BANGKOK (Sputnik) – The Myanmar Parliament has elected university professor Htin Kyaw, an aide to opposition leader and Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s new president. Htin Kyaw, 69, is the first non-military president of the country since the 1962 military coup. Read more: sputniknews.com
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu to start the withdrawal of forces from Syria starting Tuesday. Russia will however keep a military presence at the port of Tartus and at the Khmeimim airbase to observe ceasefire agreements. “I consider the objectives that have been set for the Defense Ministry to be […]
Turkish authorities banned Twitter and Facebook after images spread on social media depicting the suicide car bombing that killed and injured dozens in the Turkish capital of Ankara, local broadcasters reported. Turkey’s telecommunications authority, TIB, blocked access to social media after a court-ordered ban was imposed, Turkish NTV and CNN Turk reported. Read more: rt.com
Turkish health minister said that 34 people have been killed in the Ankara blast. Thirty-four people were killed in the blast in the centre of Ankara on Sunday, said Turkish health minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu. He added that further 125 people were wounded, of whom 19 were in serious condition. Read more: sputniknews.com CCTV video of […]
Maj-General Bo Nat Khann Mway, the Myanmar commander-in-chief of Democratic Karen Buddhist Army known by several aliases including Na Kham Mwe, died Sunday from neck cancer at his residence in Pegu Township. He was 55 years old. Read more: The Nation
At 2:46 p.m. local time (06:46 GMT), the exact moment that the earthquake struck Japan five years ago, millions of the Japanese citizens observed a moment of silence, commemorating the victims of the disaster. TOKYO (Sputnik) — Japan on Friday marked the fifth anniversary of a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the country’s northeast […]
THE LAOTIAN government has issued an urgent order for officials to get stricter on foreigners entering the country. Everyone entering Laos from tomorrow must have complete documents, said a source at the 1st Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge border checkpoint yesterday. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
A small plane with 23 people on board, including two minors and three crew members, crashed in the mountainous area in western Nepal on Wednesday, local law enforcement said. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The aircraft took off earlier in the day for an 18-minute flight, but has gone missing in the Myagdi district, Senior Superintendent of […]
