Rabu, 03 Maret 2021

More killed as Myanmar forces open fire on anti-coup protesters - Al Jazeera English

Myanmar security forces shot and killed at least eight people on Wednesday, according to accounts on social media and local news reports, as authorities extended their lethal crackdown on protests against last month’s coup.

Videos from various locations showed security forces firing slingshots at demonstrators, chasing them down, and even beating an ambulance crew.

A doctor told the AFP news agency one protester was shot in the chest in Mandalay while another, a 19-year-old young woman, was shot in her head.

The Frontier Magazine also reported the killing, saying police first used tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd numbering in the thousands in Mandalay. They opened fire later when the crowd re-grouped at the same place and resumed their sit-in protest, the publication said.

Myanmar has been in chaos since February 1, when the military seized power in a coup and detained much of the country’s civilian leadership, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The military justified the takeover with unsubstantiated claims of fraud in the November 2020 election that returned Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) to power. The power grab has triggered widespread international condemnation as well as nationwide demonstrations demanding a return to civilian rule.

In the town of Monywa, a rescue worker told AFP his team handled the dead bodies of four people and contacted their families. The Monywa Gazette, a local news outlet, put the death toll at five people.

There were also reports of live fire deaths and injuries in the main city of Yangon, where security forces arrested 300 people and “violently beat up” some protesters, according to the Myanmar Now website.

Video posted on social media showed long lines of young men, hands on heads, filing into army trucks as police and soldiers stood guard.

Police and soldiers also blocked off the Hledan Centre junction and fired tear gas at demonstrators in Yangon’s Sachaung area, but the crowds regrouped minutes after dispersing, Myanmar Now reported.

Protests also took place in the central towns of Monywa, Myingyan and Magway. The Monywa Gazette reported five people were wounded when security forces fired live ammunition there.

There was no immediate comment from Myanmar’s military.

‘Unique situation’ at UN

The killings came as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) failed to make a breakthrough in a virtual foreign ministers’ meeting on Myanmar.

While united in a call for restraint, only four members – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore – called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other detainees.

In New York, Myanmar’s ambassador to the UN, Kyaw Moe Tun insisted that he remained the country’s legitimate representative after the military authorities sent a letter to the global body saying that the envoy had been dismissed from his post and that his deputy was now in charge.

The dismissal came after Kyaw Moe Tun made an emotional plea to a UN General Assembly meeting on Friday, calling for “the strongest possible action from the international community” to restore democracy to the country.

Anti-coup protesters take cover behind makeshift barricades in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 [AP]
Protesters holding homemade shields as they run during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on March 3, 2021 [Stringer/ AFP]
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric confirmed on Tuesday that the UN received two “contradictory” letters and is reviewing them to see who is the UN ambassador and whether the assembly’s Credentials Committee will get involved.

“We are in a very unique situation we have not seen in a long time,” Dujarric said. “We are trying to sort through all the legal, protocol and other implications” and are “trying to resolve things as quickly as possible from our end”.

The letter from Kyaw Moe Tun, sent on Monday to General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir with a copy to the secretary-general, said President Win Myint and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi appointed him last year and that they remained lawfully elected to their roles.

“The perpetrators of the unlawful coup against the democratic government of Myanmar have no authority to countermand the legitimate authority of the president of my country,” Kyaw Moe Tun said in the letter.

“I wish therefore to confirm to you that I remain Myanmar’s permanent representative to the United Nations.”

The second letter to the secretary-general originated from Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was received on Tuesday, Dujarric said. It informed the UN that the State Administration Council, the body set up by the generals to run the country following the coup, had “terminated the duties and responsibilities” of ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun on February 27 and would no longer recognise his accreditation to the UN General Assembly.

Dated February 28, the letter said Myanmar’s deputy UN ambassador, Tin Maung Naing, had been assigned as the chargé d’affaires of the UN mission.

Policemen armed with guns, sling-shots and shields advance towards anti-coup protesters in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, on March 3, 2021 [AP]
A protester holds a homemade shield during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon [Stringer/AFP]
Dujarric said the UN had not received any official notification of any change to Myanmar’s government since the February 1 coup.

The rival claims to represent Myanmar will probably now need to be considered by a nine-member UN Credentials Committee that reports to the General Assembly, which will then make the final decision.

The US supported Kyaw Moe Tun and hailed his “bravery,” with a Department of State spokesman saying “we understand that the permanent representative remains in his position”.

“We will continue to oppose the military coup and we will continue to support the restoration of Burma’s democratically elected civilian government,” the US spokesman said.

US envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield also held a virtual meeting with Kyaw Moe Tun on Tuesday to express her support.

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2021-03-03 10:54:13Z
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Blast at Dutch COVID test centre appears intentional, police say - Al Jazeera English

Explosion in northern town, which caused damage but no injuries, comes after riots over lockdown measures.

