BANGKOK: Myanmar’s military government designated the Karen National Union a terrorist organization Thursday, making illegal virtually any activities connected with the major ethnic rebel group, including contact by third parties. The KNU has been fighting on and off for greater autonomy since Myanmar became independent from Britain in 1948. The group located in Myanmar’s southeast […]
Read MoreBJP and Congress workers clashed in India’s Patna today (29 August) during a protest staged by the ruling party against the use of abusive language targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound Bihar. A video circulating online shows a large number of party […]
Read MoreGAZA CITY: Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a dangerous combat zone and recovered the remains of two more hostages on Friday as the army launched the “initial stages” of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. As the military announced the resumption of fighting that could prevent residents from receiving food and other supplies, […]
Read MoreIf BNP comes to power through the people’s vote, the party will do whatever is necessary to prevent and eliminate enforced disappearances in the country, BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said today (29 August). “We are fighting for democracy to ensure that no one faces enforced disappearance in the future. As a political activist, […]
Read MoreBy Dewey Simin Beijing America’s envoy to Beijing is expected to skip China’s military parade next week, joining what appears to be a concerted effort by Western missions to opt out of the grand event despite Chinese pressure. The South China Morning Post has learned from multiple sources that US ambassador David Perdue is unlikely […]
Read MoreBy Shi Jiangtao and Laura Zhou North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s coming visit to China – his first in over six years – for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II could reinvigorate Beijing-Pyongyang ties and signal a broader strategic realignment, according to observers. For the first time, […]
Read MoreBy Hadi Azmi Malaysian police have arrested more than 400 people in Kuala Lumpur following a raid on an office linked to a Singaporean fintech company that sponsors Manchester United. The operation unfolded on Tuesday, when officers swept through the company’s five-storey premises, detaining hundreds of suspects and transporting them in a convoy of police […]
Read MoreBy Aidan Jones Thailand’s constitutional court dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister on Friday for breaching ethics in a call with Cambodia’s former leader, a ruling that tips the country into uncertainty and lands a hammer blow to the ambitions of her political dynasty. Paetongtarn, 39, the daughter of divisive but influential billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, […]
Read MoreBy Asaduzzaman Shamrat On December 12, 2015, during the COP21 conference, world leaders agreed to reduce global warming and limit global warming to 1.5% by 2050. As a media worker, I was fortunate enough to cover the signing ceremony. But I am deeply disappointed by the unusual delay in implementing the agreement by the leaders of […]
Read MoreBy Asaduzzaman Shamrat Like every year, the 30th World Climate Conference or Conference of Parties (COP-30) is being held in the Amazon city of Brazil to prevent global warming. Like the previous two venues, this year too, there is a debate going on worldwide about such a huge event in this city of the Amazon, known […]
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