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LONDON (AP) – Two days after the death of his mother elevated him to the throne, King Charles III was officially proclaimed Britain’s monarch yesterday, in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism – and, for the first time, broadcast live.

Charles, who spent seven decades as heir apparent, automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday. But the accession ceremony was a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country, a relic of a time before mass communications.

Scores of senior politicians past and present, including Prime Minister Liz Truss and five of her predecessors, gathered in the ornate state apartments at St James’ Palace for the meeting of the Accession Council.

They met without Charles, officially confirming his title, King Charles III. The king then joined them, vowing to follow his mother’s “inspiring example” as he took on the duties of monarch.

“I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me,” he said. Speaking of his personal grief, he said: “I know how deeply you and the entire nation, and I think I may say the whole world, sympathise with me in this irreparable loss we have all suffered.”

The new king formally approved a series of orders – including one declaring the day of his mother’s funeral a public holiday. The date of the state funeral has not been announced, but it is expected to be around September 19.

This is the first time the accession ceremony has been held since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne.

Charles was accompanied at the ceremony by his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, and his eldest son Prince William.

William is now heir to the throne and known by the title Charles long held, Prince of Wales.

The ceremony ended with a royal official publicly proclaiming King Charles III the monarch from a balcony at the palace. In centuries past, this would have been the first official confirmation the public had of their new sovereign.

The Garter King of Arms made the proclamation flanked by trumpeters in gold-trimmed robes before leading cheers – “hip, hip, hooray!” – for the new king.

Gun salutes rang out in Hyde Park, at the Tower of London and at military sites around the United Kingdom (UK) as he announced the news, and scarlet-robed soldiers in the palace courtyard doffed their bearskin hats in a royal salute.

The proclamation was read out in the medieval City of London and at other locations across the UK.

Two days after the 96-year-old queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland following an unprecedented 70 years on the throne, people still came in their thousands to pay their respects outside Buckingham Palace in London.

The scene was repeated at other royal residences across the UK and at British embassies around the world.

Britain is holding a period of mourning for the queen, with days of carefully choreographed ceremonies marking the death of the only monarch most people have ever known. For many Britons, her passing, though long expected, is a destabilising experience.

It comes at a time when many Britons are facing an energy crisis, the soaring cost of living, the uncertainties of the war in Ukraine and the fallout from Brexit.

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 CAMBODIA

Bodies of lies: Ministry dismisses allegations about organ harvesting rings

Taing Rinith / Khmer Times

A woman speaks to Thai police about her ‘blood curling’ ordeal after arriving in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province from Cambodia in March. komkhaotuathai

A senior government official at the Interior Ministry in charge of combatting human trafficking yesterday dismissed the allegations made by a Hong Kong official and Taiwan journalist that some human trafficking organisations in Cambodia are committing organ harvesting and selling human body parts to the wealthy and on black markets.

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This photo taken on July 8, 2022 shows a teacher serving up breakfast to students before classes with Cambodia‘s school meals programme at a school in Siem Reap province. – Among the spinach crops at a rural Cambodian school garden, children test their mathematics skills weighing produce — but as food price rises rock struggling households, the veggie patch has become a critical safety net. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) / To go with ‘CAMBODIA-HEALTH-EDUCATION,FEATURE’ by Suy SE and Lisa MARTIN in Bangkok

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SIEM REAP: Among the spinach crops at a rural Cambodian school garden, children test their maths skills while weighing produce — but as food prices rise, the vegetable patch has become a safety net for struggling families.

Long before Covid restrictions ravaged the economy, malnutrition and poverty stalked Cambodia’s youth — the legacy of decades of conflict and instability following the Khmer Rouge‘s genocidal rule in the 1970s.

Food insecurity has worsened since Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine stoked global shortages and inflation.

The World Food Programme (WFP) the prices of local staples have shot up in the past year: duck eggs by more than 20 percent and cooking oil by almost 40 percent.

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MYANMAR |

Putin meets Myanmar junta chief, hails ‘positive’ ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on the sidelines of the 2022 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 7, 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed “positive” ties with Myanmar on Wednesday as he met with the country’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok. “Myanmar is our long-standing and reliable partner in Southeast Asia…Our relations are developing in a positive way,” Putin said during the meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum. Min Aung Hlaing’s visit comes as both governments face diplomatic isolation — Moscow for its February military intervention in pro-Western Ukraine, and Naypyidaw for a military coup last year. As Moscow’s ties with the West unravel over Ukraine, the Kremlin is seeking to pivot the country towards the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. “I am very proud of you, because when you came to power in the country, Russia, so to say, became number one in the world,” Min Aung Hlaing told Putin, as quoted by a Kremlin statement that translated his remarks into Russian. “We would call you not just the leader of Russia but a leader of the world because you control and organise stability around the whole world,” he said.  The two leaders “friendly and openly” discussed cooperation and “exchanged views on relations and the international situation”, the Myanmar junta said in a statement.  Since the putsch that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in February last year, Myanmar has faced Western sanctions and a downgrade in relations. Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed as the military regime struggles to crush resistance. Russia and its ally China have been accused of arming Myanmar’s junta with weapons used to attack civilians since the coup. More than 2,200 people have been killed in the crackdown, according to a local monitor. During a trip to Naypyidaw in early August, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov backed the junta’s efforts to “stabilise” the country and hold a national poll next year. But US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the international community to reject the junta’s “sham elections”.

Wed, September 7, 2022TOPICS : Vladimir-Putin Min-Aung-Hlaing Myanmar junta China politics

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Passengers from S’pore and Malaysia unable to board after cruise is overbooked

Adeline Tan

SEP 5, 2022, 10:53 PM SGT

SINGAPORE – Some passengers from Singapore and Malaysia who were booked on cruise ship Genting Dream were unable to board after they were informed that the trip had been overbooked.

The cruise was due to depart Singapore on Sunday, call at Port Klang on Monday, Penang on Tuesday, back to Singapore on Wednesday, before returning to Port Klang on Thursday.

But more than a hundred passengers were unable to board the ship at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre here on Sunday.

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THAILAND |

10 Rohingya rescued from sea off Satun, 41 others found on island

Some undocumented Rohingya found on Koh Dong off Satun Province on Saturday/BERNAMAPix

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BANGKOK: Thai authorities rescued 51 Rohingya including two children in southern Satun province on Tuesday.

Local fishermen rescued 10 Rohingya from the sea in Satun’s La-ngu district and another 41 were found on an island in Thung Wa district.

Police are investigating whether both groups came from the same boat and are victims of human trafficking.

La-ngu district police superintendent, Pol Col Sitthipong Husrangsi said local fishermen found the 10 exhausted men clinging to a polystyrene foam.

“They have been placed at a temporary shelter pending further investigation,” he told reporters.

Meanwhile, Satun Provincial Administration said upon interrogation it was found the 10 men, whom were from Rakhine, had escaped from a shelter in Bangladesh.

“The men said their overloaded boat that was bound for Indonesia was hit by a storm forcing them to abandon the vessel. They were in the sea for four days before being rescued by local fishermen,” said the statement.

Meanwhile, authorities extended their search after receiving information that more Rohingya had been pulled onto a beach nearby.

“They found another 41 Rohingya including two young boys on an island off the coast of Thung Wa district. All of them were found in a hungry and dehydrated state,” the statement said.-Bernama

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