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1 year after coup, US will slap new sanctions on Myanmar
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/02/2022
» The US issued fresh sanctions against people and entities linked to Myanmar’s military that seized control of the government a year ago, with President Joe Biden warning “further costs” will be imposed as long as the junta doesn’t hold elections.
Meet the Myanmar junta’s hi-so helpers
By Hannah Beech, The New York Times, Published on 25/12/2021
» Three years ago, the Kyaw Thaung family partied at the Pegu Club. The venerable Burmese Irish clan had restored the teak-lined establishment to its 19th-century glory. The Pegu Club project befitted the family’s East-meets-West positioning and the optimism of a country newly engaging with the world.
S. Korea to put forward adoption of mobile driving licence
Pulse, Published on 24/06/2020
» South Korea will put forward the adoption of its mobile driving licence a year earlier than the government’s initial plan as demand for contactless services has grown sharply in the era of the coronavirus.
Mali votes despite coronavirus and security fears
AFP, Published on 30/03/2020
» BAMAKO - Malians voted in a long-delayed parliamentary election on Sunday, barely a day after the country recorded its first coronavirus death and with the leading opposition figure kidnapped and believed to be in the hands of jihadists.
World's first 5G phone released in South Korea
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» SEOUL - Samsung Electronics on Friday released the Galaxy S10 5G, the world's first available smartphone with built-in fifth-generation communications technology, as South Korea seeks to build a lead in the transformative system.
South Korea launches 5G networks early to secure world first
AFP, Published on 04/04/2019
» SEOUL - South Korea launched the world's first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top mobile carriers said Thursday, giving a handful of users access in a late-night scramble to be the first providers of the super-fast wireless technology.
'Model spy' deported from Thailand still in Russian jail
AFP, Published on 20/01/2019
» MOSCOW: A Belarusian model who claimed she had proof of Russian collusion with the Trump election campaign, had her detention in Moscow extended by three days by a Russian court on Saturday.