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A monk walks toward a pagoda temple near Yangon, Myanmar. — courtesy Unsplash/Anika Mikkelson
Myanmar envoy to UN warns democratic processes have been ‘pushed aside'
NEW YORK — As the democratically elected leader of Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is still in detention following the military takeover that triggered country-wide protests, violence and arrests, the UN envoy for the country observed on Friday, declaring that “democratic processes have been pushed aside”.Speaking at an informal General Assembly meeting on the Myanmar crisis, Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener said, “I told you in 2019 that I would sound the alarm if necessary...This is now the case”.‘Fragile and fluid’ situation The situation in Myanmar is “fragile and fluid”, the UN envoy said, calling it “a people’s fight without arms”.Schraner Burgener strongly condemned the military’s “recent steps” and urged the Ambassadors to...
February 27, 2021

Myanmar envoy to UN warns democratic processes have been ‘pushed aside'

A total of 504,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX facility have arrived in Ivory Coast. Courtesy file photo
Ivory Coast takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment in further boost for Africa
ABIDJAN — Ivory Coast received 504,000 doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine on Friday making it the second African nation in a week to benefit from the first shipments of shots from the UN-backed global COVAX initiative, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.The delivery of AstraZeneca/Oxford jabs, following the first historic shipment to Ghana earlier this week, showcases an unprecedented international partnership to provide at least two billion doses of coronavirus shots by the end of this year. The vaccine doses were shipped by UNICEF from the Indian metropolis of Mumbai, via its regional supply center, Dubai, to Ivory Coast’s capital, Abidjan, as part of the first wave of vaccines headed to several low and middle-income countries. Equitable shots "Today is an...
February 26, 2021

Ivory Coast takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment in further boost for Africa

Australia's parliament passed final amendments to a media law on Thursday that will force Google and Facebook to pay for news content. — Courtesy photo
Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news
BRUSSELS — Australia's parliament passed final amendments to a media law on Thursday that will force Google and Facebook to pay for news content. The final amendments stemmed from negotiations between Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that prompted Facebook to lift a ban on sharing and accessing news content in the country. The rest of the law was passed in parliament earlier and can now be implemented. Google has already struck deals with major Australian news businesses in recent weeks including News Corp. and Seven West Media. "Google and Facebook need media, but they don’t need any particular media company, and that meant media companies couldn’t do commercial deals,” said Rod Sims, the Australian Competition and Consumer...
February 25, 2021

Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news

South Korea successfully conducted the second combustion test for the first-stage engines of its locally built space launch vehicle, pushing forward for a launch set for October this year. — Courtesy photo
South Korea tests homegrown space rocket's first-stage engines
SEOUL — South Korea successfully conducted the second combustion test for the first-stage engines of its locally built space launch vehicle, pushing forward for a launch set for October this year, the science ministry said Thursday, according to Yonhap News Agency.The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which leads the project's development, ran the 100-second combustion test for the four 75-ton liquid engines to check their durability at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.The latest test follows the first stage's 30-second combustion test last month as the country prepares for the launch of the three-stage space launch vehicle, named Nuri, later this year with a mock payload.KARI plans to conduct a...
February 25, 2021

South Korea tests homegrown space rocket's first-stage engines

Japan's military performed 25 missions in 2020 in defense of US ships or planes, a sign of the growing integration of two of Asia's most powerful armed forces.— Courtesy photo
Japan increases protection for US military amid 'severe security environment'
HONG KONG — Japan's military performed 25 missions in 2020 in defense of US ships or planes, a sign of the growing integration of two of Asia's most powerful armed forces.The number of what Japan calls "asset protection" missions was up from 14 in 2019 amid a "severe security environment," according to an announcement from Japan's Ministry of Defense.The Japanese military said the 25 missions involved Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) protecting US Navy ships on four occasions while those ships were gathering information on ballistic missiles or other warning or surveillance activities. In 21 instances, the missions involved protecting US aircraft that were in joint training with their Japanese counterparts. Japanese authorities would not say when or...
February 25, 2021

Japan increases protection for US military amid 'severe security environment'

