AFP Yangon, Myanmar ● Tue, August 16, 2022 2022-08-16 13:35 0 fbd44abf30fca00c6a042b692b1505a4 2 Asia and Pacific Myanmar,UN,envoy,military-junta,Aung-San-Suu-Kyi,Antonio-Guterres,human-rights Free The UN's new special envoy for Myanmar began her first trip to the country Tuesday, a day after a junta court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San … [Read more...] about UN envoy makes first visit to Myanmar
Human trafficker arrested
India Eager for Expansion of Trilateral Highway to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
India is keen to push for the expansion of the Trilateral Highway to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam and increase trade with ASEAN. The highway currently links India to Thailand via Myanmar, stretching some 1,400km. If extended, the new route would total approximately 3,200km. The highway is also part of India’s Act East policy, a successor to the Look East policy, a … [Read more...] about India Eager for Expansion of Trilateral Highway to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
UN special envoy to visit Myanmar amid ‘deteriorating situation’
A senior UN official is visiting Myanmar this week, the UN said, on a rare visit that comes amid domestic political turmoil and fraying ties between Myanmar and its Southeast Asian neighbours. Myanmar has been in chaos since the military overthrew an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi early last year and launched a bloody crackdown on protests that … [Read more...] about UN special envoy to visit Myanmar amid ‘deteriorating situation’
A$AP Rocky charged with assault for shooting former friend
A$AP Rocky has been charged with assault and "personally using a firearm". The 33-year-old rapper has been charged – after allegedly shooting his former friend A$AP Relli (real name Terell Ephro) – with two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm with allegations of personally using a firearm. In a statement, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said: … [Read more...] about A$AP Rocky charged with assault for shooting former friend
Australian Filmmaker James Ricketson “Accused of Spying” in Cambodia Transferred to a Prison Hospital in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – Australian filmmaker James Ricketson has been transferred to a prison hospital in Cambodia with various health complaints as he awaits trial on espionage charges. James Ricketson is 69 years old and his months of detention in a cell with 126 other men are taking their toll. In a letter to the Australian ambassador in Cambodia, Mr Ricketson said he had chest … [Read more...] about Australian Filmmaker James Ricketson “Accused of Spying” in Cambodia Transferred to a Prison Hospital in Cambodia