North Korea marks 70th birthday with grand parade
No ICBMs are spotted nor does Kim give a speech during the festivities. North Korea on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding with a massive military parade in…
Nuclear impasse keeps Xi Jinping away from Pyongyang
A visit without Xi is now unlikely to achieve any positive results on the nuclear issue, say analysts. Chinese President Xi Jinping is sending a special envoy to North…
There’s a “massive climate of fear” for journalists in Myanmar
Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act which was used to prosecute and send two Reuters reporters to prison for seven years is not the only law that has been weaponized against the…
‘7,000 Bangladeshis’ held in Malaysia since January
Malaysian immigration department has detained more than 30,000 undocumented migrants, including an estimated 7,000 Bangladeshis, since January this year. Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali,…
Myanmar reporters jailed for breaching official secrets act
Two Myanmar journalists were jailed for seven years each on Monday (Sept 3) for breaching the country’s official secrets act. The decision by the courts was decried by critics…
North Korea accuses US of hostile steps
North Korea’s media accuses the United States of taking “hostile” measures against Pyongyang. North Korea’s media accused the United States of taking…
Rohingya Genocide: Myanmar planned it long before ARSA attacks
The UN has found that the Myanmar military had planned the Rohingya genocide long before the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked the country’s security personnel.…
Muslim countries have failed to tackle matter of blasphemous content: Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan says absence of an international policy against generation of blasphemous content is a “collective failure” on part of Muslim…
US Senator John McCain: Obituary from Vietnam
US Senator McCain – who helped lay a foundation for Vietnam-US relations – passes away. Senator John McCain, who helped lay the foundation for a cooperative…
US business leaders cry foul over tariffs
China’s role in production stressed as public hearing starts on tariffs. One executive displayed a pink helmet that she said would be increasingly unavailable if tariffs…