Oct 28, 2024 · Hasnat Abdullah, coordinator of the Students Movement Against Discrimination, which had spearheaded the anti-Hasina uprising, called for the tribunal to put party members on trial.He also said Awami must be banned. Ahmed, the analyst, expects party leaders to remain and to organize online.

Dec 30, 2024 · The Chinese military’s Southern Theater Command has staged a large-scale combat readiness exercise around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the ministry of defense in Beijing said.. Personnel from China’s navy and air force, as well as the coast guard, took part in Sunday’s drills at the group of reefs that China refers to as Huangyan Dao, with a U.S. Navy ocean ...

Jakarta accepting that key Bali bombing suspect is Indonesian marks a reversal. Southeast Asian nation is considering seeking repatriation of Hambali – detained at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay since 2006 – whose case remains resolved.

Dec 31, 2024 · Plans to proceed with a benefits-and-risks review of a proposed hydropower dam on the Mekong River have sparked concern in both Laos and Thailand about the impact on communities and the ecosystem. The U.S. $2 billion, 12-turbine Sanakham hydropower dam will be built about 155 kilometers (100 miles ...

Dec 17, 2024 · The Pacific island nation is ranked as one of the world’s most at-risk countries from natural disasters and extreme weather events, including cyclones and volcanic eruptions.. Michael Thompson, an adventure tour operator based in the capital, said the quake was “bigger than anything” he’d felt in his 20 years living in Vanuatu.

Dec 30, 2024 · China is moving ahead with plans to build the world’s largest hydropower dam on Tibet’s longest river despite environmental, water security and displacement concerns raised by India, Bangladesh and Tibetan rights groups. The Chinese government granted approval to build the Medog Hydropower Station on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, where it is expected to generate 300 ...

Dec 19, 2024 · A Malaysian court’s decision to drop 17 money-laundering and tax-evasion charges against Rosmah Mansor, the wife of jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, has left analysts questioning the current government’s commitment to fighting corruption.

Jan 3, 2025 · However, RFA Burmese, a news service affiliated with BenarNews, spoke with Rohingya in Bangladesh who said they remain uncertain about their return – in part because it’s unclear whether the AA might accommodate such a move and because ongoing fighting in Rakhine would leave them susceptible to military airstrikes.

Jan 13, 2025 · A human rights group has urged Thailand not to deport to China 48 Uyghurs who have languished for more than a decade in detention, saying their safety and human rights must be the priority. The Uyghur men have been held at Thailand’s Immigration Detention Center since 2014, after attempting to ...

Dec 18, 2024 · Vanuatu on Wednesday took stock of damage from a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 14 people and collapsed buildings in the capital, as the first trickle of international assistance began arriving in the disaster-prone Pacific nation.