The Tale of 3 Houses: Contributed by Ms. Flavia Kingsley LIPR Trustee
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Myanmar The Myanmar government has been accused by Human Rights Watch of continuing to defy international calls to seriously investigate human rights violations against ethnic minorities in Shan, Kachin, Karen and Rakhine states. "A United Nations-mandated Fact-Finding Mission found sufficient evidence to call for the investigation of
Yangon: Myanmar s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, her lawyer said as former colonial power Britain ramped up sanctions against the junta. The newly unveiled charge came amid growing international outrage over the February
Brussels: World powers and Iran will meet by videoconference to discuss the possible return of the United States to the Iran nuclear deal, the EU announced Thursday, in a development welcomed by Washington. Representatives of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and Iran -- the
Mae Sam Laep: A sleepy village in remote northern Thailand became a hub of activity this week when it received refugees fleeing Myanmar -- a sight that brought back vivid memories for its ethnic Karen residents. Hkara, 70, said she had spent roughly 30 years crisscrossing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court allowed the pleas of several women SSC officers seeking grant of permanent commission in the Army and held that the ACR evaluation process was flawed and discriminatory in nature. The apex court said the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) evaluation criteria for
New Delhi: The Brazilian health regulator Anvisa – short for Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitári – has denied a request to import doses of Covaxin, made in India by Hyderabad-based pharma company Bharat Biotech, for use in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination drive. Bharat Biotech has an
Islamabad: Cabinet has approved the Harassment of Women at Workplace (Amendment) Bill 2021, which will now be laid before the National Assembly for further approval and implementation, Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari confirmed on Friday. The minister on Twitter said the bill seeks to
Hualieni: A Taiwan express train with almost 500 aboard derailed in a tunnel on Friday, killing at least 48 passengers and injuring 66 in the island’s worst rail disaster in almost four decades. Images from the scene showed carriages in the tunnel ripped apart by the
Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will hold face-to-face talks with Joe Biden in Washington on April 16, as the first foreign leader hosted by the US president, the Japanese government said Friday. Local media had reported the trip would take place next week, but top
Karen: Civilians wounded in Myanmar airstrikes on rebel positions spoke of their terrifying ordeal after trekking through the jungle to seek medical treatment across the border in Thailand. Military jets hit targets in eastern Karen state as Myanmar reeled from the deadliest day so far in
London: A 121-year-old chocolate bar, from a batch commissioned by Queen Victoria for British troops fighting in South Africa, has been found in its original tin in the attic of an English manor. The chocolate belonged to an English aristocrat who fought in the Second Boer