- 6 September 2019 APAC Advisory – PNG: Deadly clashes prompt additional police deployment in Wau 12 September 2019
Authorities in Papua New Guinea have deployed more than 70 police officers to Wau district in Morobe province to address tensions there. The district has seen deadly clashes between traditional Wau landowners and settlers from the Waria district. Two deaths and a number of people injured have been reported. The clashes began when three youths ...
Read More... - 12 September 2019 APAC Advisory – Indonesia: Former president B.J. Habibie dies at 83 12 September 2019
Former president Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie died at the age of 83 at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta yesterday. Habibie had been in intensive care at the hospital since September 9 after a sudden deterioration in his health condition. Born on June 25 1936, Habibie was a prominent engineer who served as research ...
Read More... - 11 September 2019 APAC Advisory – Malaysia: UMNO and PAS to formalize cooperation on Sept. 13-14 12 September 2019
All leaders and representatives of former ruling party United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from around the country are expected to converge on September 13 for a two-day meeting called Ummah Unity Gathering. The unity meeting, to be held at the Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur, will see ...
Read More... - 10 September 2019 APAC Advisory – India: Madras High Court Lawyers to Strike today 12 September 2019
The Madras High Court Advocates’ Association has said that the group’s 1,800 members will not be appearing in any cases today to protest against the transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani. “The manner in which her transfer was decided and announced was very undemocratic. This will affect the independence of judges ...
Read More... - 10 September 2019 APAC Advisory – Myanmar: Ethnic armies declare one-month ceasefire in Shan and Rakhine 12 September 2019
Three ethnic armies belonging to the Northern Alliance declared a conditional one-month ceasefire in northern Shan and Rakhine states beginning September 9. The Arakan Army (AA), the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) said they would not launch offensives against the government army, Tatmadaw, during the ceasefire which ...
Read More... - 6 September 2019 APAC Advisory – Thailand: Podul, monsoon cause 16 deaths 12 September 2019
Tropical Storm Podul and monsoon rains in Thailand’s south have caused floods in 31 provinces in the country resulting in 16 reported deaths between August 29 and yesterday morning. The storm also affected 102,074 households. Podul exited the country on September 1 but as of yesterday morning, parts of 10 of the provinces remained flooded. ...
Read More... - 4 September 2019 APAC Advisory – (Update) Hong Kong: Lam announces withdrawal of extradition bill 5 September 2019
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam yesterday afternoon announced that she will withdraw the highly controversial Extradition Bill which has triggered almost 14 weeks of protests. In a televised address, Lam also announced other measures apparently designed to ease the unrest. She said two senior officials would join an existing inquiry into police conduct during ...
Read More... - 4 September 2019 APAC Advisory – Indonesia: 68 riot suspects in Papua and West Papua charged 5 September 2019
Indonesian authorities have charged a total of 68 suspects for their involvement in rioting in Papua and West Papua. Forty-eight of the suspects are from Papua, the remaining 20 are from West Papua. The suspects have been charged with attacking and injuring others as well as with violating Article 1 of Emergency Law No. 12/ ...
Read More... - 2 September 2019 APAC Advisory – (Updated) India: Over 1.9 million excluded in National Register of Citizens 5 September 2019
Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) list was released on August 31, leaving out about 1.9 million people from the register. These people will now need to file appeals at Foreigners’ Tribunals to prove their citizenship. The NRC is a list intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants from Assam. The list published ...
Read More... - 29 August 2019 APAC Advisory – Japan: Two dead, 900,00 evacuated from flood chaos in Kyushu 30 August 2019
Two people were killed and 900,000 people were ordered to leave their homes as strong rains for the past two days triggered floods and landslides in Kyushu island, Japan. The government advised another million people to move to safety. More than twice the usual rainfall for the whole of August poured down the southern island ...
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