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China's child-rearing costs far outstrip US, Japan
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2022
» SHANGHAI: The cost of raising a child in China stands at nearly seven times its per capita GDP, far more than the United States and Japan, highlighting the challenges facing Chinese policymakers as they try to tackle rapidly declining birth rates, new research showed.
China, Russia arming Myanmar junta – UN expert
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2022
» UN Security Council members China and Russia, as well as Serbia, have continued supplying Myanmar's junta with weapons used to attack civilians since last year's coup, a UN rights expert said Tuesday.
Widodo: Now is not time for geopolitical tension
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for collaboration between countries to promote a global economic recovery and said now was not the time to create geopolitical tensions, such as the situation happening in Ukraine.
Malaysia Covid-19 panel recommends full border reopening in March
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's coronavirus recovery council on Tuesday said it has recommended a full reopening of borders as early as March 1 without mandatory quarantine for travellers, as part of plans to accelerate economic recovery.
Myanmar junta chief said Asean envoy can meet Suu Kyi party members - Cambodia
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2022
» Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing agreed to arrange for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) special envoy from Cambodia to meet members of the ousted ruling party on a future visit, a senior Cambodian official said on Monday.
Philippines passes law to tackle anonymous social media abuse
Reuters, Published on 03/02/2022
» MANILA: Philippines lawmakers have approved legislation requiring social media users to register their legal identities and phone numbers when creating new accounts, a senator said on Thursday, in an ambitious move to thwart online abuse and misinformation.
Russia has sent some 30,000 combat troops to Belarus, NATO says
Reuters, Published on 03/02/2022
» Russia has been moving some 30,000 combat troops and modern weapons to Belarus over the last days, Moscow's biggest military deployment to the country since the end of the Cold War, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.
Myanmar activists vow to defy junta with strike on coup anniversary
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2022
» Myanmar's military rulers have threatened to jail anti-coup protesters who take part in a "silent strike" on Tuesday, a year since the generals seized power, as the United States, Britain and Canada imposed new sanctions.
Timeline - Myanmar's year of turmoil since the military coup
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2022
» Myanmar's military took power in a coup on Feb 1 last year after complaining of fraud in a November 2020 general election won by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party. Election monitoring groups found no evidence of mass fraud.
UN envoy urges 'inclusive' Asean approach to Myanmar crisis
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2022
» A United Nations special envoy has urged Southeast Asian countries to support international efforts to engage all sides in the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, days after a top regional leader travelled there to meet its junta chief.