Radio Free Asia has for almost three decades published independent news designed to penetrate repressive regimes, serving more than 58 million people in 10 languages. But this year, its programming was abruptly suspended, muzzled not by civil wars or natural disasters but by Donald Trump. From Media Watch: Trump silences a lonely bastion of journalistic integrity in Asia. | ABC Asia

When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down -- towering Buddha idols, sky-scraping stupas and the pure-white Nagayon pagoda where worshippers have prayed for generations. #Myanmar #earthquake | Radio Free Asia