September 26, 2022

Indonesia at UN: ASEAN refuses to be a pawn in ‘a new Cold War’

September 26, 2022

Regional bloc ASEAN will “refuse to be a pawn in a new Cold War,” Indonesia’s top diplomat said at the U.N. on Monday, as she vowed that Jakarta would not let geopolitics block global economic recovery under its G20 presidency. During her speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi spoke twice about how “the fundamental principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable” but did not mention Russia’s war in Ukraine or territorial tensions in the South China Sea. As she stood in for Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who was conspicuously absent from the

Junta shelling kills two children, injures several in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

September 26, 2022

Military shelling in Myanmar’s Rakhine state over the past four days has claimed the lives of at least two children and injured several others, residents said Monday, as clashes ramp up between junta troops and ethnic insurgents following a two-year lull. Late on Sunday evening, junta troops from the 9th Military Operations Command (MOC-9) in Kyauktaw township fired shells into Na Ga Yar village, killing 7-year-old Maung Gyi and injuring a man named Kyaw Sein, a resident told RFA Burmese on condition of anonymity. “A shell fired by the military fell right on the house at about 11 p.m. and

At least 5 injured by heavy artillery in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

September 26, 2022

A morning raid with heavy artillery shelling by the Myanmar junta military injured five people in a village in the war-torn central region of Sagaing, villagers said Monday. Residents said two houses burned down after being struck by shells Sunday morning in Sagaing region’s Wetlet township. A local resident, who did not want to be named for safety reasons, told RFA that about 40 fully armed junta soldiers arrived at the village early on Sunday morning and shelled Ywar Thar Gyi village. “The village is next to the road, so there are no significant defense forces and only passers-by,” the local said.

Dominica paves clear path to climate resiliency amid climate-related disasters

September 26, 2022

ROSEAU, Dominica, Sept. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The climate crisis is real. Several severe weather patterns are confirming this. Take Pakistan, the scale of the recent deadly flooding in that country is staggering to say the least. Floods triggered by early monsoon rains began in June and remained intense throughout the season. A full one-third of […]

Indonesia at UN: ASEAN refuses to be a pawn in ‘a new Cold War’

Junta shelling kills two children, injures several in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

At least 5 injured by heavy artillery in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

Dominica paves clear path to climate resiliency amid climate-related disasters

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