投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe
Asean says consensus with junta was ‘beyond expectations’, but there is no timeline or explicit commitment to stop violenceHuman Rights Watch has told south-east Asian leaders not to “pat themselves on the back” for getting Myanmar’s military rulers to…
Emergency messages posted on social media as several hospitals in the capital ran out of oxygen suppliesHospitals in India have been consumed by a desperate scramble for oxygen after the country recorded the world’s highest daily tally of coronavirus c…
Hospitals are being pushed to the brink after more than 1m people infected in just four daysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has reported 314,835 new coronavirus cases over the previous 24 hours, the highest number of i…
Junta has also threatened to revoke doctors’ passports and bar them from medical practiceAt least 139 medics in Myanmar are facing charges and possible jail time, according to local media, as the junta escalates a crackdown on doctors who have been inv…
New cuts affect wireless broadband services and come as UN security council expresses ‘deep concern’ at the ‘rapidly deteriorating situation’ Myanmar’s military junta has expanded an internet shutdown, further stifling access to information in the coun…
Prayuth Chan-ocha seeks to end conflict but protesters give him deadline to resignThailand’s prime minister has lifted severe emergency measures imposed last week to halt months of pro-democracy protests that instead sparked even bigger, nationwide ral…
Government is struggling to control unprecedented student-led pro-democracy movementWearing hard hats and dressed in black, thousands of people rallied in Bangkok on Sunday, using Hong Kong-inspired tactics to defy the authorities and demand that the p…
Gardening craze has reportedly led to endangered species being dug up from mountains and forests Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOfficials in the Philippines say the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a new problem in the coun…
Fifteen-year-old was found dead in jungle after going missing while on family holidayAn inquest into the death of Nora Quoirin, the teenager who disappeared while on a family holiday in a Malaysian jungle a year ago, is due begin on Monday.Nora’s body …
Italy reported 1,071 new infections on Saturday; PHE report into levels of transmission in schools released; Australian deaths pass 500England to fine organisers of illegal raves up to £10,000Ireland calls on EU trade chief to consider role after Covid…
Country cracking down on illegal wildlife trade after coronavirus originated in Chinese wet marketVietnam has banned all imports of wild animals, dead or alive, and announced a crackdown on illegal wildlife markets as part of efforts to reduce the risk…
Hundreds more missing after wave of mud buries many people aliveAt least 113 people were buried alive when a wave of mud swept through a jade mine in northern Myanmar, in one of the worst disasters to hit the notoriously dangerous industry.Workers had …
Police use water cannon and pepper spray as people take to the streets to protest new security law introduced by ChinaHundreds arrested on first day of new lawsBoris Johnson says China breaking treaty with UKAnalysis: security laws usher in new era of …
As the epidemic took hold in China, many feared for its neighbours. But rapid action and clear messaging have so far contained the virusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJust months ago, much of south-east Asia appeared on the…
Aid groups say coronavirus could race through camps housing one million people Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAid groups have warned of a looming humanitarian disaster after coronavirus was detected for the first time in th…