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The title deed of a luxury Bangkok condo and two Siam Commercial Bank passbooks belonging to the children of junta head Min Aung Hlaing were seized by Thai police when they arrested Myanmar crony arms dealer Tun Min Latt in Bangkok in September. Tun Min Latt and three of his associates were arrested in dawn […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia —  Widespread opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the strength of a unified response against human rights abuses, and there are signs that power is shifting as people take to the streets to demonstrate their dissatisfaction in Iran, China and elsewhere, a leading rights group said Thursday. A “litany of human rights crises” […]

Chongqing – On the morning of January 12, the first session of the Sixth Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC Chongqing)  opened at the Chongqing Great Hall of the People. On behalf of the Standing Committee of the Fifth Chongqing Municipal Committee of the CPPCC, Chen Guiyun, executive chairman of […]

Turkey’s government has increased its censorship powers and targeted perceived critics and opponents with bogus criminal proceedings and prison sentences in advance of the 2023 elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2023 released on Thursday, Turkish Minute reported. Turkey is scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in June. President Recep Tayyip […]

Rochelle Gluzman (Agence France-Presse) (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Paris   ●   Fri, January 13 2023 Thousands of the world’s large dams were so clogged with sediment that they risked losing more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050, United Nations researchers said on Wednesday, warning of the threat to water security. A […]

Singapore’s Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung told Parliament Monday that the government is not imposing new restrictions on travelers from China because limited flight capacity, combined with its current border policies, have resulted in few imported cases — and even fewer severe cases — coming from China. Ong said the government is “acutely aware” […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday released its 2023 World Report on the state of human rights. The report made clear that a rising tide of authoritarianism is a major threat to global human rights and that “unchecked authoritarian power leaves behind a sea of human suffering.” Authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin in Russia, Xi Jing […]

The Kingdom of Tonga exploded into global news on January 15 last year with one of the most spectacular and violent volcanic eruptions ever seen. Remarkably, it was caused by a volcano that lies under hundreds of metres of seawater. The event shocked the public and volcano scientists alike. Was this a new type of […]

Budapest Airport this week celebrates the addition of the gateway’s 43rd country market to be served this year. Having recorded 12.2 million passengers in 2022, an overall 164% yearly increase from 2021, Budapest Airport this week celebrates the addition of the gateway’s 43rd country market to be served this year. Welcoming Wizz Air’s new links […]

Yvette Tanamal (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ●   Fri, January 13 2023 Indonesia should have a more active voice in global human rights discourse, despite its principle of political non-alignment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers said on Thursday, citing the country’s silence on the persecution of Muslims in eastern China, among other omissions, […]