CNN — Around 100 people, including women and children, have been killed after Myanmar’s military junta bombed the Kant Balu township in the Sagaing region on Tuesday, according to the shadow government of the ousted administration. The attack resulted in the “loss of scores of innocent civilians and injuring many more, including children and pregnant … Read more
High pollution levels in Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai and surrounding provinces are keeping tourists away and alarming locals, with the government on Monday, April 10, urging residents to avoid outdoor activities. For several weeks last month the city was at the top of air quality information platform IQAir’s global chart on poor air … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — Smoke from fires in northern Thailand is making it hard to breathe, and at least one hospital in Chiang Mai says it’s reached “full ward capacity” as people present with respiratory issues from breathing air pollution. Air pollution has been a longstanding problem in Thailand, usually caused by heavy road traffic … Read more
More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh. The United Nations refugee agency has said 2022 may have been one of the deadliest years at sea in almost a decade … Read more
Thailand will hold elections on May 14, the national poll body said on Tuesday, a day after parliament was dissolved. The announcement came as parties step up campaigning for a nationwide contest for the support of about 52 million eligible voters. The race is shaping up to be a battle between a pro-military conservative grouping, … Read more
Jakarta, Indonesia CNN — Two Indonesian soccer officials were sentenced up to 18 months in prison by a court on Thursday over a deadly stadium crush last year that killed more than 130 people and injured hundreds more in what was one of the sport’s worst disasters. The sentences were the first jailings handed down … Read more
Reuters — A political activist arrested in Thailand for selling satirical calendars featuring yellow ducks has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a legal assistance group has said. Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws are among the world’s strictest and carry penalties of up to 15 years in prison for each perceived … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — A court in western Thailand on Monday sentenced five poachers to prison terms of five years each for killing a female tiger and her cub in a national park last year. The provincial court ruled the five men broke conservation laws by killing the protected animals in Thong Pha Phum National … Read more
CNN — Rescue efforts are underway in parts of Malaysia after seasonal floods killed at least four people and displaced more than 40,000. Among the deaths confirmed Saturday by state authorities in Johor was a man who became trapped in a car that was swept away by rising floodwaters. Footage taken by rescue workers and … Read more
CNN — At least 16 people were killed in a fire at a fuel storage station in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, CNN affiliate CNN Indonesia reported on Friday. The station is operated by Pertamina, Indonesia’s state-run energy company. Social media footage showed a huge flame billowing and people running for cover. Some nearby residents … Read more