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Pacific Airwaves - Investment, Influence, and Power Politics | Southeast Asia Radio | CSIS Podcasts
John and Andreyka discuss the U.S.–Pacific Investment Summit, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau’s travel throughout the region, and domestic...
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https://www.csis.org/podcasts/southeast-asia-radio/evolving-southeast-asian-perspectives-united-states-adrian-ang
Evolving Southeast Asian Perspectives of the United States with Adrian Ang | Southeast Asia Radio |...
This week, Greg and Elina are joined by Dr. Adrian Ang to discuss regional perceptions of the United States in the aftermath of the ongoing conflict with Iran....
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Southeast Asia Radio | CSIS Podcasts
CSIS’ Greg Poling, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai, joined by Elina Noor, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, highlight the most...
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Border War, Scam Centers, and Cambodian Politics | Southeast Asia Radio | CSIS Podcasts
This week, Greg is joined by Sophal Ear to discuss Cambodian domestic politics and the Hun Manet government’s push against scam centers. Lauren and Japhet...
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Kurs BI 31 Oktober 2025: Update USD, EUR, GBP, dan Mata Uang Asia - Radio SmartFM
Oct 31, 2025 - Kurs BI hari ini, 31 Oktober 2025: Dolar AS naik ke Rp16.723, sementara euro dan poundsterling melemah. Cek kurs jual dan beli lengkap di sini.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/cartoons/2025/02/12/north-korea-left-south-korean-territory/
Words for fighting, not reuniting – Radio Free Asia
Feb 12, 2025 - North Korea left South Korean territory blank on a revised map of the divided peninsula
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https://www.rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/03/26/china-philippines-oil-cooperation-hormuz/
Iran war could jumpstart cooperation between Beijing and Manila in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia
Mar 26, 2026 - Strait of Hormuz closure has China and the Philippines talking, but any new oil would
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https://www.rfa.org/english/opinions/2025/02/15/opinion-david-hutt-cambodia-khmer-rouge-hun-sen-denialism-authoritarianism/
OPINION: Banning Khmer Rouge denialism is a bad move for Cambodia and the world – Radio Free Asia
Feb 15, 2025 - Hun Sen’s approach will only narrow the debate on 50-year-old atrocities.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/mosques-08032017153002.html
Xinjiang Authorities Convert Uyghur Mosques Into Propaganda Centers – Radio Free Asia
Jun 3, 2025 - Prayer services are now preceded by flag ceremonies and lectures on patriotism.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/vietnam-corruption-thichminhtue-06192024112612.html
Mendicant monk Thích Minh Tuệ offers an embarrassing contrast to Vietnam elites – Radio Free Asia
Jun 4, 2025 - Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong's anti-corruption drive has damaged the party but left graft intact.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/09/18/zhang-yadi-tara-tibet-china-transnational-repression/
A Chinese international student and activist goes missing during a trip home – Radio Free Asia
Sep 28, 2025 - Zhang “Tara” Yadi disappeared on July 30. Rights groups fear she will face national security charges on Tibet.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/
Tibet - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/05/09/tibetan-tibet-rfa-highlights/
Devotion and defiance: Highlights from RFA Tibetan – Radio Free Asia
Nov 7, 2025 - For nearly three decades, Radio Free Asia has reported epochal moments in the history of modern Tibet.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/06/02/vietnam-communist-party-budget/
Vietnam communist party budget is the elephant in the room as To Lam cuts costs – Radio Free Asia
Jun 2, 2025 - Even as the general secretary slashes bureaucracy, there’s little sign of him taking an ax to the ruling party.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/09/03/kim-putin-xi-china-parade/
Kim, Putin, Xi share world stage at China’s military parade – Radio Free Asia
Sep 4, 2025 - The leaders’ collaboration is a “direct challenge” to the world order, the E.U.’s foreign policy chief says.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/environment/2025/03/04/environment-bikini-atoll-research/
Thriving reef at Bikini Atoll is a triumph of resilience and a warning – Radio Free Asia
Mar 4, 2025 - Decades after nuclear tests, reef teems with corals, fish and apex predators
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https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/04/18/uyghur-opinion-rishat-abbas-rfa/
OPINION: RFA Uyghur Service is a light that pierces the darkness of China’s rule – Radio Free Asia
Apr 30, 2025 - If America lets the service disappear, it risks abandoning an entire people and ceding the information war to China
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https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/06/16/tibet-dege-yena-monastery-leaders-sentenced/
