Leong Wai Kit
Correspondent at Channel NewsAsia
@ASEAN + Myanmar + Johor Correspondent - @channelnewsasia TV / radio; posts news alerts, observations, analysis. DM or email me at [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Leong Wai Kit
Pope Francis, who died on Monday (Apr 21) at the age of 88, left a lasting impact in Asia. Throughout his 12-year papacy, the late pontiff had sought to bring more attention to the region, including expanding the number of cardinals from Asia and taking more trips to the continent. Among his most significant trips was his four-nation Asia Pacific tour last year that stretched over 11 days. It was the longest trip of his papacy, covering Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore.
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1 month ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Leong Wai Kit
MANDALAY: It was the final Friday prayers for Ramadan, just two days (Mar 28) before the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the Islamic holy month. A 13-year-old Mandalay resident, who goes by the name Sein, was at a mosque near his home, listening as his Imam preached. Suddenly, the ground quivered and the mosque shuddered. “Everybody scattered and ran. When I reached my father, he told me, ‘Don’t run outside, sit still. If we’re going to die, let’s die while praying’,” he recalled.
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1 month ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Saksith Saiyasombut |Leong Wai Kit
Regional leaders are gathered in Thailand for the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit, which could see a widely speculated meeting taking place between India's prime minister and Bangladesh's chief adviser. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra welcomed her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi with a guard of honour, before holding delegation-level talks.
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1 month ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Leong Wai Kit |Darrelle Ng
MANDALAY: In Chanmyathazi township on the outskirts of Mandalay, residents form long lines in front of tuk-tuks that pull up with donated goods. Volunteers begin handing out bottles of water and fruits to outreached hands. Nearly a week after a powerful earthquake devastated central Myanmar, survivors are facing a shortage of water, food and medicine. “We struggle to get daily meals. We have to queue for food. Even basic needs, like finding a toilet, are becoming difficult.
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1 month ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Leong Wai Kit
Myanmar's military has confirmed it fired warning shots yesterday at a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy on its way to help victims of last weeks' powerful earthquake. The vehicles were approaching Ommati village in northern Shan state. Myanmar said the vehicles did not stop while driving through the conflict zone, adding that the Chinese Red Cross gave no notice of their presence.
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UPDATE: @UN Sec Gen @antonioguterres “deeply concerned” by air strike report in Sagaing, condemns all forms of violence Even in times of armed conflict, schools must be protected, remain safe place for children to learn, says his spokesman
#Myanmar army reportedly launched air strikes in school in Sagaing killing at least 17 people, mostly students This is amid junta’s extended truce to facilitate quake aid This also happened after Min Aung Hlaing is back from meeting world leaders in Russia
#Myanmar army reportedly launched air strikes in school in Sagaing killing at least 17 people, mostly students This is amid junta’s extended truce to facilitate quake aid This also happened after Min Aung Hlaing is back from meeting world leaders in Russia
More than a month after 7.7-quake hit #Myanmar, death toll is now at 3,795 More than 5,100 injured Work to clear debris is now 80% complete in Mandalay and 50% complete in Sagaing