The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned Burma’s Defense Ministry and two regime-controlled banks for their alleged roles in the junta’s weapon purchases from sanctioned entities in Russia. The sanctions targeted the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank and Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank, which were used by the junta for foreign currency exchanges and buying arms…
1 in 400 Couldn’t Vote in Local Elections Due to New Photo ID Rules
About 0.25 percent of voters who went to a polling station in the May local elections were not able to vote as a result of the new photo ID requirement, the Electoral Commission has said. Under the Elections Bill passed in April 2022, those turning up at polling stations must show a valid photo ID…
New Wave of COVID-19 Infections Hits China
June 23, 2023
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COVID-19 has resurged in mainland China with the number of people testing positive for the virus rising significantly since April. This follows mass infections and deaths from last December to January. A Pudong, Shanghai resident told The Epoch Times on June 21 that his father recently developed white lungs from a COVID-19 infection and died….
Australia’s New Cyber Coordinator Says Threat Levels ‘Dire’
June 23, 2023
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Australia’s newly appointed national cybersecurity coordinator says the world faces a “dire” challenge keeping safe from cyber threats. Air Marshal Darren Goldie, appointed by the Albanese government on June 23, said Australians need to be educated as cyber challenges grow. “That challenge will continue to increase in its complexity and severity, and I think we are all…
Officials Unsure When Hydrogen Production Can Be Profitable Despite Billions in Taxpayer Funding
Despite billions being pumped into trying to kickstart Australia’s hydrogen industry, department officials concede reaching profitability may be a long way off. Jo Evans, the deputy secretary of the Department of Climate Change and Energy, said costs were still too high for hydrogen production. “There’s no way they’ll make a profit at those costs,” Evans…
Northern Territory Considers Replacing ‘Uncompetitive’ Mining Royalties Scheme
The Northern Territory (NT) is looking to replace its current mining royalty scheme with one that is more competitive following a report that found it to be a deterrent to investment. Currently, the territory is looking at changing its profits-based scheme to one that is based on the underlying value of the extracted assets. The…
Footage of Violent Arrest Confronting, Says Top Cop
Queensland’s top cop has described as “very confronting” footage of a violent arrest where a driver was repeatedly punched and then tasered. Police were responding to a three-car crash in Brisbane’s north on June 22 when the agitated man allegedly confronted an officer from inside a car. Investigators say he was under the influence at…
Federal Justice Minister Orders New Trial for Two Men Convicted of Murder in 1974
Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ordered a new trial Thursday for two Indigenous men who were convicted of murder by an all-white jury in Winnipeg 49 years ago. Lametti cited unspecified new evidence in his decision to order another trial for Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse, who were sentenced to life in prison in the…
Lytton, BC, Sues CN, CP Rail and Transport Canada Over 2021 Fire That Razed Village
The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada’s two national railways and Transport Canada, alleging they were negligent to let trains pass through the town during the deadly 2021 heat dome, before the community was razed by wildfire. The notice of claim says a train passed through the village 18…
Cursive Writing to Be Reintroduced in Ontario Schools This Fall
Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said it is about more than just teaching students how to sign their own name. “The research…
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