More deaths complicate Saturday’s murder spree in Surat Thani
SURAT THANI: Two more people have been found dead following an armed rampage at a house in Khirirat Nikhom district on Saturday when four people were killed. The deaths are all related, further complicating the case, police said.Continue Reading
Thick smog continues in upper North
Red-coded hazardous smog levels again recorded in 13 areas in the upper North, with the worst pollution in Pai district of Mae Hong Son, the Pollution Control Department reported on Monday.Continue Reading
Five brothers in court fighting over family business after one of them transfers shares to himself
The brother who transferred the three plaintiffs’ shares back to himself said he did so because they were “ungrateful”.Continue Reading
China jails prominent legal activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi
Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong were detained more than three years ago and faced a closed-door trial.Continue Reading
Indonesia’s commitment to human rights in question
Last month, the Indonesian government made a firm commitment to the United Nations to improve the human-rights situation in the country. This comes as the UN Human Rights Council adopted Indonesia’s Fourth Cycle Universal Periodic Review Report at its meeting in Geneva on March 27. As part of the review, the UNHRC provided 269 recommendations […]Continue Reading
Teach For Malaysia Partners With Micron Foundation To Impact STEM Education in Malaysia
The partnership is part of a global effort under Teach For All
It targets 57 teachers and 8,550 students in Perak And Sarawak Â
Teach For Malaysia announced it is partnering with the Micron Foundation on its flagship Fellowship Programme. The collaboration lets Teach For Malaysia recruit and train teachers to be placed…Continue Reading
Uttar Pradesh: Indian bride on the run after firing gun at wedding
Celebratory gunfire during weddings is common in some Indian states and can cause accidental deaths.Continue Reading
Japan, China meet to discuss maritime concerns as Beijing simulates attack on Taiwan
TOKYO: Senior Japanese and Chinese government officials met on Monday (Apr 10) to discuss maritime concerns in disputed waters in the East China Sea as Beijing conducted wargames around Taiwan. The talks, part of a regular round of consultations on maritime affairs that began in 2012, come as Chinese warplanesContinue Reading
Mapping out Taiwan war scenarios
China has responded to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the US and meetings with senior American lawmakers with massive air and naval drills. This week, multiple media outlets reported on China’s extensive air and naval drills off Taiwan, mirroring the militaristic precedent set by then-US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s visit […]Continue Reading
Middle East’s dilemma: authoritarianism vs Western hypocrisy
The news that China has reconciled the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia is a clear gesture that China will be playing a leading role in shaping the future of the Middle East, a role that was previously driven exclusively by the United States, backed by other Western nations. For many years, Arab governments have […]Continue Reading