Typhoon Maysak struck South Korea on Wednesday morning, becoming the second typhoon landfall on the Korean Peninsula in one week. A third storm lurks just behind it. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s National Assembly plans to enforce dress code
South Korea's parliament says it is ready to enforce a dress code following uproar over a female lawmaker's choice of attire: a short wrap dress that fell above her knees. ( read original story ...)
In Myanmar, everyone swears by this natural skin cosmetic
People use thanaka as a beauty aid. It’s said to soften the skin, prevent wrinkles and sunburn, and keep mosquitoes away. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Urged to Drop Charges against Free-Speech Activist
Myanmar should immediately drop all charges against free-speech activist Maung Saungkha, seven global human rights groups said on Wednesday. The prominent Myanmar poet is accused of staging an ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Warns of Jail Terms for COVID-19 Rule Breakers
The spike in coronavirus cases in Yangon and Rakhine State means Myanmar is facing a “national disaster”, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has warned. ( read original story ...)
China Seeks To Set Up Military Facilities In Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar: Pentagon
China is seeking to set up more robust logistics facilities in about a dozen countries, including three in India's immediate neighbourhood, to allow the Chinese PLA (army) to project and sustain ... ( read original story ...)
Once Out, Consort to Thailand’s King Appears to Be Back In Again
Demoted a year ago after being accused by the palace of upstaging the queen, the former consort to King Maha Vajiralongkorn has regained the titles she was stripped of last year. ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s king reconciles with consort year after accusing her of “misbehavior and disloyalty”
The king had accused Sineenatra Wongvajirabhakdi of trying to "elevate herself to the same state as the queen." ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s king reconciles with ousted consort
Thailand's king has reconciled with his royal consort, whom he stripped of her titles last year after accusing her of seeking to undermine his official wife, the country's queen. ( read original story ...)
Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s every step being followed inside prison in Iran
Sources say authorities make two prisoners follow the British Australian academic everywhere in the Covid-ravaged Qarchak jail ... ( read original story ...)