A coronavirus testing centre in the Netherlands was intentionally targeted, Dutch police said, after an explosion at the site.

The blast on Wednesday in Bovenkarspel, a northern town, shattered windows but caused no injuries, police from the province of North Holland said in a statement.

An explosives team was on site to examine the device, police in North Holland province said.

The metal remains of the explosive were found in front of the building; the device “must have been placed” there, police spokesman Menno Hartenberg told Reuters news agency.

“Something like that doesn’t just happen by accident, it has to be laid,” he said, adding the device was about 10cm by 10cm (four inches by four inches).

There was one security guard inside the building when the explosion took place, but that person was unharmed.

Health Minister Hugo de Jonge described the incident as an “insane” act.

“For more than a year we have been leaning on these people on the front lines and now this,” he tweeted.

Officers cordoned off the area as they carried out investigations.

Wednesday morning test appointments in Bovenkarspel were cancelled, according to public broadcaster NOS.

The region around Bovenkarspel is currently suffering one of the Netherlands’ worst COVID-19 outbreaks, with 181 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with around 27 per 100,000 nationally.

At least one hospital has been forced to send patients to other provinces because intensive care units are overwhelmed.

“In this area, the infections are going up, there is a real serious outbreak and the hospitals here are struggling,” Al Jazeera’s Vaessen said.

“And also generally in the Netherlands infections are on the rise.”

Recent riots

The blast follows the worst unrest the Netherlands has witnessed in decades, with many angered by strict restrictions aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier this year, the government introduced a night-time curfew, the first to be implemented in the Netherlands since World War II.

The measure went into effect on January 23 and led to several days of rioting.

The protests gripped several cities and saw rioters torch a COVID testing centre in Urk, a northern village.

Police clamped down and hundreds of rioters were arrested. Many have already been sentenced by Dutch courts.

Security has been stepped up at some coronavirus test locations because of threats and vandalism.

The blast follows the worst unrest the Netherlands has witnessed in decades, with many angered by strict restrictions aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic [File: Rob Engelaar/ANP/AFP]
The curfew is in effect from 9pm to 4:30am daily, and is due to expire on March 15 – two days before general elections.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government won a court case last week over its use of emergency powers to install the measure.

The curfew was part of a strict lockdown in which bars, restaurants and non-essential shops have been closed for months.

Some measures were eased on Wednesday, with hairdressers reopening and non-essential shops allowed to accept a small number of visitors by appointment.

More than 15,700 people have died of coronavirus in the Netherlands, which has recorded more than 1.1 million cases.

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2021-03-03 10:23:20Z
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COVID-19: Explosion at coronavirus testing centre near Amsterdam appears intentional, police say - Sky News

A coronavirus testing centre close to the Dutch capital of Amsterdam appears to have been intentionally targeted after an explosion before the site opened, police have said.

The blast in the town of Bovenkarspel, north of the capital, happened at 6.55am and caused no injuries.

The explosive "must have been placed" there, a police spokesman said.

Windows were shattered in the blast and the metal remains of the explosive were found at the front of the building.

A security guard reported the explosion to police and was not injured.

Police spokesman Menno Hartenberg said: "We don't know yet exactly what exploded, the explosives experts must first investigate.

"What we're saying is that something like that doesn't just happen by accident, it has to be laid."

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In a statement, Dutch police said the security guard had "heard a loud bang and then saw that several windows of the building had broken".

"Outside the building was a metal cylinder that had exploded. No one was injured in the incident."

The region around Bovenkarspel, a rural town 35 miles (56km) north of Amsterdam, is currently suffering one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the Netherlands.

It has 181 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with around 27 per 100,000 nationally.

At least one hospital has been forced to send patients to other provinces due to lack of space in its intensive care units.

The incident also comes shortly before national elections on 17 March, which are widely seen as a referendum on the government's handling of the pandemic.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte's conservative VVD Party is likely to remain the largest, according to opinion polls.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Image: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte

Wednesday marks the first day in several months in which lockdown measures in the Netherlands have been eased.

Non-essential stores are allowed to accept a small number of visitors by appointment and hairdressers can start welcoming customers.

However, a curfew from 9pm to 4.30am remains in place.

Anger against healthcare authorities has increased since the start of 2021 and the head of the country's National Institute for Health is now accompanied by a security detail to public appearances.

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2021-03-03 09:14:58Z
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Six killed as Myanmar forces crack down on anti-coup protests - Al Jazeera English

Security forces have opened fire on anti-coup protesters in several cities and towns in Myanmar, killing at least six people and wounding several more, according to news agencies and local media.

Two people were killed in the second biggest city of Mandalay on Wednesday while at least four others were killed in the town of Monywa in the central Sagaing region, witnesses said.

