3 Burmese Policemen ‘Refused to Obey Orders,’ Fled to India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in India’s northeastern Mizoram state said Thursday they have detained three Myanmar policemen who entered India seeking refuge a month after the country’s powerful military ousted the elected government of leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup.
Japan Asks China To Stop Anal COVID-19 Tests on Its Citizens
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Japanese government has requested China not to subject Japanese citizens entering the country to anal COVID-19 tests after receiving complaints of "psychological distress" from some of them, the top government spokesman said Monday.
UN: 38 Died on Deadliest Day Yet for Myanmar Coup Opposition
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar security forces were seen firing slingshots at protesters, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew in video showing a dramatic escalation of violence against opponents of last month’s military coup.
‘Miss Universe’ Stands By Police Brutality Comments After Dismissal
BANGKOK — The winner of Miss Universe Thailand 2020 said Wednesday she would not back down from comments about police violence that cost her job in a government agency.
Man Arrested for Killing Protected Wild Deer in Japan
NARA (Kyodo) — A man was arrested Tuesday for killing a wild deer last month in Nara Prefecture in western Japan, in violation of the law that protects cultural properties, police said.
Myanmar Authorities Charge Associated Press Journalist
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar have charged Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw and five other members of the media with violating a public order law that could see them imprisoned for up to three years, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Defying Fatal Crackdown, Crowds Again Protest Myanmar Coup
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar’s biggest city fired tear gas Monday at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest last month’s coup, despite reports that security forces had killed at least 18 people a day earlier.
Gaffe-Hit ‘Ambassador City Jomtien’ Will Offer ASQ Stay, Exec Says
PATTAYA — The executive of a hotel that went viral last month over the alleged reports of terrible room conditions said Monday it will soon open as an Alternative State Quarantine, or ASQ.
At Long Last, COVID Vaccine Drive Begins in Earnest
BANGKOK — Frontline health workers, volunteers, and local officials are lining up Monday to receive their shot of vaccine against COVID-19, kicking off the long awaited inoculation drive that hopes to reopen the country.
Taiwan’s Tsai Praises Democracy Values on Massacre Anniversary
TAIWAN (Kyodo) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday reiterated her government's commitment to promoting freedom and democracy as she attended an annual ceremony to commemorate a 1947 massacre of civilian protesters.
