ASIA

Thai police use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up protest

4:00 pm March 21, 2021

Bangkok: Scores of people were injured and arrested in the Thai capital after police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday night to break up a rally by pro-democracy protesters calling for the release of detained activists, constitutional changes and reform of the nation’s monarchy. The rally outside Bangkok’s Grand Palace was a […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Fleeing Myanmar police: We defied orders to kill protesters

11:58 pm March 19, 2021

Aizawl : A group of police officers who defied the Myanmar army’s orders to shoot opponents of the coup recounted their experience after they escaped to India. While speaking, they raised a three-finger salute — a symbol of resistance to Myanmar’s military rulers. “We cannot hurt our people, that’s why we came to Mizoram,” said […]

Myanmar junta kills more protesters, adds Suu Kyi accusation

11:50 am March 12, 2021

Mandalay: Myanmar’s security forces shot to death at least 10 people protesting the military’s coup Thursday, spurning a UN Security Council appeal to stop using lethal force and as an independent UN expert cited growing evidence of crimes against humanity. The military also lodged a new allegation against the deposed government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, alleging that […]

Blinken calls on China to uphold its international obligations and commitments on Hong Kong

11:18 am March 12, 2021

Washington: Condemning China’s continuing assault on democratic institutions in Hong Kong, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Thursday called on Beijing to uphold its international obligations and commitments and to act consistently with Hong Kong’s Basic Law. The US condemns China’s continuing assault on democratic institutions in Hong Kong, he said. The National People’s Congress decision early in the day to unilaterally change Hong Kong’s electoral […]

Japan to extend virus emergency for 2 weeks for Tokyo area

2:27 pm March 5, 2021

Tokyo: Japan’s government will extend a state of emergency in the Tokyo region for another two weeks because its medical systems are still strained by COVID-19 patients, the minister in charge of virus response said Friday. “For two more weeks, we will keep the measure in place … so that we can firmly ease strains […]