Two Tibetan Buddhist monastery leaders sentenced for Dege dam protests – Radio Free Asia
Jun 16, 2025 - Yena Monastery heads sentenced to 3-4 years in prison for role in 2024 protests against hydropower project in Dege.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/environment/2025/02/07/air-pollution-usaid-cut/
Effort to combat Southeast Asian haze hit by USAID shutdown – Radio Free Asia
Feb 7, 2025 - Assistance from new donors may allow the air quality program to resume later this year
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https://www.rfa.org/english/about/releases/
Press - About Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/10/15/cambodia-south-korea-scam-centers/
South Korea issues travel ban after nationals trapped in Cambodia scam centers – Radio Free Asia
Oct 15, 2025 - More than 1,000 believed among 200,000 people of various nationalities involved in scam compounds.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/laos/2025/04/08/laos-hydropower-dam-video-mekong-river-thai/
New mega-dam takes shape on the Mekong River in Laos – Radio Free Asia
Apr 16, 2025 - Rare footage shows major dam construction near the historic Lao city of Luang Prabang.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/laos/
Laos - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/09/22/kim-trump-talks-north-korea/
Kim open to talks if U.S. drops denuclearization demand – Radio Free Asia
Oct 8, 2025 - The North Korean leader noted “good memories” of 2019 meeting with Trump in speech before parliament Sunday.
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https://about.rferl.org/article/region/central-asia/
Central Asia Archives - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/hackers-06292023174711.html?int_cid=story_card:rc_v1_2023-06-29-hackers-06292023174711:story_page:2of3:8of9
Unmasking suspected North Korean hackers’ tricks – Radio Free Asia
Jun 4, 2025 - By impersonating journalists, they tried to gain information from experts through phishing attacks
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https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/08/13/north-korea-russia-ukraine-call/
North Korea’s Kim, Putin vow cooperation in phone call – Radio Free Asia
Aug 13, 2025 - Putin praised North Korea’s help in Russia’s conflict with Ukraine ahead of a planned summit with President Trump.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/03/28/afcl-taiwan-military-rumor/
Media Watch: online users target Taiwan with rumors about its military – Radio Free Asia
Mar 31, 2025 - Some falsely claim that Taiwan is conscripting citizens in preparation for a war with China.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dam-project-02152024172629.html?int_cid=story_card:rc_v1_2024-02-15-dam-project-02152024172629:story_page:5of5:22of23
Tibetans protest forced resettlement due to Chinese dam project – Radio Free Asia
Oct 16, 2025 - Residents of at least 2 villages and 6 monasteries will have to relocate, sources say.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/environment/2025/01/31/marshall-islands-marine-sanctuary-pacific/
Pristine atolls, seas in Marshall Islands get marine sanctuary protection – Radio Free Asia
Jan 31, 2025 - The atolls harbor outstanding coral reefs, abundant sea life
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https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/06/30/dalai-lama-birthday-event/
Event kicks off celebration of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday – Radio Free Asia
Jun 30, 2025 - Dignitaries gather to offer praise for the Tibetan spiritual leader, part of events marking a milestone birthday.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/12/china-taiwan-annual-drill-scale/
Taiwan to scale up annual military drill as China tensions mount – Radio Free Asia
Feb 12, 2025 - The island aims to mobilize up to 3,000 army reserves this year, up from several hundred last year.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/09/30/lim-kimya-trial-bangkok/
Trial begins in killing of former Cambodian lawmaker – Radio Free Asia
Sep 30, 2025 - The widow of Lim Kimya says she wants to know why her husband was killed.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/environment/2025/02/27/laos-xayaburi-dam-research-controversy/
EXPLAINED: Why research on Xayaburi dam in Laos remains opaque – Radio Free Asia
Mar 4, 2025 - Confidentiality agreement means dam operator can exert control over what information is released.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/opinion/
Opinion - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/world/asia/southchinasea/story_archive/
Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/photos/2025/03/21/photo-of-the-week-khmer-rouge-survivor-story/
Photo of the Week: Surviving the Khmer Rouge reign of terror – Radio Free Asia
Mar 21, 2025 - Sum Sok Ry is one of four RFA staffers who have told their stories of surviving the Khmer Rouge.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/opinions/2025/03/25/opinion-tibetan-voices-silenced-rfa-shutdown/
OPINION: Tibetans' voices will be silenced if RFA, VOA are shut down – Radio Free Asia
Mar 26, 2025 - The services have been a lifeline to Tibetans stuck behind China’s 'Great Firewall.'
