Category: Regional
Burma students, doctors plan more protests against military rule
Students and doctors in Myanmar plan to hold fresh protests on Thursday against military rule, as Washington expressed concern about Malaysia’s deportation of about [...] » More
Burma’s hardened Chinese population takes stand against Beijing
The chorus of banging pots and pans begins in Chinatown at about 8pm. The district in Myanmar’s commercial city of Yangon is normally festooned with bright red lanterns [...] » More
Burma junta’s top diplomat in talks with Thailand, Indonesia
The Myanmar junta’s foreign minister visited Thailand on Wednesday as regional powers tried to broker an end to three weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a military [...] » More
Burma’s military coup creates banking woes
Early bird customers of a military-owned bank queued anxiously as dawn light crept over Yangon, after a strict new limit on daily cash withdrawals fuelled rumours of a money [...] » More
Amnesty International: Hackers attacking Vietnam dissidents
Amnesty International says it has found that a hacking group known as Ocean Lotus has been staging more spyware attacks on Vietnamese human rights activists in the latest [...] » More
‘I will shoot your f*cking faces,’ gun-toting ‘soldier’ threatens Burma protesters on Facebook
Real bullets, real guns, real threats. A man dressed in army green took to Facebook live last night to show off his arsenal and threaten to kill anyone protesting [...] » More
Burma minister flies to Thailand for crisis talks
Myanmar’s military-appointed foreign minister flew into Thailand on Wednesday, a Thai government source said, as Myanmar’s neighbours intensified efforts to [...] » More
‘Don’t worry, come forward:’ Asian nations get 1st shots
Many nations in the Asia-Pacific region are rolling out the first shots for COVID-19 this week. Here’s a look at major developments: SOUTH KOREA South Korea’s top [...] » More
Amnesty International: ‘Inhumane’, ‘cruel’ for Malaysian govt to deport 1,086 to Burma in defiance of court order
The Malaysian government had acted in a cruel and inhumane way by shipping 1,086 individuals to Myanmar today despite a court order to suspend deportation, the local chapter [...] » More
High Court stops Malaysia from deporting 1,200 Myanmar nationals
The Kuala Lumpur High Court today granted an interim stay against the Malaysian government to stop it from deporting 1,200 Myanmar nationals amid public outcry. The court’s [...] » More
Suu Kyi’s lawyer soldiers on ‘in defence of democracy’
Staying in different lodgings each night to evade arrest, the lawyer representing Aung San Suu Kyi says her trial will help determine whether Myanmar’s people again become [...] » More
Burma faces more protests as Indonesia pursues diplomatic efforts
Myanmar was set for more street protests on Wednesday against military rule as Indonesia sought to build momentum behind a diplomatic push involving other Southeast Asian [...] » More
South China Sea: Vietnam builds up defences against Beijing in Spratly Islands, report says
Vietnam has been building up its defences in the Spratly Islands over the past two years to “ensure it can strike Chinese facilities” in the disputed archipelago, [...] » More
Malaysia court allows temporary stay of deportation of 1,200 Burma nationals
A Malaysian court has allowed a temporary stay of deportation of 1,200 Myanmar detainees who were scheduled to be sent back on Tuesday, according to a lawyer for rights [...] » More
As Burma Mourns Slain Protesters, Military Junta Threatens More Violence
The 19-year-old woman was standing with a group of about a dozen people on February 9, peacefully protesting the recent military coup in Myanmar, when suddenly, she dropped [...] » More
