Safety Questions Linger Amid 5G Rollout
An unresolved disagreement between U.S. wireless communications carriers and commercial airlines over the rollout of new 5G networks continues to generate confusion about whether air travel is safe in the United States.On Wednesday, AT&T and Verizo…
Young journalist trades pen for arms to fight Myanmar junta
Sit Ko Naing Htun was working as a freelance journalist based in Hpakant in Myanmar’s northern Kachin state when the military last February seized control of the country, ousting the democratically elected government.He dutifully reported on the afterm…
Hundreds flee to India following clashes in Myanmar’s Chin state
At least 3,000 people have been displaced in recent days by fighting between local defense groups and government forces in Myanmar’s southern Chin state, with around 400 crossing for safety into neighboring India, local villagers and aid workers say.Re…