Myanmar
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers representing Syrian refugees in Jordan have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Syria for…
Myanmar police seize massive haul of meth pills
World
March 4, 2019
Myanmar police seize massive haul of meth pills
Myanmar authorities seized more than 10 million meth pills worth $13.3 million over the weekend, police said Monday, another massive…
Thousands rally in Myanmar to reform constitution
World
February 27, 2019
Thousands rally in Myanmar to reform constitution
YANGON (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied in Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon on Wednesday in support of constitutional reform, amid…
Ruthless meth networks get ill-prepared Myanmar hooked
World
February 20, 2019
Ruthless meth networks get ill-prepared Myanmar hooked
Mobs of stick-wielding church-goers in Myanmar’s northeast used to descend on dealers and addicts in a desperate effort to save…
Myanmar court sentences two to death for Muslim lawyer’s murder
World
February 16, 2019
Myanmar court sentences two to death for Muslim lawyer’s murder
Two people were sentenced to death by a Myanmar court Friday for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung…
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
World
February 6, 2019
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited camps in Bangladesh for Muslim Rohingya…
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment
February 5, 2019
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
Society
December 28, 2018
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
JINAN, China (AP) — Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his Hui people’s oppression under China’s…
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action; Russia, China boycott talks
World
December 18, 2018
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action; Russia, China boycott talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council is considering action to push Myanmar to work with the United…
“Thumbs up” pics for Myanmar Reuters reporters as they mark year in jail
World
December 12, 2018
“Thumbs up” pics for Myanmar Reuters reporters as they mark year in jail
Messages of solidarity poured in Wednesday from around the world on the one-year anniversary of the arrest of two…