Fighting in Myanmar’s Kachin state kills at least 15 villagers
At least 15 civilians died during fierce fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and junta forces in Hpakant township, in Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state. The battle has been raging since Monday, residents of Se Zin village told RFA. Two children were among the civilians killed in airstrikes and ground […]
Pain at the pump for Myanmar motorists as fuel shortage sends prices soaring
A fuel shortage has forced gas stations to close in major cities in Myanmar and sent prices soaring to their second highest level since the coup, prompting criticism that the junta’s restrictions on imports and manipulation of the exchange rate are to blame. On Friday, the Fuel Import, Storage and […]
Backers, Opponents of Abortion Rights Recalibrate After Surprising Kansas Referendum
A Republican-leaning state in America’s socially conservative heartland recently shocked both sides of the long-running battle over abortion, calling into question the conventional wisdom about how and where the procedure might be restricted or banned. Voters in Kansas cast ballots last week on a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution […]
New York Health Officials Detect Poliovirus in City Sewage
New York state and city health authorities said Friday that poliovirus, which causes paralytic polio, had been detected in samples of New York City sewage, suggesting the disease likely was circulating in the city. Their statement followed the initial discovery of the virus in wastewater in neighboring counties in May, […]
COVID-19 Experts Urge Australians to Wear Masks Even as Latest Omicron Wave Passes
Australian health officials say there are encouraging signs that a wave of COVID-19 omicron variant infections is in decline. However, more than 4,000 Australians are hospitalized with the virus and an unknown number of others are suffering the effects…
Polio Spreading in London, Booster Campaign Launched for Kids Under 10
Britain is launching a polio vaccine booster campaign for children in London aged below 10, after confirming that the virus is spreading in the capital for the first time since the 1980s.The UK Health Security Agency has identified 116 polioviruses fro…
Petrol, Diesel Prices Up Around Three Percent In Myanmar
Myanmar’s petrol and diesel prices have risen some three percent from the prices a week earlier, before the central bank of Myanmar changed its reference exchange rates, official data showed, yesterday.On Aug 5, the central bank changed its reference e…