The COVID-19 pandemic has added to existing challenges when it comes to timely completion of a key Indian connectivity initiative. ( read original story ...)
Red Cross says injuries reported after boat carrying aid attacked in Myanmar
Local sources said one person was killed and two injured on board the boat. Neither the ICRC nor the army gave figures for casualties. Rakhine state has been roiled for more than a year by conflict ... ( read original story ...)
Red Cross says boat carrying aid attacked in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday a boat carrying its aid in Myanmar's restive Rakhine State had come under attack, in an incident in which the army said it was returning ... ( read original story ...)
Suu Kyi and old guard frustrate young Myanmar politicians
Once celebrated as democracy champions, a tight elite of elderly former political prisoners at the helm of Myanmar's ruling party now stand accused of oppression, discrimination and censorship. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Military Investigating Death of 2 Boys Allegedly Used as Minesweepers
Myanmar’s military said it is investigating the recent deaths of two Muslim boys and the injury of another while the children allegedly were being used as human minesweepers when crossfire erupted ... ( read original story ...)
Delayed and Uneven: COVID-19 Response in Rural Southeast Myanmar, March to June 2020
Myanmar reported its first COVID-19[1] case on March 23rd 2020.[2] Official lockdown measures (on the part of the Myanmar government) were not put in place until mid-April. Limited by local travel ... ( read original story ...)
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar President Set to Cast Early Votes
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint will be among voters casting early ballots ahead of the Nov. 8 general elections, according to government spokesman Zaw Htay. ( read original story ...)
The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth
She found herself on the streets of Bangkok last week surrounded by tens of thousands of young protesters in hard hats and masks, giving the three-fingered Hunger Games salute that has become a symbol ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s first transgender MP dismissed from parliament
Thailand's parliament lost its first transgender MP Wednesday after the constitutional court revoked her seat in what critics called a political move against supporters of the kingdom's pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to stand trial on fresh charges in Iran next week
Iranian dual national told she will be returned to prison after Monday’s hearing ... ( read original story ...)