The document accuses leader Kim Jong Un’s regime of “taking action against financial institutions and virtual currency exchange houses” for paying for weapons and keeping North Korea’s struggling economy afloat. An anonymous country that is a member of the UN claims that hackers stole 31 6,316.4 million in virtual assets …
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A witness in the former capital, Yangon, told CNN that Sunday’s crowds were mostly young people and appeared to be significantly larger and better organized than Saturday’s protests. People’s participation was also seen to be increasing, according to witnesses. The Reuters News Service said tens of thousands were on the …
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“We demand democracy” was heard as people marched near downtown Yangon, urging the government to impose an Internet blackout. Dozens of police in riot gear initially tried to block the protest route, forcing the crowd to change direction. During previous large-scale marches, passers-by could be seen saluting three fingers in …
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Over the years, parents and students in the semi-autonomous city have expressed apprehension of moving towards a China-style “patriotic education”, with a previous attempt to introduce such a course defeated by mass protests in 2012. The new rules, which were followed by the new security law, and the crackdown on …
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“The Gujarat government has decided … the word dragon fruit is not appropriate, and it is associated with China. The fruit is shaped like a lotus, and so we have given it a new Sanskrit name, lotus. There is nothing political about this,” the Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani told …
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