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Thousands of Imran Khan supporters took to the streets following the brief arrest of the former Pakistani prime minister on 9 May
Pakistan army sacks three officers over pro-Imran Khan protests in May
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's army has fired three senior officers for their conduct during protests following the May arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan.The rare public announcement did not name the officers, only saying that they failed to protect army properties.Pakistan's powerful military wields massive political influence and Khan's supporters blame it for his removal as prime minister.Khan was arrested on corruption charges, sparking nationwide unrest.Thousands of Khan's supporters tore through military buildings across the country, setting them on fire, including the house of an army general. At least eight people died in the protests.More than 5,000 people were arrested after the incident, although most were later released.But more than 100 people - including...
June 27, 2023

Pakistan army sacks three officers over pro-Imran Khan protests in May

Cyclone Mocha destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes in Rakhine state
Myanmar army cuts off aid to cyclone survivors
YANGON — Millions who survived one of Myanmar's strongest cyclones are now struggling to rebuild their lives after the government cut off access to affected areas, including for aid groups.The move has "turned an extreme weather event into a man-made catastrophe," Human Rights Watch has said.Cyclone Mocha hit on 14 May, wreaking havoc and killing hundreds.The BBC spoke to families who are reeling from dwindling aid a month after their homes were destroyed.There isn't enough water or food, and finding either has been much harder with the monsoon under way, says Aye Kyawt Phyu, who lives in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state, which was ravaged by the storm. "It's raining all week. We are struggling every day. The children are studying in a school with no...
June 27, 2023

Myanmar army cuts off aid to cyclone survivors

A suspected Chinese spy balloon, photographed over Taiwan
New images show Chinese spy balloons over Asia
HONG KONG — New evidence of China's spy balloon program, including flights over Japan and Taiwan, has been uncovered by BBC Panorama.Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future.China has not directly addressed the evidence presented by the BBC.US-China relations were thrown into turmoil earlier this year, when an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the US coast.China claimed the balloon seen over the north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scientific research such as meteorology -- and that it was an unintended and isolated event.John Culver, a former East Asia analyst for the CIA, told Panorama that this "had been not just a one-off, but a continuing effort dating back at...
June 26, 2023

New images show Chinese spy balloons over Asia

Commuters out in the light rain on the Sector 21 road, on June 25, 2023 in Noida, India.
Humans approaching limits of ‘survivability’ as sweltering heatwaves engulf parts of Asia
HONG KONG — Heavy showers blanketed northern India over the weekend, offering some much-needed respite from a blistering heatwave that ravaged the region. But with mercury levels expected to remain high in other areas, the soaring heat has highlighted how millions in the world’s most populous nation are among the most vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis.The weekend downpour in Uttar Pradesh was a welcome change for the northern state of 220 million after temperatures in some areas soared to 47 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit) last week, sickening hundreds with heat-related illnesses.On Sunday, temperatures dropped acutely in Lucknow to around 32 degrees Celsius (87 Fahrenheit), as the capital, along with other cities, experienced the first rain during this year’s monsoon...
June 26, 2023

Humans approaching limits of ‘survivability’ as sweltering heatwaves engulf parts of Asia

Australian parliament's spire can be seen from the lease site
Russia loses bid to hold onto embassy site near Australia parliament
CANBERRA — Australia's top court has rejected Russia's bid to hold on to a plot of land in its capital, where Moscow had planned to build a new embassy.The government in mid-June canceled Russia's lease on national security grounds, prompting a court challenge.Experts said the planned embassy posed a spying risk as it would be just 400m (0.25 miles) from parliament.A Russian diplomat who had been squatting in protest near the site left in an embassy car after the ruling.Russia's existing embassy is some distance away from the federal parliament building in Canberra.Moscow had purchased the lease for the new site in 2008, and was granted approval to build its new embassy there in 2011.However on 15 June this year, Australia's parliament rushed through new laws aimed...
June 26, 2023

