Speaker T Khun Myat has come under fire from the military for refusing its request to hold a special parliamentary session to examine fraud charges. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Secures Second IMF COVID-19 Loan
The country is trying to buy millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines and offset the economic impact of coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar records 2,926 COVID-19 deaths
Yangon [Myanmar], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmars COVID-19 death toll rose to 2,926 after 14 new deaths were reported, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 death toll rises to 2,926 in Myanmar; one of worst numbers in Asean
YANGON, Jan 15 (Xinhua): Myanmar's Covid-19 death toll rose to 2,926 after 14 new deaths were reported, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Thailand serves up cannabis cuisine to happy customers
"Giggling bread" and "joyfully dancing salad" aren't the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take the taboo out of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iran in Final Days of Trump Presidency
The United States on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities as Washington continues to step up pressure on Tehran in the final days of U.S. President Donald Trump's term ... ( read original story ...)
Rallies and rebellion in Iran
Conn., explains his bipartisan legislation which will be introduced on Thursday to impose new sanctions on specific members of militia who use violence to break up demonstrations and will crack down ... ( read original story ...)
Iran tests suicide drones that look similar to those used in Saudi attacks
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill Friday that saw suicide drones crash into targets and explode — triangle-shaped aircraft that strongly resembled those used in a 2019 attack ... ( read original story ...)
European vaccine shipments fall short as Turkey, China race ahead
Some EU nations are receiving fewer than expected doses of coronavirus vaccines as U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer slows shipments, while Turkey, China and Indonesia race ahead with inoculations to ... ( read original story ...)
Why the defunct South Vietnam flag was flown at the Capitol riot
The flag has become a symbol for different things: anti-communism, U.S. imperialism, democracy and recollection of the past. ( read original story ...)