Residents of Van Giang outside Hanoi marched to oppose the seizure of their lands for an “EcoPark” development project hailed by the government as a model of sustainability.
Prominent Cambodian rights activist Mam Sonando was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment after being convicted of insurrection and inciting rebellion against the state.
As Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to the US won wide media attention, more peasants were displaced by the ongoing war against tribal peoples in Burma’s north.
Burmese warlord Naw Kham, hunted down in the Golden Triangle by elite Chinese forces, pleaded guilty before a court in Yunnan to a massacre of Chinese merchant crewmen.
Beijing's move to set up a military garrison on disputed Yongxing Island—claimed by the Philippines as part of the Paracel chain—is escalating tension in the South China Sea.
In San Miguel Ixtahaucán, Guatemala, the Mina Marlin gold mine, operated by Canadian giant Goldcorp, has divided indigenous communities through gifts, benefits, and violence. The mine has not only had a profound impact on the environment but also on the… Read moreInhabitants look at the Mina Marlin
Amid Aung San Suu Kyi’s triumphal tour of Asia and Europe, the world has paid little note as ceasefires have broken down between the Burmese government and ethnic guerilla armies in northern Shan state.
More than 500 Cambodian villagers marched to protest a controversial dam project up the Mekong River in Laos that they charge is under construction despite a pledge to halt progress while officials conduct a new impact study.
Burma declared a state of emergency in western Rakhine state following an uprising by the Muslim Rohingya people—for generations denied citizenship by both Burma and Bangladesh, each considering them “illegal” immigrants from the other.
Cambodia’s most outspoken activist against illegal logging was shot dead while escorting journalists near a protected forest in Koh Kong province, where he has repeatedly attempted to expose outlaw timber rackets that include military officials.
The Naga people, whose homeland is bisected by the India-Burma border, are slated to be massively relocated by the giant Tamanthi hydro project—even as Delhi tries to broker peace with Naga separatist guerillas.
The high-tech industry hopes the new rare earth refinery in Malaysia’s Pahang state will break China’s “stranglehold” on the essential precious metals. But local residents concerned about radioactive contamination have launched a protest campaign.
