Category Archives: News

• Three tonnes of rubbish collected from Everest 4 May 2019 no comments

  A clean-up team sent to Mount Everest has collected three tonnes of garbage in its first two weeks, officials said Wednesday, in an ambitious plan to clean the world's highest rubbish dump. ...

• Tibetan journalists voice alarm over lack of press freedom in Tibet 3 May 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  Chinese authorities have tight control over what citizens can see and say online, and filter a significant portion of content pertaining to its own human rights record. ...

• Thailand set for coronation of King Rama X, first in 69 years 2 May 2019 | Dene-Hern Chen no comments

  Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn will be crowned this weekend in a pageantry-laden ceremony flecked by Hindu and Buddhist ritual, as Rama X furthers his primacy. ...

• Jawbone of prehistoric human relative Denisovan found in Tibet 2 May 2019 | Patrick Galey no comments

  The fossilised remains of an early human cousin found in the mountains of Tibet proves mankind adapted to live at high altitude far earlier than previously thought, scientists said Wednesday ...

• Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne 1 May 2019 | Hiroshi Hiyama no comments

  Japan's new Emperor Naruhito pledged Wednesday to stand by the Japanese people as he formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, the day after his father's historic abdication. ...

• UN adds Pakistani militant chief Masood Azhar to terror list 1 May 2019 | Carole Landry no comments

  The United Nations on Wednesday added Masood Azhar, the leader of a Pakistan-based Islamist group, to its list of global terrorists after China lifted its objections to the move. ...

• Julian Assange jailed for 50 weeks for breaking UK bail 1 May 2019 | Edouard Guihaire and Alice Ritchie no comments

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced Wednesday to 50 weeks in jail for breaching a British court order seven years ago, when he took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy. ...

• UN chief raised Uyghurs plight with Chinese authorities 1 May 2019 | Edith M Lederer no comments

  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres raised the plight of an estimated 1 million Uyghurs incarcerated in re-education camps in China with Chinese authorities during a recent visit to Beijing. ...

• ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may still be alive 1 May 2019 no comments

  Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who purportedly appeared for the first time in five years in an IS propaganda video released Monday, remains the world's most wanted man. ...

• World’s highest highway tunnel opens to traffic in Tibet 30 April 2019 | Didi Tang no comments

  China has opened the world’s highest motorway tunnel on the Tibetan plateau after construction workers endured frigid temperatures, frequent floods and thin air over the four years and four ...