As many as 10 villagers have been injured by police who fired rubber bullets at them on Friday for blocking a roadway to a controversial Chinese-run copper mine in the town of Letpadaung in Sarlingyi township of northwestern Myanmar’s Sagaing region. Locals routinely block the road in protest against Wanbao Mining Copper Ltd., demanding that […]
A court in Cambodia sentenced a former soldier to life in prison Thursday for killing prominent political analyst Kem Ley, prompting demands for an independent inquiry into the slaying many believe was not adequately investigated. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court found Oueth Ang—who calls himself Chuob Samlab, a Khmer name meaning “meet to kill”—solely responsible […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Israel wants to have open and progressive relations with Armenia, ambassador Eliyahu Yerushalmi said on Thursday, March 23 as he presented his credentials to Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan. Meeting Yerushalmi at the presidential palace in Yerevan, Sargsyan said the Armenian authorities are ready to support the envoy’s activities, aimed at strengthening and developing […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, March 21 said after an April referendum Turkey may review relations with Europe, which he described as ‘fascist and cruel’ and resembling that of the pre-World War Two era, Reuters said. Turkey and Europe are at loggerheads with Ankara accusing some European countries such as Germany and […]
The father of a 15-year-old Thai student who was found dead at a hotel in India’s West Bengal wants to file a lawsuit against the hotel’s owner. “I understand what happened to my son was an accident, but I still want to see better safety standards at hotels because there are thousands of Thai students […]
Cambodia’s ruling party under Prime Minister Hun Sen has created a “climate of fear” as the government widens a crackdown on the opposition and activists ahead of commune elections in June, a group of Southeast Asian politicians said Monday. In a report titled “Death Knell for Democracy,” the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said […]
Cambodia’s opposition party will stop using a slogan the ruling party has characterized as incitement if the country’s courts rule against it, a lawmaker pledged Friday, as the country gears up for local commune elections in June. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Prey Sar Prison, where several opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – After the death of Armenian activist Artur Sargsyan, the Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian (ORO), Tsarukyan and Armenian National Congress – People’s Party of Armenia (ANC-PPA) blocs announced that they will suspend their election campaigns on Friday, March 17. Sargsyan, who was being referred to by many as “the bringer of bread,” died on Thursday. He was […]
