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Thu, March 4, 2021 | 09:19

Myanmar's UN ambassador vows to fight after junta fired him

Myanmar's UN ambassador vows to fight after junta fired him

Myanmar's United Nations envoy in New York vowed to fight on Saturday after the junta fired him for urging countries to use "any means necessary" to reverse a Feb. 1 coup that ousted the nation's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. "I decided to fight back as long as I can," Kyaw Moe Tun told Reuters on Saturday.

2021-02-28 17:53

More protests against coup planned in Myanmar after hundreds arrested

More protests against coup planned in Myanmar after hundreds arrested

More protests against coup planned in Myanmar after hundreds arrested

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar planned protests on Sunday a day after the security forces launched their biggest crackdown, arresting hundreds of people and shooting and wounding at least one. State television announced that Myanmar's U.N. envoy had been fired for betraying the country, after he urged the United Nations to use "any means necessary" to reverse the Feb. ...

2021-02-28 10:54

Myanmar's UN ambassador vows to fight after junta fired him

'Made in Taiwan' COVID-19 vaccines could be ready in July: health minister

'Made in Taiwan' COVID-19 vaccines could be ready in July: health minister

Taiwan could begin administering its home-made COVID-19 vaccines as early as July, the health minister said on Friday, with the island still awaiting the arrival of imported vaccines to begin its immunisation campaign. Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control thanks to early and effective prevention, with less than 40 active cases, but it has not yet received any vacci...

2021-02-26 19:54

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops.

2021-02-26 14:07

Supporters of Myanmar military coup rampage in Yangon

Supporters of Myanmar military coup rampage in Yangon

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, while Southeast Asian neighbors looked for ways to end the crisis.

2021-02-25 21:23

Singaporean woman admits killing maid from Myanmar after inhumane abuse

Singaporean woman admits killing maid from Myanmar after inhumane abuse

A Singaporean woman has admitted to starving, assaulting and ultimately killing her domestic worker from Myanmar in what prosecutors called one of the worst cases of maid abuse in the city-state. The affluent financial hub is home to about 250,000 domestic workers who mostly come from poorer Asian countries, and stories of mistreatment are common.

2021-02-25 13:46

Malaysia deports Myanmar migrants despite court order

Malaysia deports Myanmar migrants despite court order

Malaysian immigration authorities said Tuesday they have deported 1,086 Myanmar migrants, breaking a court order to halt their repatriation following an appeal by two human rights groups. said Tuesday they have deported 1,086 Myanmar migrants, breaking a court order to halt their repatriation following an appeal by two human rights groups. Just hours earlier, a high court gra...

2021-02-23 20:53

Dubai's Emirates seeks key role in global vaccine delivery

Dubai's Emirates seeks key role in global vaccine delivery

The belly of the Emirates plane that touched down in Dubai early Sunday from Brussels was stuffed with precious cargo: tens of thousands of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The arrival was part of an effort by the Middle East's biggest airline to pivot from shuttling people to shipping cargo - and grabbing a central role in the global vaccine delivery race.

2021-02-22 21:33

Vietnam to start COVID-19 vaccinations in March: state media

Vietnam to start COVID-19 vaccinations in March: state media

Vietnam will begin its COVID-19 vaccination programme next month with frontline healthcare staff and the elderly in line for the first doses as the country tackles a new wave of coronavirus infections, state media reported on Monday. The Southeast Asian country expects to receive 60 million doses this year, including 30 million under the WHO-led COVAX scheme, with a first bat...

2021-02-22 15:46

Less than half of Koreans willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots now: poll

Blinken vows 'firm action' against Myanmar military

Blinken vows 'firm action' against Myanmar military

The United States will keep up "firm action" against Myanmar authorities violently cracking down on opponents of a military coup, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday, after two protesters were shot dead over the weekend. Myanmar's security forces have been unable to stop more than two weeks of daily protests and a civil disobedience movement demanding the reversa...

2021-02-22 11:40

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