HEADLINES: MYANMAR: Myanmar clashes along Bangladesh border: official
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Aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said its medics in Cox’s Bazar had “received a large number of patients, following fighting at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border”.
Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said at least 14 border officers from neighbouring Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state “entered our territory for self-protection” ahead of advancing rebel Arakan Army (AA) fighters.
However, Bangladesh’s private broadcaster Channel 24 said the number of guards was higher, reporting at least 66 officers had sought shelter, including 10 with bullet wounds.
“The AA has captured many areas of Rakhine state one after another,” Khan told reporters in Dhaka.
“According to our information, they are advancing forward.”
Parts of Myanmar near the 270-kilometre border with Bangladesh – as well as neighbouring India to the north – have seen frequent clashes since November, when AA fighters ended a ceasefire that had largely held since a 2021 coup.
SINGAPORE: New law passed to hold serious sexual, violent crime offenders indefinitely
SINGAPORE – Some dangerous offenders in serious sexual or violent crime cases will not be automatically released after their jail terms end, especially if they show signs of reoffending, after the Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was passed in Parliament on Feb 5.
Under the Bill, there are around 20 sets of amendments, including the introduction of the Sentence for Enhanced Public Protection (Sepp) law and a legislative framework for forensic medical examinations.
With the implementation of Sepp, the Home Affairs Minister, with the advice of a detention review board, will decide if an offender sentenced under the law is suitable for release, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam had said previously.
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THAILAND: Thailand clamps down on cheap copies of elephant, cat trousers from China
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has instructed the Customs Department to come up with measures to stem the influx of cheap trousers with traditional Thai cat and elephant patterns.
Mr Phumtham, who also holds the post of deputy prime minister, said the copied versions of the cat and elephant trousers from China did not sport the exact copyrighted patterns and were of far inferior quality.
“So, I have to find out how the copyright law can be used to protect the original products from these low-quality products from China,” the minister said.
