Tag: Radio
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How tech, social media spur misinformation — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The adage “The first casualty when war comes is truth” remains as relevant today as it did when the U.S. Sen. Hiram Johnson first said it more than a century ago. The recent conflict between Israel and Hamas serves as a reminder of how truth can be overshadowed by falsehoods and propaganda during times…
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Vietnam releases 4 independent Protestants after 5 days’ detention — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Police in Vietnam have released four independent Protestants who were detained for five days after inviting President Vo Van Thuong to observe one of their religious services. Y Nuer Buon Dap, Y Thinh Nie, Y Cung Nie and his son Y Salemon Eban returned home on Saturday. The first three were arrested on Oct.…
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Juan Jumulon, radio host known as “DJ Johnny Walker,” shot dead while on Facebook livestream in Philippines
[ad_1] A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook. Police said the gunman gained entry into the home-based radio station of provincial news broadcaster Juan Jumalon — who went by the name “DJ…
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Japan PM vows defense cooperation with Philippines in historic speech — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Prime Minister Fumio Kishida became the first Japanese leader to address both chambers of the Philippine Congress on Saturday, underscoring a new phase in relations between the two Asian countries marked by territorial disputes with China. Calling the Philippines an “irreplaceable partner,” the Japanese prime minister said defense cooperation between the two nations, as…
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Unofficial Vietnamese church members languish in detention — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Four members of an unofficial church in southern Vietnam’s Dak Lak province who invited the country’s newly appointed president to attend their services remained in custody Thursday, in violation of a law that requires detainees be released within three days, said a religious watchdog group. Protestant Christians Y Phuc Nie, Y Nuer Buon Dap,…
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Vietnamese police arrest dozens of construction site protesters — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Hundreds of police officers broke up a construction site protest in northern Vietnam Tuesday by beating several demonstrators with batons and arresting about a dozen of them, the protesters told Radio Free Asia. The US$30 million 15-hectare (37-acre) Long Son Container Port Project would build a 250-meter (820-foot) dock to be operational by 2025…
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Fiji withdraws from UN Xinjiang statement — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Fiji has withdrawn from an international statement that called on China to end its persecution of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, underlining the superpower’s leverage over Pacific island countries. A total of 51 nations had backed the statement that was issued in mid-October at a U.N. committee on human rights violations in…
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China’s foreign minister in Washington to pave way for Xi — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Washington on Thursday for talks expected to pave the way for U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to meet in San Francisco next month. It’s the first by a Chinese foreign minister to the United States since before the COVID-19 pandemic, and comes…
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Pilot opposition suggests no meaningful census for Myanmar polls — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Public opposition to a pilot census program conducted by Myanmar’s junta this month has been so strong that the likelihood of a meaningful survey ahead of planned elections is extremely slim, according to experts. The junta hopes to carry out a survey to get an accurate headcount in the lead up to polls it…
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Myanmar opposition drive to crimp junta revenue is far from quixotic — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Thirty months into Myanmar’s civil war, the military continues to lose ground, both on the battlefield, where it has increased their targeting of civilians, and in their management of the economy, which continues to underperform. The economy has contracted 12 percent since the coup, revenue is flat, foreign investment is lagging, inflation is surging,…