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https://www.rfa.org/english/opinions/2025/03/02/opinion-cambodia-myanmar-hun-sen-drone/
OPINION: Despots face a security rethink in the age of drones – Radio Free Asia
Mar 3, 2025 - Despots are realizing that traditional police state tactics are not enough to secure regimes in the drone era.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/asia/2025/04/04/china-tibet-shortwave-radio-free-asia/
RFA radio transmissions to China, Tibet halted – Radio Free Asia
Apr 4, 2025 - Relay stations owned or leased by US government no longer carrying Radio Free Asia broadcasts
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https://www.rfa.org/english/news/afcl/fact-check-apple-maps-taiwan-03072024174451.html
Does Apple Maps label Taiwan as a province of China? – Radio Free Asia
Jun 4, 2025 - Verdict: Partly correct
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https://www.rfa.org/english/asia/2025/05/02/press-freedom/
Global press freedom ebbs to a new low – Radio Free Asia
May 7, 2025 - Financial challenges, authoritarian governments are sources of unrelenting pressure on independent reporting.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/world/asia/uyghur/story_archive/
Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/south-china-sea/
South China Sea - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/06/south-korean-president-declares-martial-law/
Nothing to see there – Radio Free Asia
Feb 25, 2025 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stunned his nation on Dec. 3 by declaring martial law.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/03/28/tibet-xizang-bhutan/?int_cid=story_card:rc_v1_2025-03-28-tibet-xizang-bhutan:story_page:5of5:53of54
Bhutan refers to Tibet as Beijing-preferred ‘Xizang,’ sparking pushback – Radio Free Asia
Apr 4, 2025 - Tibetan advocates say the term advances China’s efforts to erase Tibet’s identity
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https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/08/10/china-bangkok-gallery-uyghur-tibetan-hong-kong/?int_cid=story_card:rc_v1_2025-08-10-china-bangkok-gallery-uyghur-tibetan-hong-kong:story_page:2of3:21of22
China pressures Bangkok gallery to remove Uyghur, Tibetan, Hong Kong artwork – Radio Free Asia
Aug 11, 2025 - Removed was a multimedia installation by a Tibetan artist, the words “Hong Kong”, “Tibet” and “Uyghur” redacted.
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https://asiapacificreport.nz/2026/04/18/alternative-jewish-voices-launches-new-access-radio-programme/
Alternative Jewish Voices launches new access radio programme | Asia Pacific Report
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https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/09/22/china-online-content-crackdown/
China to crack down on hostile, gloomy online content – Radio Free Asia
Sep 22, 2025 - Beijing’s top internet regulator says it will target conflict, rumors, “negative outlooks on life.”
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https://www.rfa.org/english/laos/2025/04/23/laos-rideshare-app-safety/
InDrive ride-hailing app faces deletion in Laos – Radio Free Asia
Apr 23, 2025 - Regulators question InDrive’s commitment to safety after girl claims she was assaulted on a ride.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/about/releases/2025/05/02/rfa-announces-mass-layoffs-shutdown-of-major-language-services/
RFA announces mass layoffs, shutdown of major language services – Radio Free Asia
May 2, 2025 - Uyghur, Tibetan, Burmese will halt content production, programming on May 9
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https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/09/23/typhoon-ragasa-hong-kong-guangdong/
Hong Kong, parts of southern China shut down ahead of typhoon – Radio Free Asia
Sep 23, 2025 - Authorities expect Super Typhoon Ragasa, the season’s strongest tropical cyclone, to make landfall Wednesday.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/world/asia/korea/story_archive/
Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-finland-pipeline-11012023234433.html
China ‘cooperating’ with Finland over damaged pipeline – Radio Free Asia
Jun 4, 2025 - The suspected ship has changed its operator for unannounced reasons.
