The Myanmar authorities have confiscated a large quantity of ammonium nitrate in Kachin state, according to an update from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Sunday, October ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar army ‘burning villages and killing civilians’ in growing civil war, Amnesty reports
Villages have been burnt and civilians killed by the Myanmar army as the civil conflict in the country’s western Rakhine state continues to escalate, according to a report by Amnesty International. ( read original story ...)
WHO admires India’s support to Myanmar in fight against Covid-19
Nay Pyi Taw [Myanmar], October 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation representative in Myanmar has admired India for its assistance to Myanmar in the fight ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand to manufacture AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine – UK govt
The British government said on Monday that Thailand's Ministry of Public Health and Siam Bioscience have agreed to manufacture and supply AstraZeneca's experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the southeast ... ( read original story ...)
Iran has highest daily virus death toll, new patient count
For the second day in a row, Iran announced Monday its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus with 272 people confirmed dead. The announcement by ... ( read original story ...)
Iran and Venezuela are Circumventing American Energy Sanctions
In September, the Iranian regime of Hassan Rouhani sent four oil tankers to Venezuelan coasts. Last week, the fleet arrived, a lifeline for a regime that has been struggling to meet Venezuela’s energy ... ( read original story ...)
Aliyev Says Does Not Know When Talks With Armenia to Start, but Turkey Should Be Involved
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday he did not know when talks with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute would start, but that Turkey should involved in a the solution process, as ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Restarts Hunt For Mediterranean Gas, Reigniting Greek Row
Turkey will redeploy the research ship at the centre of an energy row with Greece to the eastern Mediterranean on Monday, a decision slammed by Athens as a "direct threat to peace". The row over gas ... ( read original story ...)
Greece Says Turkey Lacks Credibility After New Sail to Disputed Waters
Greece accused rival Turkey of lacking credibility on Monday by sending a survey vessel into contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean, and of orchestrating the partial opening of an abandoned ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey moves ship to contested East Med waters, angering Greece
Greece issues stern response to Turkish move, which comes after both sides mapped out plans for further talks. ( read original story ...)