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First story we're explaining concerns a group of people who are said to be without a country. In the Southeast nation of Myanmar, also known as Burma, there is a Muslim group called the Rohingya. They're a minority. Most of Myanmar is Buddhist. The n
Former Khmer Rouge Deny War Crimes Charges The world is watching as citizens in some Middle Eastern countries seek justice against recently toppled leaders of sometimes brutal governments. In Cambodia, the reign of the Maoist Khmer Rouge ended decade
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Harry Dean Stanton has died at the age of 91. He played supporting roles for decades. And then, as NPR's Ted Robbins tells us, he became a cult favorite. (SOUNDBITE OF RY COODER'S PARIS, TEXAS) TED ROBBINS, BYLINE: The year was 198
Burmas political reforms have dominated headlines in the past year, but there is also high anticipation about a series of economic reforms. 尽管缅甸的政治改革已成为去年的主要新闻,但是人们还有更高的期待,希望缅甸也能
Yesterday, Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, became the first pope to visit Myanmar. His three-day stay there will be immediately followed by a trip to neighboring Bangladesh. Both of those countries are involved in the plight of
Todd: What were the road conditions like that you were riding on? Julia: I'd say at least half, maybe more than half were unpaved roads. Thankfully Cambodia is very flat so it wasn't so difficult. We averaged about seventy, eighty kilometres a day bu
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 17 April 2006 Erik Solheim, center, with Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka A top Norwegian envoy facilitating Sri Lanka's peace talks says mediators will continue to talk to repr
This is Morning Edition from NPR news.I am Steven Skip and I am Renee Montagne .Time now for our consumer health segment. Lots of people turn to physical exercise to get their bodies in shape. The concept of reshaping the mind is more elusive. Some
By Ron Corben Hyderabad, India 21 November 2006 India's state of Andhra Pradesh hopes its rich history will lure international tourists. For now, most of the hotels in the state capital, Hyderabad, are filled with business travelers visiting the cit
A year after Burma's military crushed protests led by Buddhist monks, human rights groups accuse the government of continuing to harass of the clergy. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, experts on Burma see little sign of change in the country, des
South Korean religious groups have temporarily taken over leadership of protests against the resumption of American beef imports, calling for peace and police restraint. At the same time, South Korea's biggest labor union group has begun a strike an
A five-year Islamic insurgency in Thailand's southern provinces shows no sign of abating, although the military succeeded in reducing attacks in the past year. The new government in Bangkok must gain the confidence of the Muslim communities to make
Burma Seeks World Heritage Status for Ancient Royal Capital As Burma opens up, thousands of tourists are flocking to Bagan, the largest concentration of Buddhist monuments in the world. Bagan's millennium-old brick structures are Burma's equivalent o
Burma's $8.5 Billion Port Project Facing Hurdles BANGKOK When Burma's planned Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone are finished, a highway, railway and pipeline will connect Southeast Asia's largest industrial zone to Thailands primary comme
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Judd Apatow was just a kid when he saw the comedian who would change his life. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, THE TONIGHT SHOW) JOHNNY CARSON: Would you welcome Garry Shandling? GREENE: He was watching The Tonight Show. (SOUNDBITE OF TV S
By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 May 2007 Burmese authorities have been arresting activists and opposition party members in the commercial capital Rangoon, as they staged vigils for the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. As Ron Corben reports fro
By Steve Herman New Delhi 09 November 2009 Sri Lanka Minister of Public Administration Home Affairs, Sarath Amunugama, at World Economic Forum's India summit, 09 Nov 2009 Sri Lanka plans to pour development money into Tamil-dominated provinces that
By Steve Herman Bhopal, India 03 January 2008 It has been nearly a quarter-century since a gas leak at a Union Carbide pesticide factory killed thousands of people in Bhopal. Today, the central Indian city is trying to reclaim its reputation as a maj
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 06 June 2007 In Thailand's Muslim-dominated south, an increasingly violent insurgency is breeding fear and mistrust among neighbors, and government efforts to bring peace have made little progress. VOA's Nancy-Amelia C
By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 June 2007 The violence in Thailand's southern border provinces has escalated in recent months, the death toll rising from almost daily attacks, with schools and state officials especially targeted. The rising terror comes as