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https://www.qrz.com/awards/MRCAS/2/
QRZ Operating Awards Homepage - Master of Radio Communication - Asia - Page 2 by QRZ Ham Radio
World's leading amateur radio web site with news, technical articles, discussions, practice exams and more.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/04/09/afcl-fake-news-websites-taiwan/
Media Watch: Fake news websites hijack Taiwan’s mainstream media – Radio Free Asia
Apr 9, 2025 - Experts warn of ‘slime media’ – fake news sites posing as legitimate outlets to manipulate political discourse.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/04/01/us-china-rare-earths-competition-guam-pacific/
China-US competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam – Radio Free Asia
Apr 3, 2026 - ‘Largest seabed mining proposal in US history’ would cover an area the size of Nevada
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https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/09/23/xinjiang-xi-uyghur-anniversary/
Xi visits Xinjiang to mark region’s anniversary – Radio Free Asia
Oct 8, 2025 - Colorful celebrations contrast with widespread allegations that Beijing persecutes Uyghur people.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/
North Korea - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/02/10/tibet-irf-summit-sam-brownback/
INTERVIEW: US needs to recognize China’s genocide in Tibet – Radio Free Asia
Feb 11, 2025 - Sam Brownback warns Beijing about interfering in the Dalai Lama’s succession.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/opinions/2025/03/25/opinion-tibetan-voices-silenced-rfa-shutdown/?int_cid=story_card:rc_v1_2025-03-25-opinion-tibetan-voices-silenced-rfa-shutdown:story_page:1of5:53of54
OPINION: Tibetans' voices will be silenced if RFA, VOA are shut down – Radio Free Asia
Mar 26, 2025 - The services have been a lifeline to Tibetans stuck behind China’s 'Great Firewall.'
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https://www.rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/09/16/scarborough-shoal-china-philippines/
Chinese, Philippine ships collide in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia
Sep 16, 2025 - Officials traded accusations as tensions rise near the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/04/21/philippines-balikatan-defense-china-military-exercises/
2026 Balikatan exercises will highlight Manila’s more ‘active defense posture’ – Radio Free Asia
Apr 21, 2026 - Experts note that Philippines remains anchored in alliance with US, but will assert more agency over own defense.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/story_archive/
Story Archive - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/09/29/north-korea-deepfake-ai-hackers/?int_cid=story_card:rc_v1_2025-09-29-north-korea-deepfake-ai-hackers:story_page:1of3:8of9
‘This is fake’ — How North Korea uses AI and deepfakes as a weapon – Radio Free Asia
Sep 29, 2025 - Their targets? Officials, journalists, human-rights activists, and researchers.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/07/02/dalai-lama-successor-china/
Dalai Lama says he will have a successor who won’t be picked by China – Radio Free Asia
Jul 3, 2025 - The Tibetan spiritual leader says his team will find the next Dalai Lama as Beijing attempts to assert control.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/10/07/hanoi-flood-typhoon-matmo/
Hanoi floods again amid typhoon-spawned rains – Radio Free Asia
Oct 7, 2025 - A previous storm inundated the Vietnamese capital just last week.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/09/11/myanmar-election-results-january/
Myanmar election results expected at end of January, official says – Radio Free Asia
Sep 11, 2025 - The details come as officials contend with opposition groups and prosecute election critics.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/insider/
RFA Insider — Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/04/22/afcl-us-politician-china-tariff-remark/
Did a US politician suggest selling all American beef to India instead of China? – Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/environment/
Environment - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/opinions/2025/06/09/opinion-china-tiananmen-ai/
OPINION: Lessons from testing AI on the truth of Tiananmen – Radio Free Asia
Jun 9, 2025 - An artificial model can only be as effective at establishing and recognizing truth as its creator.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/03/23/vietnam-china-paracels-antelope-reef/
Vietnam protests China’s development of disputed reef in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia
Mar 24, 2026 - Land reclamation could make Antelope Reef in Paracels China’s largest outpost and the whole sea, think tank says.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/07/30/cambodia-migrant-workers-attacked-thailand/
Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand attacked amid border tensions – Radio Free Asia
Oct 20, 2025 - Labor activist Phil Robertson on the climate of fear that’s overcome the Cambodian migrant labor community.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/09/02/kim-jong-un-beijing-parade/
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing for military parade – Radio Free Asia
Oct 20, 2025 - Analysts will be watching Wednesday’s event for signs of strengthening ties among China, North Korea and Russia.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/cartoon/
