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Fighting Continues in Karenni State With 6000 People Newly Displaced in Northern Karenni and…
19th September 2021, a Karenni Ranger team completed a Good Life Club program at Hto Kwi Hso IDP camp. There are 50 families, 234 people in total, there. These families are displaced from several villages and townships in Karenni State.…
Netflix to edit Squid Game phone number after woman in South Korea inundated with calls
A South Korean woman who was deluged with thousands of prank calls and text messages after her phone number was highlighted as a key plot point in Netflix's hit show Squid Game may soon get some relief.
Netflix and local production…
Taiwan defence minister says tensions with China are the worst in four decades
Military tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan’s defence minister said on Wednesday (Oct 6), days after record numbers of Chinese aircraft flew into the island’s air defence zone.
Tensions have hit a new…
Indonesia conducts test flight using jet fuel mixed with palm oil
Indonesia conducted its first test flight using jet fuel partially from palm oil on Wednesday (Oct 6), a senior minister said, as the country plans to commercialise the fuel in a bid to seek creative ways to use the edible oil domestically.…
Thai activists commemorate brutal student massacre
Thai activists on Wednesday (Oct 6) commemorated the anniversary of a brutal student massacre, splashing fake blood and laying mock bodies at the site where security forces opened fire on students 45 years ago.
The Oct 6, 1976, killings…
Philippines rights groups denounce presidential bid by Marcos heir
Philippine human rights groups staged protests on Wednesday (Oct 6) to denounce an attempt by the son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to return his family to power by vying for the presidency.
Mr Marcos, accompanied by…
Indonesia hits 150 million mark in Covid-19 vaccine jabs
Indonesia has reached the 150 million mark in Covid-19 vaccine shots administered, overtaking Japan as the country with the fifth highest number of jabs in a global ranking.
"This is due to optimal joint efforts by all parties,…
China to provide additional 1 million doses of SinoVac under grant assistance
The Chinese government is set to provide Nepal with one million doses of the SinoVac Covid-19 vaccination under grant assistance.
During a meeting at the Ministry of Health and Population, the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, made…
Over 40 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Killed in Ambush
Over 40 junta troops were reportedly killed and another 30 injured on Tuesday evening in an ambush by civilian resistance fighters in Gangaw Township, Magwe Region, according to the Yaw Defense Force (YDF).
YDF said that its members…
Mongolia plans 4 mega infrastructure projects in 2022
Major construction projects transform the lives of thousands of Mongolians – whether they’re creating new plants, enabling better transport, or providing power to the surrounding area. Aside from creating thousands of jobs during the…