Day: February 6, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup protests grow as army broadens Internet crackdown
By Wire Agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia (Yangon)- Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet on Saturday (Feb. 6) with young demonstrators spilling on to the streets to denounce the country’s new military regime, despite a nationwide Internet blackout aimed at stifling a growing chorus of popular dissent. Around 3,000 demonstrators gathered on a …
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Tik-Tok star rates men on sex
A woman has become a TikTok star after creating a series about all the men she’s slept with – including a ranking order of their performance. They say you’ll never forget your first kiss – but after that, not all romantic encounters are quite so life-changing. Well in a bid to remember each …
Myanmar military widens coup dragnet
By TNR’s special correspondent in Yangon Several hundred teachers and students protested at a Myanmar university on Friday as the military widened a dragnet against officials ousted in a coup that has drawn global condemnation and the threat of new sanctions. The rally took place after the arrest Win Htein, a key aide to …
Nuclear war with Russia and China a ‘real possibility’
(New York) A top US admiral has called on the nation’s leaders to seek new ways to face threats by Russia and China, including the “real possibility” of nuclear conflict. Admiral Charles Richard, who heads the US Strategic Command – which is responsible for nuclear deterrence – warned that Moscow and Beijing have …
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China’s war on ‘feminisation’ aims to build ‘soldiers’
China has laid out a plan to stop the “feminisation” of Chinese boys following complaints the nation’s teens were too delicate, timid and effeminate. A letter from China’s state education ministry has announced the plan to prevent the “feminisation” of young Chinese males, arguing adolescents can be prevented from becoming too girly by exercising and being …
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China and Russia form axis of power
China and Russia are forming a new axis of power, NATO’s top general has warned. Tod Wolters, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, or SACEUR, has told reporters that growing co-operation “really does suggest an emergence of a partnership of convenience”. It’s a partnership that potentially spans the globe, from the Middle East to the …
Moon-Landing hoax lives on, 50 years after Apollo 11, but why?
As humanity gears up to return to the Moon, more and more people may deny that we ever went there in the first place. Just a small sliver of the American populace currently believes the Apollo moon landings were faked; polls consistently put the number at around 5%, said Roger Launius, who served as NASA’s chief …
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Biden commits to 2024 Moon mission
(NASA) The Biden administration’s crucial first 100 days in office now includes a big human spaceflight pledge for the 2024 Moon mission. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday (Feb. 4) that President Joe Biden will carry on the Artemis program to land humans on the Moon in the coming years. Artemis began under …
Thai Govt near bankruptcy ?
The Finance Ministry has brushed off criticism suggesting a near-bankruptcy status of the government’s fiscal position by citing Thailand’s economic fundamentals. Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said the three indicators exemplifying the health of the country’s fiscal position are GDP ratio, foreign reserves and the public debt-to-GDP ratio. A country’s GDP growth has to continuously …