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South East Asia
285 killed during Myanmar’s water festival
Nearly 300 people were killed during the New Year water festival, official media said Tuesday, Anadolu reported. The state-run newspaper on Tuesday reported 285 people were killed and 1,073 others injured as 1,200 crimes and accidents occurred across the country during the four-day annual Thingyan Water Festival. “Compared to last…
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Business
Oil prices decline on growing US drilling activity
Oil prices dropped this Monday morning in Asia following a three-day Easter break as investors digest North Korea’s failed missile launch. As of 14:28 (MSK), WTI Oil was down 46 cents or 0.86% at $52.72 per barrel. Brent Oil was down 48 cents or 0.86% at $55.41 per barrel. Investors…
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West Asia
Death toll rises to 42 in northwest Iran’s floods
The death toll of the recent flooding in Iran’s northwestern provinces has risen to 42 people, IRIB TV reported. Among the dead, 36 were from Ajab-Shir and Azar-Shahr regions in East Azerbaijan Province, five from Kurdistan Province and one from West Azerbaijan Province, the spokesman of Iran’s Crisis Management Bureru…
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World
Turkey referendum: Erdoğan wins vote amid dispute over ballots – as it happened
Unofficial results show that Turks have approved changes to their constitution, handing President Erdoğan sweeping new powers in Sunday’s referendum, the head of the country’s high electoral board (YSK) has said. The yes campaign won 1.25 million more votes than the no campaign and with only about 600,000 votes still…
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World
Foreign Media Analysis: Turks Divided Over Sunday Referendum
A little under half of those who voted for the Turkish referendum Sunday evening were unsatisfied with the results that granted extensive powers to the executive branch. As soon as the referendum goes into effect with the next presidential election to be held in 2019, the President will be able…
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East Asia
World Journalists Conference 2017: A perfect picture of South Korea
FIRST DAY: SUWON After lunch with the Mayor of Suwon during which some promotional videos of the city were screened. Later, all the journalists moved from the hotel to Haewoojae Museum (Mr. Toilet House). Sim Jaedeok, Mr. Toilet, built this house in the shape of a toilet in order to…
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Central Asia
Georgian president to visit Astana in late June
Georgian President Georgi Margvelashvili will visit Astana in late June, the Georgian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Zurab Abashidze said after the ceremony of presenting credentials to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. “The visit is expected on June 29-30. It will make an additional contribution to our political, trade, economic, investment, humanitarian and cultural…
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West Asia
Putin warns of future chemical weapons ‘provocations’ in Syria
Russia has received intelligence about planned “provocations” using chemical weapons that would put the blame on the Syrian government, Russian President Vladimir Putin said following talks with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella. “We have information that a similar provocation is being prepared in other parts of Syria including in the…
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East Asia
What’s at stake for Saudi-East Asian relations?
Saudi Arabia’s King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, accompanied by a large delegation including royal family members and ministers, paid a month-long visit (that started from the end of February) to East Asian-Pacific countries, including Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, and China. It is rare in Saudi diplomacy to have such…
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