ASEAN voices concern over rising Myanmar violence

This screen grab shows the concert area following an airstrike targeting a Kachin gathering by the Myanmar junta in Hpakant township, northern Kachin state, Myanmar, Oct. 24, 2022, resulting in the death of a large number of civilians. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is gravely concerned about escalating violence

UN urges member nations to control use of antibiotics

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has expressed concern over the widespread over-the-counter sale of antibiotics amid call from the United Nations to regulate the drug's excessive use. The health minister is now in New York to attend the 77th UN General Assembly. "The UN has urged its member states to formulate policies

Putin allies express concern over mobilisation excesses

Russia's two most senior lawmakers on Sunday addressed a string of complaints about Russia's mobilisation drive, ordering regional officials to get a handle on the situation and swiftly solve the "excesses" that have stoked public anger. President Vladimir Putin's move to order Russia's first military mobilisation since World War Two triggered