A doctor told the AFP news agency one protester was shot in the chest in Mandalay while another, a 19-year-old young woman, was shot in her head.

The Frontier Magazine also reported the killing, saying police first used tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd numbering in the thousands in Mandalay. They opened fire later when the crowd re-grouped at the same place and resumed their sit-in protest, the publication said.

Myanmar has been in chaos since February 1, when the military seized power in a coup and detained much of the country’s civilian leadership, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The military justified the takeover with unsubstantiated claims of fraud in the November 2020 election that returned Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) to power. The power grab has triggered widespread international condemnation as well as nationwide demonstrations demanding a return to civilian rule.

In the town of Monywa, a rescue worker told AFP his team handled the dead bodies of four people and contacted their families. The Monywa Gazette, a local news outlet, put the death toll at five people.

There were also reports of live fire and injuries in the main city of Yangon, where security forces arrested 300 people and “violently beat up” some protesters, according to the Myanmar Now website.

Video posted on social media showed long lines of young men, hands on heads, filing into army trucks as police and soldiers stood guard.

Police and soldiers also blocked off the Hledan Centre junction and fired tear gas at demonstrators in Yangon’s Sachaung area, but the crowds regrouped minutes after dispersing, Myanmar Now reported.

Protests also took place in the central towns of Monywa, Myingyan and Magway. The Monywa Gazette reported five people were wounded when security forces fired live ammunition there.

There was no immediate comment from Myanmar’s military.

‘Unique situation’ at UN

The killings came as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) failed to make a breakthrough in a virtual foreign ministers’ meeting on Myanmar.

While united in a call for restraint, only four members – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore – called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other detainees.

In New York, Myanmar’s ambassador to the UN, Kyaw Moe Tun insisted that he remained the country’s legitimate representative after the military authorities sent a letter to the global body saying that the envoy had been dismissed from his post and that his deputy was now in charge.

The dismissal came after Kyaw Moe Tun made an emotional plea to a UN General Assembly meeting on Friday, calling for “the strongest possible action from the international community” to restore democracy to the country.

Anti-coup protesters take cover behind makeshift barricades in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 [AP]
Protesters holding homemade shields as they run during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on March 3, 2021 [Stringer/ AFP]
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric confirmed on Tuesday that the UN received two “contradictory” letters and is reviewing them to see who is the UN ambassador and whether the assembly’s Credentials Committee will get involved.

“We are in a very unique situation we have not seen in a long time,” Dujarric said. “We are trying to sort through all the legal, protocol and other implications” and are “trying to resolve things as quickly as possible from our end”.

The letter from Kyaw Moe Tun, sent on Monday to General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir with a copy to the secretary-general, said President Win Myint and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi appointed him last year and that they remained lawfully elected to their roles.

“The perpetrators of the unlawful coup against the democratic government of Myanmar have no authority to countermand the legitimate authority of the president of my country,” Kyaw Moe Tun said in the letter.

“I wish therefore to confirm to you that I remain Myanmar’s permanent representative to the United Nations.”

The second letter to the secretary-general originated from Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was received on Tuesday, Dujarric said. It informed the UN that the State Administration Council, the body set up by the generals to run the country following the coup, had “terminated the duties and responsibilities” of ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun on February 27 and would no longer recognise his accreditation to the UN General Assembly.

Dated February 28, the letter said Myanmar’s deputy UN ambassador, Tin Maung Naing, had been assigned as the chargé d’affaires of the UN mission.

Policemen armed with guns, sling-shots and shields advance towards anti-coup protesters in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, on March 3, 2021 [AP]
A protester holds a homemade shield during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon [Stringer/AFP]
Dujarric said the UN had not received any official notification of any change to Myanmar’s government since the February 1 coup.

The rival claims to represent Myanmar will probably now need to be considered by a nine-member UN Credentials Committee that reports to the General Assembly, which will then make the final decision.

The US supported Kyaw Moe Tun and hailed his “bravery,” with a Department of State spokesman saying “we understand that the permanent representative remains in his position”.

“We will continue to oppose the military coup and we will continue to support the restoration of Burma’s democratically elected civilian government,” the US spokesman said.

US envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield also held a virtual meeting with Kyaw Moe Tun on Tuesday to express her support.

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2021-03-03 09:32:42Z
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BREAKING NEWS: Covid-19 test centre is hit by explosion in Dutch town that has seen surge in cases - Daily Mail

Dutch Covid-19 test centre is hit by explosion as fury over country's lockdown measures grows

  • Testing centre in Bovenkarspel was hit by explosion which shattered windows
  • Police suspect a deliberate attack after 'something metal' exploded at 6.55am
  • It comes weeks after major rioting across the Netherlands over lockdown rules 

A Covid-19 test centre was hit by an explosion in the Netherlands early today in an area which has suffered a surge in coronavirus cases, as anger grows over the country's lockdown measures. 

