(Bloomberg News) – By seizing power on Monday, Myanmar’s generals are providing US President Joe Biden with an early test of his efforts to counter the appeal of China’s authoritarian model in Asia. Army chief Min Aung Hlaing, who was bumping up against a mandatory retirement age this year, already faces sanctions from the US
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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi detained
(Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy said on Monday (Feb. 1). The move comes after days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military that
Read moreApple quarterly sales hit record $100 billion
(New York) – It wasn’t just the newly released iPhone 12 that helped it reach the holiday season milestone despite disruptions created by the pandemic. Apple finished 2020 with a bang, logging its most profitable quarter ever despite disruptions created by the pandemic. For the three months ending in December, the iPhone maker pulled in
Read moreMarriages ruined by video-game addiction
A woman is at her wits’ end after her husband took over her son’s birthday present and became addicted to gaming, ignoring his family and neglecting his job. Video games are often successful because they have a way of luring you in and enticing you to keep coming back. It may have something to do
Read moreSmartwatch keeps domestic violence victims safe
New technology developed to help women experiencing domestic violence is giving victims an added layer of security, and their abusers more scrutiny. Secret and secure technology that can be programmed to a smartwatch could be the key to helping at risk women stay connected and get much-needed help at the time of crisis. The StandbyU
Read moreWall Street will never be the same again
(New York) – This week, the biggest story in the financial markets is the absurdist, (pretty-sure-I-hallucinated-it) drama involving GameStop, a struggling video game retailer that became the rope in a high-stakes tug of war between Wall Street suits and a crusading internet mob. The simplest explanation for what happened is that a bunch of hyper-online
Read moreNavalny, WHO and Thunberg nominated for Nobel peace prize
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. All three are backed by Norwegian politicians who have a track record of picking the winner, while outsiders for the prestigious award include former US President Donald Trump. Thousands of people, from
Read moreLegalisation of prostitution gathers momentum
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for prostitution to be decriminalized in the Kingdom of Thailand. Empower Foundation, an NGO that supports sex workers, said it aims to present the petition to parliament to help persuade lawmakers to consider changing the country’s prostitution law. “The law punishes sex workers – 80% of
Read moreGovt critic faces 15-years jail
THE Criminal Court has ordered leading government critic Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit to delete allegations on social media that question the business ethics of His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister. The government said Mr Thanathorn’s Progressive Movement claims that the Kingdom’s coronavirus vaccine policy unfairly favours a company owned by His Majesty the King. Now
Read moreWHO: Global pandemic ‘will not end’ if vaccine nationalism takes hold
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the pandemic may not end if countries engage in a growing trend of vaccine nationalism. One year since the WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “we will not end the pandemic anywhere until we end it everywhere”. Dr Tedros’
Read moreJilted wife cuts off husbands penis
(Beijing) A jealous wife in China chopped off her cheating husband’s penis as he slept, then snuck into his hospital room after he had it sewn back on — and hacked it off again and tossed it out the window. Police said “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Fan Lung, a dad of
Read moreWhy having a tiff with your partner is normal
George Clooney and his wife Amal have never had an argument. How can that be true? Kerry Parnell believes it’s pretty healthy to bicker with your partner here and there. Who in the world never fights with their partner? George Clooney, apparently, who says he and Amal have never had an argument. Let that statement
Read moreHow much sex should you be having?
How many times should you be getting it on every week? The answer might be more complicated than you think. Sex guru Nadia Bokody reports. I’m sitting awake in bed, sobbing in lingerie I just maxed my credit card out on. “I said I was tired. Why are you making such a big deal out
Read moreInternet cut to hunger-striking farmers in Delhi
India has suspended mobile internet services in three areas around the capital, Delhi, where farmers are staging a hunger strike in protest at new agriculture laws. The government said the shutdown would continue until Sunday night to “maintain public safety”. Tens of thousands of protesting farmers have been camped out on Delhi’s outskirts for more
Read moreWoman ‘kept mother’s body in freezer for 10 years’
(Tokyo) Police in Japan have arrested a woman after the body of her dead mother was discovered in a freezer in her flat. Yumi Yoshino, 48, said that she found her mother dead and hid the body 10 years ago because she “didn’t want to move out” of the Tokyo home they shared, local media
Read moreToyota reclaims crown as world’s biggest car company
Toyota was the world’s best-selling carmaker in 2020, taking back the title from Volkswagen Group in a year hit by the coronavirus crisis. The Japanese giant reclaimed the crown thanks to a sales decline that was less severe than its arch-rival during the global pandemic. Toyota sales were down 11 percent in 2020, to
Read moreGreat balls of fire?
A man is suing Starbucks claiming he was so severely scalded by a hot tea he spent 11 days in a burns unit and was left unable to play the piano or be intimate with his partner. Tommy Piluyev was at a Starbucks in Roseville, California in 2018, when he claims the lid on his
Read moreA shot in the arm for Thai tourism
Tourism operators have called on the government to prioritise vaccinations for people in major tourism destinations as a way to protect local employment and reinvigorate the national economy. President of the Association of Thai Travel Agents, Vichit Prakobgosol, said most locals at tourism destinations who are heavily reliant on international markets should get vaccinated early.
Read moreEU stockpiling may halt vaccine exports to Thailand
The Thai government cannot confirm if a second batch of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in Thailand in June as expected, after the European Commission said it will seek to impose a mechanism allowing members to block exports if the EU’s own purchase orders have yet to be fulfilled. Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister
Read moreThailand warns US of ‘conflicts’
By Kavi Chongkittavorn Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha minced no words last week in stating that as the US’ first and oldest treaty partner in Asia, Thailand is very proud of its strategic ties with the United States, which have contributed to security, stability and prosperity in the region. Prime Minister Prayut, in his 229-word congratulatory
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