Myanmar violence: Thousands flee renewed fighting in Kachin state Thousands of people have fled fresh fighting between government forces and ethnic Kachin rebels in the country’s northernmost state. by Mereana Hond 29 Apr 2018 MORE ON ASIA PACIFIC Cambodia’s Kampot pepper immune to price slumptoday Thailand releases magazine editor imprisoned for royal insulttoday Afraid, ashamed and alone: Raped while studying in… Read more »
Australia faces rubbish crisis as China bans waste import For years China was the world’s top destination for recyclable waste, but a ban on certain imports has left nations scrambling to find new dumping grounds for growing piles of rubbish. by Andrew Thomas 29 Apr 2018 MORE ON ASIA PACIFIC Cambodia’s Kampot pepper immune to price slumptoday Thailand releases magazine editor… Read more »
Thailand releases magazine editor imprisoned for royal insult Somyot Prueksakasemsuk was arrested in 2011 after launching a campaign calling for a reform of strict lese majesty law. 3 hours ago Somyot Prueksakasemsuk stands next to his supporters after his release from prison [Aukkarapon Niyomat/Reuters] MORE ON THAILAND Thailand releases magazine editor imprisoned for royal insulttoday I run because…3 weeks ago Thailand:… Read more »
China has filed a trade complaint against the US with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, over tariffs recently imposed on imports of steel and aluminium products. According to the complaint, China claims the duties of 25 per cent and 10 per cent on imports of steel and aluminium products respectively are inconsistent with provisions of the WTO’s General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade… Read more »
The International Monetary Fund has returned to its warnings about global debt, highlighting in its latest report that leverage across the planet is now higher than it was before the global financial crisis. In its latest Fiscal Monitor, the Fund estimates that global debt now stands at $164 trillion, equivalent to 225 per cent of GDP, up from a previous peak of 213 per… Read more »
At least 36 people have died in a bus crash in North Korea, according to Chinese officials who described it as a “major traffic accident”. Among the dead were 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, China‘s foreign ministry said in a statement. Another two Chinese tourists were badly injured and were in “acutely serious condition”, it added. Footage on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed the mangled wreckage… Read more »
As of April 21st, Pyongyang claims that china will be bringing nuclear and ICBM testing to a halt. China has shut down northern test sites, in hopes to bring the overall use of nuclear testing to an end. Just recently North Koreas nuclear bomb testing site has collapsed leading geologists to believe the potential effect of “leaking radiation,” according to… Read more »
North Korea’s main nuclear test site has collapsed following its latest bomb test and could be at risk of leaking radiation, research by Chinese geologists has shown. As a result, the Punggye-ri site under Mount Mantap has been rendered unsafe for further testing and should be monitored, scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China have said. Their findings raise questions… Read more »
A Japanese broadcaster says it will file a complaint against the finance ministry alleging a top official sexually harassed a female journalist. Junichi Fukuda resigned on Wednesday but denies the allegations. Japan’s socially conservative society has so far been slow to join the worldwide #MeToo movement. Sparked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal in Hollywood, the movement started a broad push against… Read more »
MUSLIM activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied has called on her followers to join a social media campaign to tweet a new statement on Anzac Day, which is sure to raise eyebrows. Ms Abdel-Magied has endorsed a former GetUp! director’s call on Twitter for thousands of people to tweet “Lest we forget (Manus)” on Anzac Day next Wednesday. Incoming Change.org national director Sally… Read more »