Link to article: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-threats-of-war-push-taiwan-toward-us Over the weekend, the Communist Party put in their Global Times newspaper that Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s president, would be “wiped out” with war if she violated China’s anti-succession law. Tsai had dinner with Keith Krach, a senior US State Department official. Then on Saturday night, the Communist Party put out a tweet describing the dinner as… Read more »
Link to article: https://iwpr.net/global-voices/philippines-army-%E2%80%93-its-own-worst-enemy This article discussed the disreputable Philippines army and their potential abuse of human rights. The Commission on Human rights (CHR) has been denied access into military camps multiple times after taking action on the many reports of heinous crimes against humanity they received. The article tells the tragic story of Rebelyn Pitao, who was put to… Read more »
Link to Article- https://apnews.com/960175dc021340a9d6f9a3bec904c255 Indonesia has recorded the second highest amount of deaths from coronavirus in Southeast Asia, and many of those fatalities were among healthcare workers and other medical providers. This poses a threat to the long-term stability of Indonesia’s healthcare system. As of now, doctors and nurses make up about 3% of the 8,000 lives lost to coronavirus… Read more »
Article Link The UN hosted a seminar online this year about China’s poverty reduction and international sustainable development goals. Based on this meeting, Huang Kunming, a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said that China has nearly perfected eliminating poverty (as of the standards for this year), under the poverty reduction agenda of the UN. China’s success in… Read more »
Link to article Protesters gather in Bangkok, Thailand, to demand reform from Thai King, Maha Vajiralongkorn. As things are stirring up in Thailand over the “dictatorship” ruling of the King, Protesters have taken to marching through Bangkok in hopes to reform the monarchy system, remove the Prime Minister, and draft a new constitution. The protesters also hope to create a… Read more »
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/news/a-humanity-vs-industry-immigration-toss-up New Zealand faces criticism over its changing immigration laws in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. A crackdown on immigration in an attempt to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus has created unintended consequences for the country’s migrant workers, leaving many without a way to re-enter the country for work. With limited capacity to quarantine those entering the country,… Read more »
