As the US looks to build a coalition to further punish Myanmar’s generals, it is not having much success convincing governments in Asia to follow suit.
The standing of Burmese Army Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s regime has slipped even further in the West after his envoy to the UN denounced the military takeover and Burmese authorities killed 18 protesters on Sunday, the deadliest day since the Feb. 1 coup.
While the junta has since told security forces to avoid using live bullets, reports emerged yesterday that protesters were still being shot with them.
Washington has led the global pushback, with US
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A virtual poetry event that celebrates the Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia will premiere today at 6pm.
Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia (BIM), also known as the Malaysian Sign Language, is the officially recognised language of the d/Deaf in Malaysia and is integral to their identity.
Called
The Poet Is The Poem: Malaysian Sign Language Poetry, the event will be streamed live on the co-organisers’ - University of Nottingham Malaysia’s (UNM) School of English and MY Poetry School (a KL-based arts & poetry education centre) - Facebook pages.
Helmed by poet educator/community theatre maker Elaine Foster, the virtual event is supported by the British Council’s Connections Through Culture grant (£5,000/RM28,400).
PETALING JAYA: Health experts have said bumps and hurdles can be expected in the execution of the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme. Judging fro.
China donates Covid-19 vaccines to Brunei
Tiny sultanate praised for its handling of the pandemic and health policies UCA News reporter Updated: February 11, 2021 08:37 AM GMT
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Brunei has reported only 183 Covid-19 cases. (Photo: Wikipedia)
Brunei has received its first batch of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine donated by China and was reviewing its distribution vaccination program amid preparations to inoculate its people from the pandemic.
Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Haji Erywan thanked China, saying the inoculations were considered a gift from the Chinese people and reflected the traditional friendship and deep mutual trust between the two countries.
Brunei, a tiny sultanate on the island of Borneo with a population of just 434,000, has fared better than most Southeast Asian countries with 183 confirmed cases of Covid-19, three deaths and 175 recoveries.