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Drone kills ‘dozens’ of fleeing Rohingya in Myanmar
Published on 10/08/2024
» A drone attack on Rohingya fleeing Myanmar killed dozens of people, including families with children, several witnesses said, describing survivors wandering between piles of bodies to identify dead and injured relatives.
Iraqi teen detained in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiled
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2024
» BERLIN - An 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to strike a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, the interior ministry said on Friday.
No happy ending after Sheikh Hasina's downfall
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 09/08/2024
» It might look like the replacement of Bangladesh's long-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is a happy ending for a country that seemed to be inexorably sliding towards authoritarianism. After all, Ms Hasina's rule had become so paranoid that she even burned political capital on persecuting Dr Yunus, widely feted for his role in rural development in Bangladesh and beyond. But, although Ms Hasina's exit was overdue, what comes after might wind up being worse.
Uncharted territory and a case of déjà vu
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 09/08/2024
» Another dissolution of another election winner should feel old in Thai politics. But what happened to Move Forward Party is not just déjà vu but uncharted territory. Its dissolution fits a recurrent pattern of systematic subversion of democratic institutions in favour of autocratic preferences in disregard of the will of the majority. The Constitutional Court's breakup of Move Forward also breaks new ground that is increasingly taking centre stage in Thailand's political landscape.
Austria foils ‘terror’ plot to strike Taylor Swift concert
Published on 08/08/2024
» VIENNA - A 19-year-old Austrian terrorism suspect had taken concrete steps in planning an attack on a Taylor Swift concert, with chemical substances found during a search of his residence, officials said on Thursday.
People power has won, for now
News, Published on 07/08/2024
» Sheikh Hasina could have left gracefully. Instead, Bangladesh's prime minister resigned and fled to neighbouring India, ending her 15-year-long rule as chaos has engulfed the nation. The army wasted no time stepping in to form an interim government, although what shape that will take is still unclear.
Myanmar junta says senior officers held as rebels take over major base
Published on 05/08/2024
» Myanmar's junta has lost communications with senior officers at a major military base near the Chinese border, in a rare admission of battlefield failure after rebels announced they had taken control of the key regional army headquarters.
Myanmar junta extends emergency rule as civil war rages on
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/08/2024
» YANGON - The Myanmar junta has extended the emergency rule that has been in place since a 2021 coup, as the generals struggle to quell a civil war with ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy fighters.
Myanmar's neighbours should cooperate to bring about peace
Published on 30/07/2024
» VIENTIANE: Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa has urged Myanmar's neighbouring countries to enhance their cooperation in supporting all parties in the country's civil war to cease fighting that has been going on since a 2021 military coup.
Rifts surface at East Asia meetings
Published on 27/07/2024
» VIENTIANE - Divisions among Asia-Pacific nations surfaced on Saturday, as foreign ministers engaged in exchanges over Russia’s protracted invasion of Ukraine and China’s growing maritime assertiveness in nearby waters.