Tag: Politics
Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup
The Catholic Church in Myanmar has declared February 7 as a "day of prayer and fasting" for peace in the country
Ambitious but cornered, Myanmar army chief took full power
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in full charge of Myanmar after a coup topples elected leader Aug San Suu Kyi
Sri Lanka govt ‘aggressively attacking efforts’ to address rights abuses
Trials of military and intelligence officials accused of enforced disappearances have been delayed and disrupted, says rights group
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s tainted torch bearer for democracy, detained...
In Myanmar, she remains adored but has failed to unite its myriad ethnic groups or end its decade-long civil wars
Military threats, coup fears overshadow Myanmar parliament opening
Religious and political leaders have urged sides to resolve dispute peacefully
Cambodian govt critics on trial: ‘It’s absurd’
Upcoming court case is political theatre, the decision will be based on political considerations, one of those accused says
One woman’s quest for justice shames Malaysia’s justice system
Mother calls top cop’s bluff, sues police for inaction over kidnapped daughter
Pope Francis reminds world leaders not to use pandemic for political...
Pontiff added that corruption within the Church is ‘a true leprosy that sickens and kills the Gospel’
Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling party claims resounding victory in Myanmar’s...
The vote had been criticized for the disenfranchisement of more than a million voters, including Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State
Hate speech ‘spreading like wildfire’ on social media before Myanmar poll
One of two Muslims allowed to run for the ruling party in Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s general election on Nov. 8, Sithu Maung, worries fake news...
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