In post-coup conflict, at least 157 Myanmar children died in 2022 General December 31, 2022January 3, 20230 The junta and militia soldiers entered the village under cover of darkness and started torching houses. A 13-year-old child was shot and killed during the Dec. 19 raid on Zee Pin Thar village in Sagaing, witnesses said. The sixth grade student
27 Bodies Recovered from Cambodian Casino Fire General December 31, 2022January 3, 20230 Cambodian officials said Friday at least 27 bodies have been recovered from the charred remains of a casino hotel complex in Poipet, on the country’s border with Thailand. The cause of the fire at The Grand Diamond City casino and hotel
2022: The journey back to normality for Thailand after COVID-19 Health Protection December 31, 2022January 3, 20230 Life in Thailand began returning to normal at the start of this year after two years of COVID-19 crisis that turned lives, businesses and the education sector upside down. Though the country has not yet managed to declare victory over the
China’s manufacturing activity drops despite lifted Covid restrictions General December 31, 2022January 3, 20230 China’s manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released Saturday, despite Beijing’s loosening of Covid restrictions at the beginning of the month. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) — a key gauge
Analysts: As 2023 ASEAN chair, Indonesia must dial up pressure on Myanmar junta General December 30, 2022December 31, 20220 Much is expected from next year’s ASEAN chair Indonesia, especially in resolving the post-coup crisis in Myanmar, but analysts say that little will change unless Jakarta spearheads a hardline stance against the Burmese junta. Navigating geopolitical rivalries between superpowers will pose
Myanmar Media Suffering Under Nearly Two Years of Junta Rule General December 30, 2022December 31, 20220 Nearly two years into the military takeover in Myanmar, the climate for media is in an "abysmal state" experts say, with reporters forced to take big risks to report on opposition to the junta. Beyond media licenses being revoked and news
46 Malaysia-Bound Rohingya Refugees Make It to Thailand General December 30, 2022December 31, 20220 Following reports over the past weeks of dozens of Rohingya refugees being feared drowned after having jumped into the sea from their boats, it appears now that at least 46 have made it to Thailand this week. The Thai Maritime Enforcement
Türk urges coordinated approach to save Rohingya at sea Legal December 30, 2022December 31, 20220 GENEVA UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called for a coordinated regional approach to protect the thousands of desperate Rohingya who risk their lives by undertaking perilous sea voyages. “More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar
Remains of 10 Thais who died in Cambodia’s casino fire brought home General December 30, 2022December 31, 20220 The bodies of ten Thais who were killed in a Cambodian casino fire on Wednesday were brought back to Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo Province this morning (Friday), to be claimed by their relatives. About 20 more bodies are believed still
Four children die in house fire in Phatthalung Province on Friday General December 30, 2022December 31, 20220 Four children were killed in a fire in a detached house in Pa Bon district of Thailand’s southern province of Phatthalung early this morning. The house owner, Arshi Dolah, is reported to have told the district police that he and his