Researchers warn of ‘terrifying prospect’ strain could reach Africa Emma Snaith Tuesday 23 July 2019 16:25 Drug-resistant malarial parasites are spreading rapidly across South East Asia amid fears the new strain could reach Africa. The new strain has moved from Cambodia to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, with up to 80 per cent of malarial parasites in circulation resistant to the two most common antimalarial drugs. Researchers said the findings… Read more »
At least 2 people confirmed dead and 32 others injured following fight inside Manila City Jail.30 Sept 2019 At least two people were reported killed and 32 others injured when a riot between rival gangs broke out in the Manila City Jail in the capital of the Philippines, authorities said on Monday. Prison authorities told reporters that violence between the Sputnik Gang and… Read more »
Hong Kong police shot a pro-democracy protester at close range on Tuesday as the city was lashed by its worst unrest of the year, hours after China celebrated 70 years of Communist Party rule with a massive military parade.ADVERTISING While President Xi Jinping took salutes from some 15,000 troops in the capital, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong threw eggs at his portrait,… Read more »
Hong Kong police used pepper spray on Saturday to disperse anti-government protesters who blocked a key road next to a pro-democracy rally. Earlier, thousands had gathered peacefully to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2014 “Umbrella” movement. Hong Kong police used pepper spray on Saturday to try to disperse anti-government protesters who threw rocks and blocked a key road next… Read more »
The 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China was “one of Hong Kong’s most violent and chaotic days”, the city’s police chief has said. An 18-year-old protester was shot in the chest with a live bullet – one of six live rounds fired by police. Protesters – some armed with poles, petrol bombs and other projectiles – fought pitched… Read more »
Clashes erupted on Monday outside parliament in Jakarta as well as in West Java’s Bandung city and in Sulawesi.1 Oct 2019 Indonesia’s parliament was sworn in on Tuesday for a new session that comes amid sometimes violent protests against several new or proposed laws, including one that critics say has crippled the country’s anti-corruption agency and another that is intrusive… Read more »
Pyongyang fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday morning, after agreeing to hold working-level talks with the US Japan said the missile possibly split into two, with one part landing in its exclusive economic zone People in Seoul watch coverage of North Korea’s missile launch. Photo: AP North Korea fired what appeared to be a “submarine-launched… Read more »
The pardons will involve those found guilty of minor infractions at least three years ago and fined, according to officials with knowledge of the plan About 2.5 million people were pardoned in 1990 to celebrate the ascension to the throne of Emperor Akihito, Naruhito’s father Reuters Published: 10:32pm, 2 Oct, 2019 Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. Photo: KyodoJapan is expected… Read more »
The woman is among thousands of victims of ‘molka’, in which women are covertly filmed and the footage uploaded to websites The molka crisis has sparked widespread protests in South Korea, with women marching to confirm ‘my life is not your porn A clinical pathologist at the same hospital was arrested in August for allegedly filming female co-workers in the… Read more »
Just days after same-sex marriage was legalised in neighbouring Taiwan, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal handed down its own landmark decision. A judgment which has – arguably – laid the first stones in the yellow brick road for further recognition and legalisation of same-sex marriage across Asia. But the June 6 ruling was not a challenge against marriage laws in… Read more »
