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[ The Irrawaddy ] Myanmar Sees Record High COVID-19 Spike Since Coup
Myanmar reported 373 new cases of COVID-19 across the country on Sunday, the largest daily jump in coronavirus cases since the Feb. 1 coup. The previous biggest rise in official COVID-19 cases was 212 on June 4. Myanmar is seeing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases near the Indian border in Kale and Tamu townships…
[ NBC ] Netanyahu era ends in Israel as new government survives key parliament vote
An unlikely coalition that came together to oust Netanyahu survived a confidence vote in the Israeli parliament Sunday, overcoming the final hurdle on its path to unseating him and taking a fragile hold on power. The new government will now be sworn in, sending Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud party to the opposition for the first time…
[ CNA ] Myanmar’s anti-junta movement shows viral support for Rohingya
Activists and civilians took to social media on Sunday to post pictures of themselves wearing black and flashing a three-finger salute of resistance, in posts tagged “#Black4Rohingya”. “Justice must (be) served for each of you and each of us in Myanmar,” said prominent rights activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi on Twitter. By afternoon, the #Black4Rohingya hashtag…
The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar designates State Administration Council (SAC)’s Tatmadaw as terrorists organisation.
Accusations by NUG on SAC’s Tatmadaw and affiliated organisation includes: Killing of more than 800 civilians using lethal weapons Arbitrary detentions of over 5000 people Torture and sexual abuse of imprisoned people Decimation of economy Disregard for food crisis Abandonment of COVID CERP program Collapse of healthcare system Massive money laundering operations The designation and…
[ Frontier Myanmar ] ‘Our revolution is starting’: Urban guerrillas prepare to step up killings, bombings
“We can’t protest on the street because the army and security forces shoot us with real bullets. But we must revolt against the junta, so we choose armed revolution,” Min Wai told Frontier on May 24, asking not to reveal his real name for safety reasons. That month, he and his friends travelled from Yangon to an…
[ TripSavvy ] Timeline of the U.S. Reopening: A State-by-State Guide
Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, the U.S. response to control and contain the spread has mostly been at the state level with state governments (and more locally, those of cities and counties) enforcing closures, social distancing, face masks, and other safety precautions. Some states began reopening their economies as…
[ CNN ] Keystone XL pipeline project canceled by developer
The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline announced Wednesday it is pulling the plug on the controversial project after the Biden administration revoked its permit in January. TC Energy, the Canadian company behind the project, said it decided to terminate the project after a comprehensive review of its options and consulting with the government of Alberta, Canada. The company…
[ Daily Mail ] Blocked by Biden: Keystone XL Pipeline is finally AXED five months after President revoked permit: Trump claims 48,000 Americans will lose their jobs
Canadian developer TC Energy announced Wednesday it was pulling the plug on the controversial $8 billion pipeline Biden revoked its permit on his first day in office, undoing Trump’s approval TC Energy alluded to Biden’s decision in its cancellation announcement The pipeline would have carried oil from the tar sands of Canada to Texas Environmentalists…
[ AFP ] New fighting in east Myanmar displaces around 100,000: UN
An estimated 100,000 people have been displaced by new fighting between Myanmar’s military and rebel groups in the east of the coup-stricken country, the UN said Tuesday. Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February, accusing it of fraud during 2020 elections. Fighting…
[ NZ Herald ] Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces bribery charge – with up to 15 years in jail most severe penalty yet
The Anti-Corruption Commission in military-ruled Myanmar has found that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi accepted bribes and misused her authority to gain advantageous terms in real estate deals, government-controlled media reported Thursday. Suu Kyi’s lawyers already denied the allegations when they were first raised three months ago by the military regime that toppled her…
[ Global News ] Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL pipeline as ‘calculated decision’
Alberta’s finance minister says the province’s $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers’ money in the now-defunct Keystone XL oil pipeline project was a prudent gamble given the potential payoff in profits and jobs. … Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative government, in early 2020, committed $1.5 billion in direct financing and $6 billion more in loan guarantees to…
[ BBC ] Myanmar: The mysterious deaths of the NLD party officials
The violence used by Myanmar’s armed forces against unarmed opponents since the coup in February has shocked the world; more than 800 people have been killed, most by military gunfire. But the deaths in custody of two officials from the National League of Democracy – the party led by Aung San Suu Kyi – have…
Wired: Singapore Was Ready for Covid-19—Other Countries, Take Note
” Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea all share the characteristic of using their experiences with prior outbreaks to build a system—and then sustaining it. None of them had to deal with the fear of being a first-mover, of being the first city or country to institute seemingly severe countermeasures. Their countermeasures were already…
30 Jan: Wuhan Coronavirus future projections and inflection points
Given the tight timelines we are looking at in regards to the appearance, spread and control of the virus, we are able to make some projections and indicators into what would happen, if its gonna get worse, or get better, in the near future. Timeline:– 8 Dec 2019 : First Reported Case– 9 Jan 2020…
Infected in China to reach 10,000-13,000 cases by end of Jan 2020
The doubling of infected numbers every 2 days had persisted so far – which means, we are still nowhere close to containment ; its still early days. Infections in China alone: Thu Jan 9 – 41 confirmedFri Jan 20 – 201 confirmed12.00pm Wed Jan 22 – 339 confirmed6:30pm Fri Jan 24 – 887 confirmed8.12pm Sun…
The Republic of China, in brief.
Seventy years have passed since the “Great retreat” of the Kuomintang-ruled Republic of China to the island of Taiwan (Formosa). Expelled from the mainland, its rule reduced to Taiwan and a few minor islands off the coast of the mainland. Since then, the Republic of China (ROC) has been politically divided into two camps. The…
The Inevitable Fate of Hong Kong and the Slippery Slope for China
As the protest rage on in Hong Kong since it started in March 2019 at the point of writing of this article, its probably nigh time for me to address the grim future that’s to come, which in my opinion, is inevitable. THE HONG KONG PRIDE (OR EGO) Hong Kong returned to China in 1997…
Thai Junta’s Election Victory: What does it mean for the country political future?
The election of General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, for what has essentially become a second term for the Junta’s administration, might have come as a surprise to many. However, given the results of the 2019 national election, the Junta’s return to power was rather obvious. While many news outlets often categorise the winners of the 2019 election…