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Trump’s example playing out in Asia, the world has to intervene
Like Trump, they declared a free and fair election to be a fraud.
- by Peter Hartcher
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The story of Bhutan’s vaccination campaign is nearly finished — just 16 days after it began
The tiny Himalayan kingdom wedged between India and China has vaccinated nearly 93 per cent of its adult population since March 27.
Xanana Gusmao slaps mourners, demands body of East Timor COVID victim, disbelieving cause of death
The independence hero and former president led a tense stand-off with the country’s health minister on behalf of the man’s family at the gates of an isolation facility.
- by Chris Barrett
China considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines to boost ‘low effectiveness’
China’s top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines, as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy.
- by Joe McDonald and Huizhong Wu
Cambodia condemns artist who added smiles to Khmer Rouge victims
The colourised photos of Khmer Rouge “killing fields” victims have caused outrage in Cambodia, where family members of the victims have said the altered images are an insult to the dead.
- by Prak Chan Thul
Myanmar security forces kill dozens of protesters: monitoring group
Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a domestic news outlet said.
Thailand faces growing outbreak ahead of New Year travel
Department of Disease Control director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said that the number of new infections could rise as high as 10,000 per day if adequate measures are not taken.
- by Busaba Sivasomboon
Alibaba fined $3.66 billion on monopoly charge in China
The Chinese Communist Party is cracking down on the country’s biggest e-commerce company, warning it not to stifle competition.
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Fraud, force and genocide: An extraordinary day in the annals of Australia’s national life
Chinese ambassador Cheng Jingye subjected the Australian reporters to a two-hour exercise in authoritarian propaganda.
- by Peter Hartcher
‘Cocktail of disaster’: East Timor asks for Australian aid as floods trigger disease outbreak
Australia’s neighbour has declared a state of calamity as COVID, dengue fever and cholera threaten to spread in evacuation centres after floods drowned Dili.
- by Chris Barrett
Reigning Mrs World arrested after removing crown from contestant’s head
Police in Sri Lanka arrested the reigning Mrs World for pulling the crown off the head of the winner of a Mrs Sri Lanka beauty pageant and allegedly causing injuries.
- by Bharatha Mallawarachi