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Supporters of Myanmar military coup rampage in Yangon

Supporters of Myanmar military coup rampage in Yangon

Reuters 2021-02-25 21:04:25

Supporters of Myanmar's military, some armed with knives and clubs, others firing catapults and throwing stones, attacked opponents of the Feb. 1 coup on Thursday, as protests against the new junta co...

India rolls out new regulations for online content

India rolls out new regulations for online content

AP 2021-02-25 18:14:38

India on Thursday rolled out new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites to make them more accountable for the online content shared on their platforms, giving the govern...

India, Pakistan militaries agree to stop firing on disputed border in Kashmir

India, Pakistan militaries agree to stop firing on disputed border in Kashmir

-- 2021-02-25 14:01:26

India and Pakistan’s militaries said on Thursday that they agreed to stop firing on the disputed border in Kashmir where such exchange of gunfire has been frequent in recent months. The militar...

UN aid chief urges Gulf states to step up to avert Yemen famine

UN aid chief urges Gulf states to step up to avert Yemen famine

Reuters 2021-02-25 12:31:15

UN aid chief Mark Lowcock urged Gulf states to step up next Monday when the world body seeks to avert a large-scale “man-made” famine in Yemen by raising $3.85 billion for humanitarian ope...

Myanmar set to more anti-coup protests by students, doctors

Myanmar set to more anti-coup protests by students, doctors

Reuters 2021-02-25 11:56:51

Students and doctors in Myanmar plan to hold new protests on Thursday against military rule, as the United States expressed concern about Malaysia’s deportation of about 1,100 Myanmar nationals...

Google, Facebook must pay for news as Australian media reforms pass parliament

Google, Facebook must pay for news as Australian media reforms pass parliament

-- 2021-02-25 11:32:35

The Australian parliament on Thursday passed a new law designed to force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for content used on their platforms in reforms that could b...

Facebook bans Myanmar army from its platforms

Facebook bans Myanmar army from its platforms

-- 2021-02-25 11:03:29

Facebook on Thursday said it had banned the Myanmar military from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms with immediate effect, as pro-democracy demonstrators continued to stage rallies to protest...

Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines

Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines

-- 2021-02-24 16:20:53

Thailand received on Wednesday its first 200,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac, the country’s first batch of coronavirus vaccines, with inoculations set to begin in a few days, repo...

Myanmar minister flies to Thailand for crisis talks

Myanmar minister flies to Thailand for crisis talks

-- 2021-02-24 12:33:26

Myanmar’s military-appointed foreign minister travelled to Thailand on Wednesday, a Thai government source said, as Myanmar’s neighbours intensified efforts to resolve a crisis that began...

Top Amazon India executive questioned by police

Top Amazon India executive questioned by police

-- 2021-02-24 11:14:13

Indian police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh questioned a top Amazon executive for nearly four hours on Tuesday over allegations that one of its political dramas on Prime Video hurt religious...

Indonesian foreign minister to visit Myanmar as coup leaders face mounting pressure

Indonesian foreign minister to visit Myanmar as coup leaders face mounting pressure

-- 2021-02-24 10:50:25

Indonesia’s foreign minister plans to fly to Myanmar on Thursday in the first known visit by a foreign envoy since the Feb. 1 military coup, a leaked government document said, as Western pressur...

Indian judge sees no reason to detain climate activist

Indian judge sees no reason to detain climate activist

-- 2021-02-24 08:57:33

A New Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist, saying there was “scanty and sketchy evidence” of sedition in her efforts to help farmers protest in a case that...

Malaysia deports over 1,000 Myanmar nationals

Malaysia deports over 1,000 Myanmar nationals

Reuters 2021-02-24 00:18:33

Malaysia sent more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals back to their strife-torn homeland on Tuesday despite a court order to halt the deportation, a move rights groups said could endanger the deportees&rsqu...

Bangladeshis among 6,500 migrant workers who have died in Qatar, Guardian reveals

Bangladeshis among 6,500 migrant workers who have died in Qatar, Guardian reveals

-- 2021-02-23 21:57:27

The following report appeared on theguardian.com on Feb 23, 2021. More than 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar since it won the right to...

New Zealand to shut its immigration offices in Mumbai, Pretoria and Manila

New Zealand to shut its immigration offices in Mumbai, Pretoria and Manila

-- 2021-02-23 17:02:01

Immigration New Zealand (INZ), a part of the nation’s ministry of business, innovation and employment, said on Tuesday it will be closing its offices in Mumbai, Pretoria and Manila by March, rep...

