The move against the deposed civilian leader was a curious coda to the army’s rapid dismantling of the country’s nascent democracy. ( read original story ...)
Aung San Su Kyi charged after Myanmar army coup
Police in Myanmar have filed several charges against elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi following Monday's military coup. She has been remanded in custody until 15 February, police documents ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar doctors stop work to protest coup as U.N. considers response
Staff at 70 hospitals and medical departments in 30 towns across Myanmar stopped work on Wednesday to protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the newly formed Myanmar ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar coup: health workers at 70 hospitals join civil disobedience campaign
Medical staff accuse military chiefs of prioritising their own interests above those of the public during the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s Phuket plans private vaccination drive, aims for October reopening
Thailand's resort island of Phuket is planning private coronavirus vaccinations for 250,000 residents in the hope the government will allow it to fully reopen to foreign tourists by October and save ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s top resort island is hatching a plan to bring back vaccinated tourists by October – and it doesn’t involve a quarantine on arrival
Phuket, Thailand's largest island and a major tourism hub, plans to vaccinate 70% of its residents by September 1. ( read original story ...)
Thailand considers no quarantine for vaccinated foreigner
Thai authorities are reportedly interested in immunity passports or vaccine passports as part of the travel documents ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand MotoGP race set to be cancelled
Thailand’s government has taken the decision to cancel the 2021 MotoGP race due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to reports in the country. ( read original story ...)
Rector at centre of Turkey protests rejects resignation calls
The Turkish university head at the centre of a month of protests over his appointment by President Tayyip Erdogan said he has no intention of stepping down, after tensions rose with more than 300 ... ( read original story ...)
From Turkey to China to Norway, These Novels Take You Back in Time
Whatever you do, whatever you call your form of government, you end up with a sultan at the top.” When LOVE IN THE DAYS OF REBELLION (Europa, 496 pp., paper, $19) was first published in Turkey in 2001 ... ( read original story ...)