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Road linking Mae Sot with EWEC highway nearly finished
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 30/01/2018
» TAK: The construction of a new road to connect Mae Sot with part of the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) linking Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam is expected to be completed next month.
US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries
AFP, Published on 30/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States announced Monday it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk, low-security" countries, but said those seeking to enter the US would come under much tougher scrutiny than in the past.
India leads the charge for electricity access
News, Kartikeya Singh, Published on 27/01/2018
» In 2008, it was folly to imagine India creating new technological solutions to address the climate crisis. For decades India had called itself a victim of climate change and thus incapable of acting to reduce emissions. And 400 million Indians had no access to electricity at all.
Top diplomat quits ‘whitewash’ Rohingya refugee panel
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2018
» YANGON: Former New Mexico Gov Bill Richardson has resigned from an advisory panel on the massive Rohingya refugee crisis, calling it a “whitewash and a cheerleading operation” for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
UN calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2018
» MAUNGDAW, Myanmar: The United Nations on Wednesday called on Myanmar to give aid agencies unhindered access to camps it has built for tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees before they can return after fleeing Myanmar military operations last year.
US senate strikes deal, shutdown to end
Associated Press, Published on 23/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The US Congress sped toward reopening the government Monday, as Senate Democrats dropped their objections to a temporary funding bill in return for assurances from Republicans leaders that they will soon take up immigration and other contentious issues.
US shutdown extends into third day
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: Lawmakers failed to negotiate an end to the government shutdown on Sunday despite a bipartisan effort to a broker a deal, raising the political stakes as federal agencies begin closing at the start of their normal workweek.
US shutdown Day 2: The blame game
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: - President Donald Trump's budget director is holding out hope that feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress can reach a short-term spending agreement before the start of the workweek Monday, but he worries that the government shutdown could last for several more days if progress remains elusive.
Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» SEOUL, South Korea: The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday to check preparations for rare performances by an art troupe she also leads during next month's Winter Olympics.
Scepticism greets Rohingya repatriation plan
Reuters, Published on 20/01/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar is making final preparations to take back the first group of Rohingya Muslims who had fled conflict in troubled Rakhine state, despite growing doubts about the plan.