Hundreds of civilians have been killed in northwest Myanmar’s Sagaing region since the military seized power, as the area has become a center of armed resistance to the junta over the past 10 months. According to an investigation by RFA’s Myanmar Service, at least 414 civilians have died since the Feb. 1 coup, including 309 […]
A village on the island of Bali in Indonesia has suffered the invasion of thousands of spiders that have taken over the power lines and roofs. Although it is a species that is not harmful to humans, the image has surprised Internet users. On Reddit a user posted a video from Kintamani (Indonesia) in which […]
This Sunday, November 21, at least 15 people drowned while trying to cross a narrow flooded street to reach a temple during a Buddhist festival in Myanmar, according to information confirmed by rescue workers. The tragedy could have been much greater, as thousands of worshipers were trying to reach the Kyei Hne pagoda, which is […]
A Thai construction worker died and another was injured after a structure collapsed during work on a new mass rapid transit line in northern Taiwan on Saturday. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said he had been informed of the incident in Sanxia district, New Taipei City, at noon on the same day. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
Photos showing thousands of dead fish floating on the Kameng River after its water suddenly turned black on Saturday have emerged online, triggering outcry from locals in the village of Seppa in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. After investigating the river, officials from the district’s fisheries found a high level of total dissolved substances […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China placed a city of 4 million under lockdown on Tuesday in an attempt to stamp out a domestic coronavirus outbreak, with residents told not to leave home except in emergencies. Beijing imposed strict border controls in the weeks after COVID-19 was first detected in China in late 2019, slowing the number […]
At least 600 plantation companies have illegal operations in Indonesian forests, including in national parks, wetlands, and U.N. world heritage sites, Greenpeace said in a new report released Thursday. Palm-oil plantations occupy 3.12 million hectares of Indonesia’s so-called forest estate, encompassing more than 300,000 hectares of land previously mapped out as habitats for orangutan and […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he instructed the foreign minister to declare 10 ambassadors, including Washington’s envoy, ‘persona non grata’ over a rare joint statement urging release of a jailed opposition figure. The move was announced by Turkey’s president during a public speech on Saturday. “I gave the necessary instructions to our foreign minister, […]
