Myanmar’s controversial army has been accused of using hunger as a weapon of war in the conflict-ridden western state of Rakhine. It is reported that the junta government is blocking the arrival of relief aid by setting up checkpoints, blocking roads and waterways, and denying access to humanitarian organizations. Several senior UN officials, local and […]
Read MoreA mudslide has killed at least 13 people, including a Russian couple, in a resort on the Thai island of Phuket. Thai authorities announced the end of the search for the missing on Sunday. Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat said heavy rains last week caused a mudslide near the Big Buddha in Phuket, a popular tourist […]
Read MoreMarcos warned that “heads will roll” a day after he ordered Guo’s Philippine passport cancelled following her escape which was confirmed based on foreign immigration records. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday his government was investigating how Alice Guo, a former town mayor accused of ties with Chinese criminal syndicates, managed to flee […]
Read MoreThe protests followed a day of demonstrations in which 301 people were detained and tear gas and water cannon used to disperse angry crowds outside parliament, which on Thursday shelved its controversial plan to amend eligibility rules on candidates, citing absence of a quorum. Thousands of people rallied in several cities in Indonesia on Friday, […]
Read MoreMyanmar is hot again in the conflict between the junta forces and the rebel groups. Rohingyas are at extreme risk of persecution in the war-torn country. In the meantime, the United Nations has announced a new alarm. The organization has expressed fear that a genocide may happen again like in 2017 against the local Rohingya […]
Read MoreThe parliament had planned to ratify on Thursday morning changes that would have reversed a ruling by the constitutional court earlier this week. Indonesia’s parliament has delayed passing revisions to an elections law that had threatened to spark protests on Thursday, following outcry over legislation seen to strengthen the political influence of outgoing President Joko […]
Read MoreA small passenger plane crashed in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday. It is reported that the plane crashed shortly after taking off from Bangkok airport at noon. According to the news agency CNN, there were 9 passengers including two pilots, five Chinese and two Thai passengers. It is feared that they all died in the accident. […]
Read MoreLocal authorities are trying to rescue a woman who fell into an eight-meter-deep crevasse on a busy road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The missing 48-year-old woman is an Indian citizen. He was sitting on a roadside on Jalan India Mosque Road in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. According to the local police, he fell in a […]
Read MoreLam’s visit to Beijing, his first overseas trip since he was appointed party chief early this month, signals a desire to strengthen ties as trade and investment grow and despite occasional clashes over boundaries in the South China Sea. China and Vietnam signed 14 documents spanning cross-border railways to crocodile exports on Monday, after Chinese […]
Read MoreThe meeting signals the close ties between the two communist-run neighbours, which have well-developed economic and trade relations despite the occasional boundary clashes in the energy-rich South China Sea. China’s President Xi Jinping held talks on Monday with Vietnam’s new leader To Lam in Beijing on his first state visit since he took office, Chinese […]
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