YANGON | A Rohingya armed group brandishing guns and swords is responsible for at least one, and potentially a second, massacre of up to 99 Hindu women, men, and children as well as additional unlawful killings and abductions of Hindu villagers in August 2017, Amnesty International revealed it after carrying out a detailed investigation inside…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | Marked at a ceremony in Dalian, a key port in northeast Asia and one of six TIR–ready Belt and Road gateways, the first transport operations under TIR will enhance interconnectivity between countries along routes across the region. With the potential to increase the total trade volume among China and other major countries…
Read moreHAILAKANDI | Prohibitory orders were imposed in Hailakandi district of Assam by the administration to maintain law and order, an official said. The order issued by District Magistrate Adil Khan prohibits demonstration, picketing and procession in front of offices, public institutions, public undertakings, commercial establishments or any other places of public importance. The order also…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | Coordinated suicide bombings of three Christian churches and the police headquarters in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, on last May 13–14, were repugnant acts of violence, Human Rights Watch said in a statement. The attackers intentionally used their own children, who were between the ages of 9 and 18, to either carry or…
Read moreNAY PYI TAW | India and Myanmar on last week signed seven agreements including one on land border crossing as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj discussed with the top leadership in Nay Pyi Taw issues related to peace and security and developments in the Rakhine State from where thousands of Rohingya Muslims had fled to…
Read moreKUALA LUMPUR | Ninety–two–year–old Mahathir Mohamad was today sworn in as the world’s oldest elected leader after a stunning election win that swept Malaysia’s establishment from power after more than six decades. Dressed in a traditional Muslim Malay outfit, he was sworn in by the king at the national palace. Mahathir’s opposition alliance scored a…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | Pakyong Airport is finally up and ready to start operations, and the inauguration is expected to happen after Karnataka assembly election. The original plan was to have the airport ready in 2012. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been requested to come for the inauguration. Pakyong Airport, named after the village where it…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called for closer alignment of China’s Belt and Road Initiative with Indonesia’s Global Maritime Fulcrum (GMF) doctrine, during talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Li’s three–day visit to Indonesia takes place as this year marks the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the China–Indonesia comprehensive strategic…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | ‘It will not take another 10 years to start work on a concrete plan of action to realise the ideals encapsulated in the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ASEAN Consensus)’, guaranteed the Chair of the ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW), Lim Tze Jiat…
Read moreU BA TIN | YANGON | Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will be safe if stay in the model villages built for them, the country’s army chief has said. This could lead to renewed fears they will be kept in settlements until the government wants. Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar to Bangladesh after the…
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Election Commission of India has decided to deploy at least 480 companies of Central Forces in various troubled parts of West Bengal from March 1
