When Kim Il Sung’s troops stormed into Seoul in the early days of the Korean war, scores of South Korean soldiers scrambled atop the advancing Soviet T-34 tanks to detonate explosives and grenades. ( read original story ...)
Nearly 71 per cent of 900 new cases in Samut Sakhon are Myanmar migrants
Some 900 people tested positive in Samut Sakhon recently, a provincial health official said on Wednesday. The official told Nation TV that the province had recently tested 3,800 people as part of its ... ( read original story ...)
Congratulations to Myanmar over Independence Day
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has extended congratulations to President of Myanmar U Win Myint on the occasion of Myanmar’s 73rd Independence Day (1948-2021). ( read original story ...)
Myanmar reports 647 new Covid-19 cases, 22 more deaths
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar reported 647 more Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 5), bringing the tally in the country to 127,582, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 22 ... ( read original story ...)
Two Myanmar refugees fined RM2.5k each for offering RM60 bribe to cop
Two refugees from Myanmar were fined RM2,500 each by a Sessions Court here for trying to bribe a policeman with RM60. ( read original story ...)
Thailand scrambles to contain virus, get vaccines
Complicating its path to recovery from the virus, Thailand is playing catch-up in its bid to secure vaccines. Despite being a production hub for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the government has yet ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand scrambles to contain outbreak, secure vaccines
For much of 2020, Thailand had the coronavirus under control. After a strict nationwide lockdown in April and May, the number of new local infections dropped to zero, where they remained for the next ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Moves to Outlaw Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women
An emerging #MeToo movement and public horror over “honor killings” helped spur the government’s bill, but it still must be adopted by the conservative parliament. ( read original story ...)
Turkey should stand up for Uyghurs and refuse to ratify China extradition treaty
Last week, China ratified an extradition treaty with Turkey and if Ankara follows suit the pact will become law, potentially putting thousands of Uyghurs living in Turkey at risk. China has pursued an ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam jails journalists for ‘propaganda’ critical of state
A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison, after finding them guilty of spreading anti-state ... ( read original story ...)