Russia loses bid to hold onto embassy site near Australia parliament

Obama made the remarks in an interview with CNN
Row in India over former US President Barack Obama's remarks on Muslim rights
NEW DELHI — Leaders of India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have criticized former US President Barack Obama for his recent remarks on Muslims in India.Obama said in an interview last week that India may "start pulling apart" if the rights of minorities weren't protected.He was responding to a question on how President Joe Biden should engage with "illiberal democrats".Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the US on a state visit at the time.The three-day visit was marked by a ceremonial welcome to the White House, a lavish state dinner and the signing of several crucial deals. Modi also addressed a joint session of the US Congress.Obama's remarks, made in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour which was aired before the Congress...
June 26, 2023

Row in India over former US President Barack Obama's remarks on Muslim rights

The Ozone Foundation is based in a suburb of the Thai capital, Bangkok. — courtesy UN News/Daniel Dickinson
Thailand: Moving from punishment to treatment of people who use drugs
BANGKOK — People who use drugs in Thailand are receiving more help to reduce the harm caused by their habit thanks to a change in formerly punitive drug laws and support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).“I first started taking drugs when I was 15,” said 49-year-old Prapat Sukkeaw. “I smoked marijuana, but it was laced with heroin. I felt like I was floating, and it meant that I could forget about all the problems that I faced as a teenager. It was a beautiful feeling.”Prapat Sukkeaw is one of an estimated 57,000 people who currently injects drugs in Thailand.His drugs of choice, marijuana and heroin, reflect a period in Thailand’s recent history when both illegal narcotics were the main stimulants being trafficked out of the storied Golden Triangle, a remote and...
June 25, 2023

Thailand: Moving from punishment to treatment of people who use drugs

A delivery rider drinks water as she and other motorists wait to cross a street on a hot day in Beijing, Wednesday, June 21, 2023.
Beijing swelters during hottest June day on record
HONG KONG — Beijing’s temperature soared above 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) Thursday, setting a new record for the capital’s hottest day in June, as millions across heavily populated northeast China endure heatwave conditions forecast to stretch into the weekend.Thursday’s high of 41.1 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) broke the previous record of 40.6 degrees Celsius (105 degrees Fahrenheit), set on June 10, 1961, when China began keeping detailed records, according to state media The Beijing News.On Friday, Beijing Meteorological Observatory upgraded the city’s hot weather warning to “red” – the highest level in the system – which advises all people to avoid outdoor work and for children and the elderly to take precautionary measures.The...
June 23, 2023

Beijing swelters during hottest June day on record

Dead fish lie on a beach in Chumphon province, Thailand, on June 22, 2023.
Thousands of dead fish wash up on Thai beach, climate change may be to blame
BANGKOK — Climate change may have stimulated a plankton bloom that caused thousands of dead fish to wash up along a roughly 4-kilometer (2.5 mile) stretch of beach in Thailand’s southern Chumphon province on Thursday, an expert said.Thon Thamrongnawasawat, deputy dean of the Faculty of Fisheries at Kasetsart University, attributed the fish deaths to the bloom – a natural occurrence that lowers oxygen levels in the water and causes fish to suffocate.“Various natural phenomena, such as coral bleaching or plankton bloom, have naturally occurred for thousands to tens of thousands of years. However, when global warming occurs, it intensifies and increases the frequency of existing phenomena,” he said.According to local authorities, plankton blooms happen once or twice a year and...
June 23, 2023

Thousands of dead fish wash up on Thai beach, climate change may be to blame

The fire extinguisher malfunction killed one student and injured 21 others
Exploding extinguisher kills student during Thailand fire drill
BANGKOK — A senior high school student has died after an extinguisher exploded during a fire drill at his campus in Thailand.Twenty-one others at Rajavinit Mathayom School in Bangkok were injured in Friday's incident, said the city's governor. Seven were taken to hospital.The explosion had sent the extinguisher flying towards the victim, who was about 10 metres away.Rescuers said the extinguisher may have been defective because of sun or heat exposure.The dead student was in his final year of school. His age has not been confirmed.Police have been investigating the cause of the incident, cordoning off the scene which remained scattered with debris.Officials added that the extinguishers used in the drill have all been sent to the police's forensics division.The exploding...
June 23, 2023

Exploding extinguisher kills student during Thailand fire drill

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