At least seven people have been killed as powerful tropical storm Yuena battered the Southeast Asian country of the Philippines, local authorities said. On Tuesday (May 28), the country’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that search and rescue operations are still underway. Yuena’s impact brought storms and heavy rains to states south of the capital […]
Read MoreWith the war in Myanmar escalating as both Junta and rebels make gains and losses. The Rohingya people have once again been caught in the crossfire. Despite the Arakan Army(AA) attempting to improve relations with the Rohingya before November 2023, however, recent events have put that peace at risk. The Myanmar military has most actively […]
Read MoreThe international community should insist to Israel and its allies that the country negotiate a peaceful solution to the conflict in Gaza, Colombia’s foreign minister Luis Gilberto Murillo said. Murillo said actions in Gaza, where Israel’s military campaign has killed some 36,000 people according to local authorities, constitute genocide. Israel has energetically rejected South Africa’s […]
Read MoreIn the early hours of Monday, Mount Ibu on Halmahera island once again demonstrated the volatile nature of Indonesia’s seismic landscape by erupting and spewing a six-kilometre high cloud of ash into the sky. This latest eruption is part of a concerning pattern of increased volcanic activity in the region. The eruption occurred at 03:30 […]
Read MoreIn a move that underscores the contentious nature of Thailand’s lese-majeste law, courts handed down significant jail sentences on Monday to an opposition lawmaker and a musician for allegedly insulting the monarchy. These rulings highlight the ongoing debate over the country’s stringent laws protecting the royal family from criticism. Chonthicha Jangrew, a 31-year-old parliamentarian from […]
Read MoreA renewed conflict has erupted in Myanmar’s violent western state of Rakhine. In this incident, 45 thousand people of the local Rohingya ethnic group fled. They left Rakhine in the fear of killing and beheading. Al-Jazeera reported this information in a report on Saturday (May 25). A further 45,000 Rohingya minority have been forced to […]
Read MoreThe last train rolled across a steel bridge spanning the banks of the Golok River between Malaysia and Thailand 18 years ago. Now, the approaches at either end are sealed – rust and floodwaters have gnawed away at the rails alongside the decaying wooden sleepers. In Kelantan on the Malaysian side, speaking near the derelict, […]
Read MoreIn a united call for action, Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have collectively urged all nations to halt the flow of arms and military materials, including aviation fuel, to Myanmar. This appeal comes in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis […]
Read MoreAbout 45,000 Rohingya have fled to the border with Bangladesh as fighting escalated in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, killing and burning homes. The United Nations Human Rights Office reported this information on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have reportedly been displaced by clashes between junta forces and rebels in the towns of Buthidang and Maungdu […]
Read MoreTOKYO: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (May 24) called for heightened empathy and open dialogue between people of different faiths and backgrounds as he addressed the growing threats of obscurantism, bigotry and intolerance that threaten to divide societies and undermine peace. In his commemorative speech honouring the late Professor Toshihiko Izutsu at Keio University […]
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