Cartoons - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/10/08/paramotor-festival-protest-strike/
Strike on festival protest in Myanmar kills at least 20, residents say – Radio Free Asia
Oct 8, 2025 - A motorized paraglider dropped two bombs on the crowd, witnesses said.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/10/20/myanmar-starlink-scam-center-raid/
Myanmar junta says it seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam center raid – Radio Free Asia
Oct 20, 2025 - Photos show what appear to be dozens of internet dishes on roofs of KK Park at the Myanmar-Thai border.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/laos/2025/06/26/laos-smoking-secret-deal/
Interview: Secret deal means Laos has some of the world’s cheapest cigarettes – Radio Free Asia
Jul 10, 2025 - Investigation by The Examination probes a government deal with a U.K. tobacco giant that profited then-PM's in-law.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/lan-new-charges-06062024034055.html
Vietnamese woman tycoon sentenced to death faces new charges – Radio Free Asia
Jun 4, 2025 - Truong My Lan is accused of money laundering and currency trafficking.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/special-reports/
Special reports - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/japan-meeting-knu-05162024121714.html
Myanmar rebel leaders meet senior Japanese official – Radio Free Asia
Jun 4, 2025 - Brief Tokyo meeting represents growing stature of anti-junta forces, analysts say.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/10/16/myanmar-elections-european-union-observers/
Myanmar junta admits it’s unable to conduct election across entire country – Radio Free Asia
Oct 16, 2025 - As fighting continues, EU human rights representative says credible outcome unlikely, no plans to send observers.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/05/23/asia-fact-check-lab-key-stories/
Antidote to misinformation: Key stories from Asia Fact Check Lab – Radio Free Asia
May 23, 2025 - AFCL has worked to hold power to account and inform the public with clarity and rigor.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/05/08/myanmar-rfa-highlights/
Fighting and freedom: Essential stories from RFA Burmese – Radio Free Asia
May 9, 2025 - RFA has covered the rollercoaster of Myanmar’s modern history for an audience thirsty for independent news.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/
Uyghur - Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/09/12/nepal-protest-corruption-vietnam/
Analysis: Nepal’s protests are being closely watched in Vietnam – Radio Free Asia
Sep 14, 2025 - A communist party-led system shows cracks, challenging Vietnam’s decades-old narrative.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/08/25/cambodia-citizenship-national-assembly-pass/
Cambodian lawmakers pass bill allowing government to revoke citizenship – Radio Free Asia
Aug 25, 2025 - Critics say the measure would have a “disastrously chilling effect” on freedom of speech.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/04/16/cambodia-japan-ships-ream-naval-base-visit/
Japanese warships will be first to visit a Cambodian port upgraded by China – Radio Free Asia
Apr 16, 2025 - China’s role in the project sparked fears it may use the base as an outpost to expand its regional influence.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/08/18/myanmar-election-december-28/
Myanmar’s ruling junta sets Dec. 28 election date as civil war rages – Radio Free Asia
Aug 18, 2025 - Critics expect the vote to be a sham aimed at keeping the country’s military in power.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/laos/2025/01/29/southeast-asia-us-funding-freeze-impacts/
Freeze to US aid hits Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar hard – Radio Free Asia
Jan 30, 2025 - With hundreds of millions of dollars paused, healthcare, food and education programs are already feeling a pinch.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/06/24/north-korea-students-flood-prevention-walls/
North Korea mobilizes students to collect stones daily for flood prevention walls – Radio Free Asia
Jun 24, 2025 - Elementary to high school students forced to contribute five stones, each the ‘size of a soccer ball.’
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https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/08/21/tibet-xi-jinping-visit-china/
China’s Xi makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule – Radio Free Asia
Oct 6, 2025 - Tibetan government in exile says the visit ‘rings hollow’ as Beijing ‘lacks both historical and popular legitimacy’
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https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/04/07/afcl-ai-video-myanmar-quake/
Does a video show aftermath of Myanmar earthquake in March? – Radio Free Asia
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https://www.rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/05/16/vietnam-thailand-trade/
Thailand, Vietnam raise relations to the highest level – Radio Free Asia
May 17, 2025 - The two countries’ prime ministers also agreed to boost bilateral trade in the face of US tariffs.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/pacific/2025/01/12/palau-us-wwii-unexploded-ordnance-uxo/
Unexploded WWII bombs plague Palau amid US military build-up – Radio Free Asia
Feb 25, 2025 - Unexploded ordnance contaminate the Pacific but there's little clean-up funding despite new defense infrastructure
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