Tighter rules for couriers in Beijing before two sessions

Tighter rules for couriers in Beijing before two sessions

GLOBAL TIMES 2021-02-23 17:01:22

The State Post Bureau (SPB) of China issued a notice on Monday asking that security precautions taken by all courier channels be heightened, with all express mail entering Beijing to be checked twice...

Malaysia court halts deportation of 1,200 Myanmar nationals

Malaysia court halts deportation of 1,200 Myanmar nationals

-- 2021-02-23 16:11:35

A Malaysian court has allowed a temporary stay of deportation of 1,200 Myanmar detainees who were scheduled to be sent back on Tuesday, according to a lawyer for rights groups that petitioned to stop...

6,500 migrant workers died in Qatar in 10 years

6,500 migrant workers died in Qatar in 10 years

-- 2021-02-23 15:49:16

More than 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar since it won the right to host the World Cup 10 years ago. The findings, compiled from governm...

Western countries increase pressure on Myanmar junta

Western countries increase pressure on Myanmar junta

REUTERS 2021-02-23 15:32:57

The European Union said it is considering sanctions on Myanmar while the United States penalised two more generals for links to the military coup, as Western countries sought to press the junta to avo...

Please be patient as we prioritise India's vaccine needs, Serum CEO says

Please be patient as we prioritise India's vaccine needs, Serum CEO says

-- 2021-02-22 17:04:54

Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker by volume, on Sunday asked for patience from foreign governments awaiting their supply of COVID-19 shots, saying it had been dir...

India may approve 45 investment proposals from China

India may approve 45 investment proposals from China

-- 2021-02-22 16:39:01

India is set to clear 45 investment proposals from China, which are likely to include those from Great Wall Motor and SAIC Motor Corp, government and industry sources told Reuters, as military tension...

Strike threat by South Korean doctors sparks fears of vaccine rollout disruption

Strike threat by South Korean doctors sparks fears of vaccine rollout disruption

-- 2021-02-22 14:13:55

Doctors in South Korea have threatened a protest strike against legislation to strip them of licences following criminal convictions, sparking fears about possible disruption of a coronavirus vaccinat...

Global coronavirus cases exceed 111 million

Global coronavirus cases exceed 111 million

-- 2021-02-22 13:09:15

Over 111 million people have been infected with coronavirus (Covid-19) across the globe until Monday, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total case count reached 11...

China, India complete troop pullout from disputed lake area

China, India complete troop pullout from disputed lake area

-- 2021-02-22 09:30:14

Indian and Chinese troops have completed a pullout from a lake area on their disputed border in the western Himalayas, setting the scene for disengagement at other friction points, the two countries s...

Indian farmers vow to engage more protesters outside Delhi

Indian farmers vow to engage more protesters outside Delhi

-- 2021-02-22 09:17:10

More than 100,000 farmers and farm workers gathered in India’s northern Punjab state on Sunday in a show of strength against new farm laws, where union leaders called on supporters to amass outs...

Huge crowds in Myanmar undeterred by worst day of violence

Huge crowds in Myanmar undeterred by worst day of violence

Reuters 2021-02-21 19:10:46

Huge crowds marched in Myanmar on Sunday to denounce a February 1 military coup in a show of defiance after the bloodiest episode of the campaign for democracy the previous day, when security forces f...

Modi suggests special visa scheme for doctors, nurses in South Asia

Modi suggests special visa scheme for doctors, nurses in South Asia

-- 2021-02-21 16:38:01

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested creating a special visa scheme for doctors and nurses so that they can travel quickly within the region during health emergencies, on the request of the r...

Saudi Arabia to invest over $20b in its military industry over next decade

Saudi Arabia to invest over $20b in its military industry over next decade

-- 2021-02-21 13:49:25

Saudi Arabia will invest more than $20 billion in its domestic military industry over the next decade as part of aggressive plans to boost local military spending, the head of the kingdom’s mili...

Myanmar protesters gather again defying killing

Myanmar protesters gather again defying killing

-- 2021-02-21 13:15:58

Tens of thousands of opponents of Myanmar’s Feb. 1 military coup gathered on Sunday in towns from north to south, undeterred by the bloodiest episode of their campaign the previous day when secu...

UN, US voice concern as Myanmar ships arrive in Malaysia to pick up detainees

UN, US voice concern as Myanmar ships arrive in Malaysia to pick up detainees

-- 2021-02-21 12:33:20

The UN refugee agency on Saturday said that six people registered with it were among 1,200 Myanmar nationals to be deported by Malaysia next week, while the United States voiced alarm that the plan co...