HEADLINES: MYANMAR: Myanmar military fending off attacks on several fronts despite ceasefire with Brotherhood Alliance
CAMBODIA: Cambodia records second human case of bird flu so far this year
“The man was confirmed positive for H5N1 bird flu virus by the National Institute of Public Health on Saturday,” the ministry said.
“Currently, the patient is receiving intensive care from a team of doctors. According to queries, the man had raised 50-60 chicken and the chicken had subsequently died about two weeks ago,” the ministry said.
A team of health experts is looking into the source of the infection and are examining any suspected cases or people who have been in contact with the victim to prevent an outbreak in the community, the ministry added.
Tamiflu (oseltamivir), an antiviral drug to prevent the bird flu from spreading, was also given out to people who had direct contact with the man, the ministry said.
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MYANMAR: Myanmar military fending off attacks on several fronts despite ceasefire with Brotherhood Alliance
Armed groups including the AA, KIA, KNDF, PNLA, PDF, and various allies have fought fiercely with junta forces in five states and regions in the last two weeks
Weapons and ammunition seized by the Arakan Army in Kyauktaw Township on January 16 (AA Info Desk).
Three months after the launch of the Brotherhood Alliance’s Operation 1027 anti-junta offensive, the Myanmar military continues to suffer defeats in clashes with other armed resistance forces and ethnic armed organisations.
Since initiating Operation 1027 in late October, the tripartite Brotherhood Alliance—made up of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Ta’ang National Liberation Army and Arakan Army (AA)—has seized control of more than a dozen towns in Rakhine, Chin, and northern Shan states.
Despite a Chinese-mediated ceasefire reached between the military and Brotherhood Alliance on January 11, clashes are still ongoing in northern Shan State with other anti-junta groups.
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), joined by members of the Kachin People’s Defence Forces (PDF) and All Burma Students’ Democratic Front,
SINGAPORE: Singapore households continue to spend as inflation eases in 2023; credit card debt not a concern
SINGAPORE – The pressure of rising prices eased somewhat for all households after hitting a high in 2022, with low-income households seeing the smallest increase in inflation across the income groups.
If rents of owner-occupied accommodation are excluded, the consumer price index (CPI) for households in the lowest 20 per cent income group increased by 4 per cent in 2023, down from 5 per cent in 2022.
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