The two officers, from the Philippine National Police (PNP), faced off against agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Quezon City on Wednesday evening. Three PDEA agents were also wounded in the confrontation and hospitalized. — Courtesy photo
Two dead after undercover cops shoot at each other in Philippines drug bust
MANILA — Two police officers in the Philippines were killed in a shootout with other federal agents during a botched undercover drug bust, according to official state media Philippine News Agency (PNA). The two officers, from the Philippine National Police (PNP), faced off against agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Quezon City on Wednesday evening. Three PDEA agents were also wounded in the confrontation and hospitalized.Police from the Quezon City Police District special operations unit had been conducting a drug buy-bust operation in a fast-food chain parking lot when they found out they were transacting with PDEA agents. The shootout took place shortly after; the exact circumstances of the shooting are not yet clear. Authorities have launched parallel...
February 25, 2021

Two dead after undercover cops shoot at each other in Philippines drug bust

A food market in Kelantan, Malaysia, is seen in this file picture. — Courtesy photo
UN independent experts slam Malaysia for deporting migrants to Myanmar
NEW YORK — Independent UN human rights experts castigated Malaysia on Wednesday over its decision to deport more than1,000 detained migrants back to crisis-ridden Myanmar — despite a court order to suspend their return, pending a judicial review. Malaysian immigration authorities returned 1,086 migrants, including unaccompanied minors and toddlers as young as three, the UN experts said in a statement on Wednesday. In defiance of the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s order, the Malaysian authorities “breached the principle of non-refoulment, a rule of jus cogens, which absolutely prohibits the collective deportation of migrants without an objective risk assessment being conducted in each individual case”, they said.“Children should not have been separated from their family or returned...
February 25, 2021

UN independent experts slam Malaysia for deporting migrants to Myanmar

 Human rights have been battered in the COVID-19 pandemic but recovery represents a chance to improve on the status quo and finally ensure dignity for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Wednesday. — Courtesy photo
Pandemic recovery presents historic opportunity to ensure human rights for all: Guterres
NEW YORK — Human rights have been battered in the COVID-19 pandemic but recovery represents a chance to improve on the status quo and finally ensure dignity for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Wednesday.The UN chief addressed ambassadors exactly one year after he issued a Call to Action for Human Rights, a seven-point blueprint aimed at boosting equality and reducing suffering everywhere. Amid budget cuts and financial crisis, he appealed for support for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and related bodies, noting that funding is critical to achieving transformational change. “Much like COVID-19 vaccines, human rights will not lead to a healthier world if they are only available to the privileged few”, he...
February 25, 2021

Pandemic recovery presents historic opportunity to ensure human rights for all: Guterres

In a joint communique issued in Colombo during the visit of Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, the two sides reached a broad consensus on ways and means to further strengthen cooperation in diverse fields. — Courtesy photo
Pakistan, Sri Lanka vow to enhance bilateral trade
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Wednesday have pledged to realize the goal of achieving a $1 billion bilateral trade target and to work to broaden and deepen the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement.In a joint communique issued in Colombo during the visit of Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, the two sides reached a broad consensus on ways and means to further strengthen cooperation in diverse fields.Prime Minister Khan reiterated Pakistan's support for the socio-economic development of Sri Lanka in line with the vision of a peaceful neighborhood.The two sides reviewed existing extensive engagement between the two countries for the promotion of cultural linkages, human resource development, and capacity building in diverse areas.The Pakistani side announced 100...
February 24, 2021

Pakistan, Sri Lanka vow to enhance bilateral trade

China has detained at least six people for allegedly defaming four servicemen killed in a bloody border clash with India last June, as state media wages a propaganda campaign hailing the dead troops as martyrs. — Courtesy photo
China detains six people for 'insulting' soldiers killed in India border clash
BEIJING — China has detained at least six people for allegedly defaming four servicemen killed in a bloody border clash with India last June, as state media wages a propaganda campaign hailing the dead troops as martyrs.Police said six people were detained for up to 15 days across China, with another accused currently living overseas facing detention upon their return.Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, the government has cracked down on voices that criticize national heroes or question the official narrative about them. In 2018, China passed a law that bans people from "insulting or slandering heroes and martyrs." Originally a civil matter, the law will be made a criminal offense in an amendment to the country's criminal law, which comes into effect next month. Under that...
February 24, 2021

China detains six people for 'insulting' soldiers killed in India border clash

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