The study also found that liver cancer is one of the top three causes of cancer deaths in 46 countries – and is in the top five in nearly 100 countries. Cases and deaths were highest in East and Southeast Asia as well as North Africa. “Liver cancer causes aContinue Reading
“THE FIGHT GOES ON” The report, which was published on Aug 31 minutes before Bachelet’s term ended, highlighted “credible” allegations of widespread torture, arbitrary detention and violations of religious and reproductive rights. It brought UN endorsement to long-running allegations by campaigners and others, who accuse Beijing of detaining more thanContinue Reading
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday (Oct 6) voted against holding a debate on alleged abuses in China’s Xinjiang region in a major setback for Western nations. The United States and its allies last month presented the first-ever draft decision to the UN’s top rights body targeting China, seeking aContinue Reading
A State Department spokesperson said the United States condemned Thursday’s launch as a violation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions and a threat to regional neighbours and the international community. The spokesperson, however, added that Washington was committed to a diplomatic approach and called on the North to engageContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Hong Kong has sought the help of Australian former rugby star Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins to lure visitors back – albeit it using footage filmed before the COVID-19 pandemic, when masks were not compulsory. The city’s tourism industry has been all but wiped out by pandemic border controls thatContinue Reading
BANGKOK: At least 20 people are dead, including children, after a mass shooting at a childcare centre in Thailand’s northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Thursday (Oct 6). Police identified the gunman as 34-year-old Panya Kamrab, who fled the scene in a white pick-up truck. A manhunt is under way. Authorities haveContinue Reading
BANGKOK: At least 30 people were killed, including children, after a mass shooting at a childcare centre in Thailand’s northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Thursday (Oct 6). Police identified the gunman as 34-year-old Panya Kamrab. He fled the scene in a white pick-up truck, sparking a manhunt. According to the Central InvestigationContinue Reading
The prime minister said that he would propose a date for parliament dissolution if there is an opportunity during the royal audience. Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Travellers arriving in or leaving Malaysia by air will now have to fill up a customs declaration form, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM). CAAM chief executive officer Captain Chester Voo Chee Son said in an advisory on Tuesday (Oct 4), that this is to complyContinue Reading
PRESS CRACKDOWN Tokyo is a top donor to Myanmar and has long-standing relations with the country’s military. In September, Japan’s defence ministry it will halt a training programme for members of Myanmar’s military from next year over the junta’s executions of pro-democracy activists. Since 2015, Japan has received 30 membersContinue Reading