India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events

Home Education India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events The aim of this science festival is to celebrate the achievements of India in the frontier areas of science and technology. The central theme of IISF 2023 is “Science and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal”. IISF 2023: The India … Read more

Opinion | How multiple global challenges may limit Beijing’s options on Taiwan

While there are doubts as to whether the US can effectively support Ukraine against Russia and Israel against Hamas and its regional allies at the same time, does Beijing have the political, military and economic muscle to simultaneously handle three security challenges and then launch military operations against Taipei? That may be unlikely if the … Read more

Indonesian protesters storm refugee shelter, call for deportation of Rohingya

A large crowd of Indonesian students stormed a convention centre housing hundreds of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the city of Banda Aceh on Wednesday, demanding they be deported, Reuters footage showed. A city police spokesperson in Banda Aceh did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Footage showed the students, many wearing green … Read more

Opinion | Can China and India give small Indian Ocean region nations what they really need?

The Indian Ocean has been receiving considerable attention recently, with a conclave of naval chiefs of littoral nations meeting in Bangkok under the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium banner. The symposium is an Indian initiative begun in 2008 and seeks to further maritime cooperation among the regional navies of the Indian Ocean. Earlier, China convened a … Read more

Teenage Soldier Fights On Myanmar’s Front Lines: I’m A Mandalay Girl

Women in the Mandalay PDF are also performing a range of other duties. Shan State, Myanmar: An 18-year-old recruit in one of Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighting units prepares to launch a drone strike on junta troops, driven by anger and her mother’s call for revolution. Moe Moe is one of hundreds of women training, living and … Read more

Thailand accused of ‘piggybacking’ Myanmar, sidelining Asean by leading talks with junta

Greg Raymond, a senior lecturer at the Australian National University (ANU), said Thailand is prepared to “act outside of Asean official policy”, citing the visit to Bangkok in June by Myanmar’s foreign minister Than Shwe. “So would Thailand do it again? Yes, absolutely and Asean can do nothing to stop it,” he said. Ken Mathis … Read more

China-led peace talks produce temporary ceasefire in Myanmar between military junta, rebel groups

China has mediated peace talks between Myanmar’s ruling military and rebel groups, and the parties agreed on a temporary ceasefire and to maintain dialogue, Beijing said on Thursday. “China hopes that concerned parties will exercise maximum restraint and together realise the soft landing of the situation in Myanmar,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. The fighting, … Read more

What Is The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Which Is Marking Its 75th Anniversary?

The declaration was proclaimed as “a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.” Seventy-five years ago on Sunday Dec. 10, 2023, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File) Human Rights Declaration: Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the … Read more

China indicts 52 per cent more cyber scammers than last year as country cracks down on fraud rings

A total of 17,000 people were indicted for taking part in overseas cyber syndicates in the first 10 months, up 5.3 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year. Their victims were mostly in mainland China. Myanmar cybercrime kingpin dead, family handed over to China China also stepped up its crackdown on human smugglers … Read more