Human Rights Watch accuses the victorious ethnic army of imposing “policies of oppression” on Rohingya people, including arson, pillage, and forced labor.

Daw Myo Myo Aye, founder of the Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar, was arrested last week and has not been heard from since. 

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will back the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in its crackdown against etomidate-laced vapes, said Coordinating Minister for National Security & Minister for Home Affairs, K Shanmugam.Speaking on the sidelines of a media event on Wednesday (July 30), Shanmugam said that MHA will be classifying etomidate as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) as an «interim measure» while the Ministry of Health (MOH) conducts further studies to form legislation regarding etomidate and related substances.Etomidate is currently classified as a poison that is regulated under the Poisons Act.Listing it as Class C drug under the MDA allows for «tougher enforcement measures», where abusers will be subjected to mandatory supervision and rehabilitation regimes if convicted.Now the abusers are given a fine and sellers can face up to two years in jail.«Those who import, sell, distribute etomidate-laced vapes can expect much stiffer penalties than today,» he said.

Pakistan is too remote geographically, economically, and ideologically from ASEAN to justify its urgent bid for closer integration, argues Vaishali Basu Sharma

Shifting sand dunes in Puntland’s Nugal region have destroyed the recent harvests of farmers living in Godobjiran, where drought and loss of vegetation have led to environmental catastrophe.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland’s regional parliament has accused Somalia’s federal government of deliberately inciting political and tribal conflict in several volatile regions, including Gedo, Sanaag, and Haylaan—an allegation that further deepens the rift between Mogadishu and one of its most powerful federal member states.

Berlin (HOL) — Somalia’s Director General of Immigration and Citizenship Agency (ICA), Mustafa Sheikh Cali Dhuxulow, met with Dr. Dieter Romann, President of Germany’s Federal Police Headquarters, in a high-level meeting focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation on migration and border security.

À la suite d’un puissant séisme survenu ce mardi près des côtes russes, une alerte tsunami est en cours pour les Marquises. L’antenne radio de Polynésie la 1ère reste ouverte et mobilisée toute la nuit pour informer la population en temps réel. Un séisme de magnitude 8,7 a été enregistré ce mardi 29 juillet à 13h25 (heure de Tahiti) au large du Kamtchatka, dans l’extrême Est de la Russie. À la suite de cette secousse, une onde océanique se dirige vers l’océan Pacifique et pourrait atteindre l’archipel des Marquises dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, aux alentours de minuit.

En direct dans les journaux de ce mardi 29 juillet, le Haut-commissariat et la maire de Hiva Oa, Joelle Frébault, se disent prêts pour cette nuit, alors que le potentiel impact du tsunami est attendu entre 00h57 et 1h08 (heure des Marquises)

The illegal purchase of e-cigarettes — or e-vaporisers — is primarily done through messaging platforms, according to a survey by Milieu Insight published on Tuesday (July 29).The survey on the usage of and attitudes towards vapes and heated tobacco products was conducted via mobile devices from March 23 to April 8, 2025. Responses from 5,622 people in Singapore aged between 21 and 69 years of age were collected.According to the findings, messaging platforms are the primary channel through which users of such products get their supply.In the first quarter of 2025, 36.2 per cent of users indicated, in response to a multiple-choice query, that they used messaging platforms to buy their products.Among this group, more than 78 per cent use Telegram to buy vapes and heated tobacco products. Respondents also indicated that they got their products from overseas (30.7 per cent) and from friends and family (27.1 per cent).

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering tsunami alerts across the Pacific Read Full Article at RT.com

Submissions for the Khaled Alkhateb prize, named for a journalist killed in Syria, must include news video content from conflict zones Read Full Article at RT.com

Top officials in Kiev “saluted” Western plans to replace the Ukrainian leader with former military chief Valery Zaluzhny, the SVR has said Read Full Article at RT.com

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A UN Security Council report has implicated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), in the deadly Pahalgam attack. The report, explicitly mentions TRF's involvement and highlights the links between TRF and LeT, supported by Pakistan.

Rosa Taylor, who dressed up as different princesses to perform for young children was tragically killed in Wiltshire when a lorry smashed into the car she was in.

London's iconic West End has more knife crime than almost 15 per cent of the rest of the capital combined, according to research from the Policy Exchange.

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A massive earthquake has struck off the coast of Russia, sparking tsunami warnings for Hawaii and Guam.

Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) President Enoch Chihana on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, paid a strategic courtesy visit to Paramount Chief Mwajunyanga Chikulamayembe in Lundu Village, Rumphi District — the traditional seat of the Chikulamayembe chieftaincy. The main purpose of the visit was to strengthen ties with traditional leadership as part of AFORD’s broader plan to […] The post AFORD Leader Enoch Chihana Visits Paramount Chief Chikulamayembe, Reinforces Northern Roots Ahead of Elections appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Congress leader Pawan Khera has criticized PM Modi, referencing Donald Trump's claims of brokering peace between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack. Khera's remarks followed Rahul Gandhi's challenge to Modi to refute Trump's assertions in Parliament. Modi responded by stating no foreign leader requested a halt to Operation Sindoor, directly countering Trump's narrative.

India's drug advisory body is re-evaluating the doorstep delivery of medicines, initially permitted during the Covid-19 pandemic. This review follows concerns raised by the All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists, alleging misuse and increased unauthorized sales of prescription drugs. While the DTAB discussed the matter in April 2025, its final decision remains unclear, prompting debate after the pandemic's end.

An 83-year-old woman allegedly lost control of her vehicle, hitting a motorcyclist before crashing into bollards outside a coffee shop in Clementi on Monday (July 28).The incident occurred at about 6.35pm at Block 449, Clementi Avenue 3.A post shared in the Facebook group SG Road Vigilante showed a photo of the damaged car crashed into the bollards, with a crowd gathered around the scene.The accident appeared to have occurred at a zebra crossing leading to the coffee shop located beneath an HDB block.According to Shin Min Daily News, when reporters arrived at the scene that evening, they saw that the front and right sides of the car were badly dented, and the licence plate had fallen off. Members of the public told the Chinese evening daily that serious injuries could have resulted had the bollards not blocked the car’s path.An ice cream vendor, who wished to be known only as Pan, 65, told the Chinese daily that he'd rushed to the scene after hearing the crash. 

SINGAPORE — Eighteen migrant workers who paid kickbacks of $900 to $7,000 as a condition for renewing their work passes in December 2020 were working for Ang Mo Kio Town Council.Loo Kim Huat, 68, the director and group head of conservancy at WIS Holdings, which manages Weishen Industrial Services, was on July 24 fined $90,000 and ordered to pay a penalty of $42,000 by a district court for his role in the scheme, which resulted in the collection of $112,400 in kickbacks from the workers.A spokesperson for the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) told The Straits Times on July 29 that the 18 workers involved in the case were conservancy workers for Ang Mo Kio Town Council.In response to queries, a spokesperson for Ang Mo Kio Town Council said it was not aware of the employment arrangement involving the workers in 2020 until MOM issued a public statement on the case after Loo's sentencing.Weishen Industrial Services is a term contractor engaged in one of the town council's seven divisions, the spokesperson added.