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Myanmar activists slam Asean-junta consensus
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2021
» Myanmar's pro-democracy activists sharply criticised an agreement between the country's junta chief and Southeast Asian leaders to end the nation's violent post-coup crisis and vowed on Sunday to continue their protest campaign.
Millions face hunger as Myanmar crisis worsens, UN says
Reuters, Published on 22/04/2021
» Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup and deepening financial crisis with millions more people expected to go hungry in coming months, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Hospital space ‘sufficient’ amid new coronavirus wave - govt
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2021
» Health authorities on Tuesday assured the public there were sufficient hospital beds for the rising number of coronavirus patients, amid a new wave of infections this month that has spread fast across the country.
Multiple victims reported after Indianapolis shooting
Reuters, Published on 16/04/2021
» Multiple victims have been reported after shots were fired at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday, an incident which the police is calling a "mass casualty", an ABC-affiliated television station said.
Thais deny army forcing back Myanmar refugees
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2021
» CHIANG MAI: About 2,000 refugees fleeing Myanmar to Thailand had been pushed back despite ongoing aerial bombardment, two activist groups said on Monday, but Thai authorities said the army was taking care of them on the border.
Thousands take to Myanmar streets again after bloodiest day since coup
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2021
» Myanmar security forces killed a man in the main city of Yangon on Monday, media reported, as activists called on ethnic minority forces in the diverse nation to back their campaign against military rule.
EU imposes China sanctions over Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2021
» BRUSSELS: The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first sanctions against Beijing since an arms embargo in 1989 following the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Philippines to expand Covid curbs beyond capital amid surge
Reuters, Published on 21/03/2021
» MANILA: Philippines will expand tighter Covid-19 restrictions to include four provinces surrounding the capital region, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said on Sunday, as the country battles a renewed surge in infections.
Indonesia central bank keeps rates steady
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank kept its key interest rate steady at a record low on Thursday, holding fire after a bout of monetary support during the pandemic, and pledged to strengthen currency intervention amid global market uncertainty.
Business group orders 100,000 Sinovac shots
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) says it will procure 100,000 doses of China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine to be used and paid for by businesses in the first phase of a private sector vaccination scheme.