Junta’s vast programme of building prisons and labour camps raises fears of intensified crackdown against country’s pro-democracy movement …
Myanmar hands over three junta-backed Chinese warlords to Beijing
Myanmar has handed over three Chinese warlords to Beijing, who were notorious for running scam centres that trapped more than 100,000 foreign nationals. Bai Suocheng, Wei Chaoren and Liu Zhengxiang …
Three years after coup, Myanmar junta chief under unprecedented pressure
January, at a small gathering in a cantonment town in Myanmar, hard line pro-military monk Pauk Kotaw suggested that the country’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing step down and his deputy take over. The …
Ukraine war: Russia faces new ICJ ruling as anti-Putin rock band arrested in Thailand
The case, filed in 2017, accuses Russia of breaching conventions against discrimination and the financing of terrorism. Ukraine wants the court to order Moscow to pay reparations for attacks and crimes in the country’s east, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014.
Soccer-Uzbekistan edge Thailand to move into Asian Cup quarter-finals
Uzbekistan beat Thailand 2-1 in their Asian Cup last-16 tie with a second-half winner from Abbosbek Fayzullayev at Al Janoub Stadium on Tuesday to set up a quarter-final clash with hosts and defending champions Qatar.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Iran warns of response to any attack after Biden says decision made to retaliate for drone strike
Iran warns of response to any attack, Biden says decision made on how to respond to drone strike, WHO warns of extreme hunger in Gaza, Nasser hospital
Horrifying reality of Turkey surgery – rotting breasts, stump teeth and 25 dead
Desperate for the ‘perfect body’, Brits have been flying overseas for cosmetic procedures at a fraction of the price, but some have gone horrifically wrong. The Mirror takes a look at the lure yet pot
India’s central bank orders Paytm’s Payments Bank to stop accepting customer deposits
The Reserve Bank of India has directed Paytm’s Payments Bank to cease deposits, credit transactions and top-ups in customer accounts, prepaid instruments and wallets after February 29 in new strict penalties after the central bank found the firm to be in non-compliance with an earlier embargo.
DOD casts doubt on Iran-backed militia’s claim to halt strikes on US troops: ‘actions speak louder than words’
President Biden has faced mounting pressure to respond after three U.S. soldiers were killed in a drone strike in Jordan over the weekend
Vietnam Politburo Accepts Member’s Offer to Step Down Amid Probe
Vietnam Communist Party’s Central Committee has accepted the resignation of Politburo member Tran Tuan Anh amid a probe into violations at the trade ministry under his watch. The decision, announced …