By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia New Delhi – India recorded more than 400,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours for the first time today (May 1), the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed. According to the health ministry, 401,993 new infections were registered taking the total caseload to
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Bomb blasts and flash protests as Myanmar enters fourth month under junta
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Explosions blasted off throughout Myanmar’s largest city Yangon today (May 1) as protesters held flash marches for democracy, defying a brutal junta that has held onto power for three blood-drenched months. The country has been in an uproar since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu
Read moreChina’s Xi offers more help to India in message to Modi amid Covid-19 outbreak
By AP and published by Channel NewsAsia Beijing – Chinese leader Xi Jinping today (April 30) offered additional assistance to India in battling the Covid-19 outbreak ravaging the country, putting aside a simmering rivalry and tensions along their disputed border. State media reported that Xi told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a personal message of
Read moreFirst US Covid-19 emergency aid supplies arrive in India
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia New Delhi – The first US emergency aid to India arrived today (April 30) as the country battles a devastating surge in Covid-19 cases which has overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. A Super Galaxy military transporter carrying more than 400 oxygen cylinders and other hospital equipment and nearly 1
Read moreIndia’s daily Covid cases spike to new global record
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Bengaluru – India’s Covid-19 infections crossed the 18 million mark today (April 29) with almost 380,000 new cases, breaking another world record for new daily infections. The explosion in infections, blamed in part on a new virus variant as well as mass political and religious events, has overwhelmed
Read moreRockets fired at two Myanmar air bases, no casualties: Military
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia UNIDENTIFIED attackers fired rockets at two Myanmar air bases today (April 29) but there were no casualties and only minor damage in another sign of deteriorating security since the military overthrew an elected government three months ago. There was no claim of responsibility for the attacks, which the
Read moreIndians rush for Covid vaccines as death toll passes 200,000
By Reuters Staff, published by Swissinfo.ch New Delhi -Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin at the weekend as the country’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 today (April 28), worsened by shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen. The second wave of infections has seen at least
Read moreMedical supplies flow into India as Covid deaths near 200,000
By Reuters Staff, published by Swissinfo.ch New Delhi – Vital medical supplies poured into India today as hospitals starved of life-saving oxygen and beds turned away coronavirus patients, while a surge in infections pushed the death toll towards 200,000. A shipment from Britain, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived in Delhi, said Reuters
Read moreFighting erupts in Myanmar; junta to ‘consider’ Asean plan
By Reuters Staff, published by Gulf Today FIGHING erupted in eastern Myanmar near the Thai border early today (April 27) as ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked an army outpost in some of the most intense clashes since a Feb. 1 coup plunged Myanmar into crisis. The clash came as the junta, in an apparent setback
Read moreMyanmar people slam Asean-junta consensus to end violence
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report PEOPLE in Myanmar on today (April 25) criticised an agreement between the country’s junta chief and Southeast Asian leaders to end the violence-hit nation’s crisis, saying it fell short of restoring democracy and holding the army accountable for hundreds of civilian deaths. There were no
Read moreMyanmar junta chief ‘not opposed to visit by Asean delegation’
By Aqil Haziq Mahmud, Channel NewsAsia Singapore – Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has said he is not opposed to a visit by a delegation from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to help resolve the crisis in the country. This came out of a meeting among leaders of Asean member states in
Read moreProtesters return to downtown Yangon as junta chief heads for Asean summit
By Myanmar Now and Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report ANTI-COUP protesters returned to the streets of downtown Yangon today (April 23) after a weeks-long absence following military-led massacres that have killed hundreds nationwide. The rally, led by activists from the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) and youths from several
Read moreMyanmar military crackdown has displaced nearly 250,000 people: UN envoy
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – The Myanmar military’s crackdown on anti-coup protesters has displaced close to a quarter of a million people, a United Nations rights envoy said yesterday (April 21). The military government has stepped up its use of lethal force to quash mass demonstrations against a Feb 1 coup which
Read moreCar Bombing at Pakistani hotel kills 4, wounds 12
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report, and BBC Quetta, Pakistan – A car bomb blast late Wednesday (April 21) ripped through a luxury hotel’s parking area in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing four people and wounding 12, officials said. The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan is suspected to have been
Read moreRemains of previously unknown dinosaur discovered in Chile
By Joe Sommerlad, MSN News A PREVIOUSLY unknown species of dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Chile’s barren Atacama desert, an area the herbivore would have known millions of years ago as dense with lush foliage. The remains of Arackar licanantay, which means “Atacama bones” in the Kunza language, was discovered 47 miles south
Read moreFive civilians killed in clash with junta’s forces in Myanmar
By Myanmar Now FIVE civilians were killed and five more injured after a shootout between Myanmar coup regime’s troops and locals armed with hunting rifles in Yinmabin Township, Sagaing Region, on Tuesday (April 20). Following the clash, rumours circulated that 10 locals had died. Myanmar Now was able to confirm one death on Tuesday evening,
Read moreNearly a third of garment industry jobs wiped out by coup
By Myanmar Now AROUND 200,000 workers in Myanmar’s garment industry have lost their jobs since the military seized power on February 1, according to a leading workers’ rights advocate. “The famous brands in the garment sector have pulled out” since the coup, said labour rights activist Ye Naing Win, noting that fashion retailers H&M and
Read moreRussia to ‘retaliate hard’ against Czechs over diplomat expulsions
By Reuters Staff, published by MSN News Moscow/Prague -Russia said today (April 18) Czech accusations that Russian spy services were behind an explosion in an ammunition depot were unfounded and absurd and it would retaliate for Prague’s expulsion of 18 Russian embassy staff. The Czech Republic said it had informed NATO and European Union allies
Read moreSix dead in shootout between Myanmar military and civilians
By Myanmar Now SIX locals were killed during a shootout between the Myanmar military and a civilian-led security team in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, on Thursday evening, Myanmar Now reported today (April 17). The security team – made up of locals armed with hunting rifles – was standing watch after hearing news that detained protesters
Read moreExclusive: Southeast Asian nations weigh aid mission to Myanmar
By Tom Allard and Rozanna Latiff, Reuters, published by MSN News Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur – Southeast Asian countries are considering a proposal to send a humanitarian aid mission to Myanmar as a potential first step in a long-term plan to broker a dialogue between the junta and its opponents, diplomats familiar with the discussions said today
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