A human rights group says the de facto detention of 130,000 ethnic Rohingya in squalid camps in Myanmar amounts to a form of apartheid ... ( read original story ...)
Rohingya Trapped by ‘Apartheid’ Regime in Myanmar, Says Human Rights Watch
A major human rights group said Myanmar is carrying out a policy of apartheid against Rohingya Muslims languishing for eight years in internal displacement camps, accusing civilian leader Aung San Suu ... ( read original story ...)
Online Gospel ministry in Myanmar producing new believers
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a Global Disciples ministry team in Myanmar to get creative with their Gospel outreach -- and they are seeing the ... ( read original story ...)
Misleading Absentee Ballot Reports Spark Concern in Myanmar Race
Misleading Absentee Ballot Reports Spark Concern in Myanmar Race. 2020-10-07 -- With a month to go before Myanmar's general elections on Nov. 8, the county's two main political pa ... ( read original story ...)
Covid Surge May Be Linked to ‘Returnees’ from Bangladesh, Myanmar Says
A second wave of coronavirus infections in Myanmar may have been triggered by “returnees” from neighboring Bangladesh who illegally entered Rakhine state, which is now a COVID-19 hotspot, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand gains after govt adds tax deduction to stimulus push
Asia’s big emerging markets. With markets globally eyeing a tumultuous U.S. election. campaign and roadblocks in ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. expected to impose new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector: source
The United States is preparing to impose fresh sanctions on Iran's financial industry as soon as Thursday, a Republican congressional aide briefed on the matter said, as Washington ramps up pressure ... ( read original story ...)
Trump administration to impose crushing sanctions on Iran in defiance of European humanitarian concerns
Blacklisting the entire Iranian financial industry could diminish channels the country uses to import humanitarian goods, such as food and medicine. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Seizes 92 Websites Used by Iran to Spread Disinformation
The U.S. Justice Department seized 92 websites it said were used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to spread disinformation.Four of the web domains -- Newsstand7.com, usjournal.net, ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam arrests prominent journalist as state cracks down on free speech online
Pham Doan Trang was charged with opposing the state just after the country held talks with the US on human rights ... ( read original story ...)