Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr (right) rides beside military chief General Romeo Brawner Jnr as he reviews troops during the 89th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at military headquarters Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on December 20, 2024. Photo: AP Raissa Robles Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is facing growing unrest from […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: A court in China sentenced 11 people to death on Monday for their roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused of running illegal gambling and scam operations worth more than $1.4 billion and for the deaths of disobedient workers. The Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang — all members […]
Read MoreMadagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government on Monday following days of deadly unrest which the United Nations says left at least 22 people dead. “I have decided to terminate the functions of the Prime Minister and the government,” Rajoelina said in a televised national address. He said that Prime Minister Christian Ntsay and other […]
Read MoreAs Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepens, women say they have been exploited by men — some linked to aid groups — who promised food, medicine, supplies or work in exchange for sexual interactions. The Associated Press interviewed six women who described such incidents, speaking anonymously due to fear of retribution and cultural taboos around sexual violence. […]
Read MoreChief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has called on the international community to exert “effective pressure” on Myanmar and the Arakan Army to immediately stop persecution of the Rohingya and begin their “expeditious repatriation” to Rakhine. Speaking at the opening session of the ‘High-Level Conference on the Situation of the Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar’ […]
Read MoreBy Bruce Pannier Uzbekistan has confirmed it will be building a large nuclear power plant (NPP) with two 1000-megawatt (MW) reactors as the country prepares for a sharp increase in electricity consumption in the coming years. Uzbekistan’s state atomic energy company, Uzatom, posted on September 26 that a new agreement calls for both a large […]
Read MoreNorth Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing on Sunday during her second visit to the Chinese capital in just one month, both countries’ official news agencies reported. Wang told Choe that “China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea […]
Read MoreJEDDAH: The 27th session of the Near East Forestry and Range Commission opened in Jeddah on Monday. Held by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, in coordination with the Saudi National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification, it will run until Oct. 1 and marks the NEFRC’s 70th anniversary. With themes including integrated […]
Read MoreAfter the 2017 expulsion of the Muslim minority Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the military destroyed villages and mosques and repurposed their lands for security outposts, according to a UN-backed investigation released on Monday. Violence against the Rohingya escalated dramatically in August 2017 when Myanmar’s military launched an operation in response to militant attacks, driving […]
Read MoreIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday defended his ambitious plan to provide free meals for children after some 6,000 cases of food poisoning, saying the percentage of those affected was small and the programme was still finding its footing. The food poisonings have sparked a public outcry with TV channels broadcasting images of children being […]
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