Police said the building in the town of Bovenkarspel appeared to be the target of a deliberate attack after 'something metal' exploded outside the testing centre, weeks after a nationwide curfew led to riots in major Dutch cities. 

'What we're saying is that something like that doesn't just happen by accident, it has to be laid,' police spokesman Menno Hartenberg said after the blast shortly before 7am on Wednesday. 

Nobody was injured, but windows were shattered and the site was cordoned off for a bomb squad to investigate. 

The town of Bovenkarspel, shown on this map of the Netherlands, saw an explosion at a Covid-19 testing facility today

The town of Bovenkarspel, shown on this map of the Netherlands, saw an explosion at a Covid-19 testing facility today 

The explosion at a testing centre on Wednesday comes weeks after several consecutive nights of rioting against lockdown measures (file photo)

The explosion at a testing centre on Wednesday comes weeks after several consecutive nights of rioting against lockdown measures (file photo) 

Hartenberg, the police spokesman, said that the explosive 'must have been placed' outside the testing centre run by health authority GGD.   

'We don't know yet exactly what exploded, the explosives experts must first investigate,' he said. 

The testing centre is at least the second to be attacked by protesters after a facility in the fishing village of Urk was set on fire during the late-January rioting. 

On the worst night of rioting on January 25, more than 180 people were arrested for burning vehicles, stone throwing and widespread looting.  

While the violence eventually calmed, anger at the lockdown measures has continued - with bar owners and prostitutes staging a raft of protests on Tuesday. 

Sex workers - who usually work legally - are furious that they are still prevented from working under virus restrictions while other 'contact professions' such as hairdressers and beauty salons have been allowed to re-open from Wednesday. 

Protesters from the sex industry gathered outside the Dutch parliament in The Hague on Tuesday arguing that they were being discriminated against. 

'You can go to the hairdresser or you can go to a massage therapist but you can't go and see a sex worker,' said one. 

Meanwhile, cafes across the country symbolically opened their terraces and served food to inflatable dummies to protest the lockdown. 

'We've waited long enough, we still don't see any perspective from the government,' said one cafe owner, Peter Bender. 

In January, this testing centre in the fishing village of Urk was set on fire during rioting across the country on the first night of a nationwide curfew

In January, this testing centre in the fishing village of Urk was set on fire during rioting across the country on the first night of a nationwide curfew 

A woman holds a placard as a group of Dutch sex workers demonstrate in The Hague on Tuesday, saying they are being discriminated against when hairdressers can re-open

A woman holds a placard as a group of Dutch sex workers demonstrate in The Hague on Tuesday, saying they are being discriminated against when hairdressers can re-open 

A group of sex workers display placards as they gather outside the Dutch parliament on Tuesday and demand their right to work like other 'contact professions'

A group of sex workers display placards as they gather outside the Dutch parliament on Tuesday and demand their right to work like other 'contact professions' 

The pandemic has taken a brutal economic toll in the Netherlands with turnover in the food and accommodation sectors plunging by 70.4 per cent in 2020. 

The government announced a partial easing of last week with secondary schools re-opening and young people allowed to play sports, but the wider lockdown will remain in place until at least March 15. 

Anti-lockdown campaigners initially succeeded in getting a court to overturn the curfew, saying the government had overstepped its emergency powers. 

But an appeals court in The Hague overturned that decision on Friday, saying the drastic measures were 'justified' to rein in the coronavirus outbreak.  

While Dutch infection rates have fallen from their winter peak, they are still very high in the so-called safety region of North Holland (North) which includes Bovenkarspel. 

The region saw 360 new cases on Tuesday, representing a very high figure of 54 infections per 100,000 people in the previous 24 hours. 

Across the Netherlands, the figure was 23 infections per 100,000, making the region one of the country's major hotspots.  

More than 14 per cent of tests came back positive in North Holland (North), compared to a figure of nine per cent across the Netherlands.  

And Dutch health authorities have been slow even by the EU's standards in distributing vaccines, with only 5.7 doses handed out per 100 people so far.  

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2021-03-03 07:56:54Z
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The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines: Live updates - CNN

Oxford/AstaZeneca Covid-19 vaccines are unloaded after arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 3. 
Oxford/AstaZeneca Covid-19 vaccines are unloaded after arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 3.  Daniel Irungu/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Kenya has received more than 1 million Covid-19 vaccines as part of the global COVAX program, according to a news release from the country’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

A plane carrying 1.02 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine touched down just before midnight Tuesday in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

It is part of an initial allocation to Kenya of 3.5 million doses, according to the joint statement from Kenya’s Health Ministry, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

According to the Ministry of Health, the first beneficiaries of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will include frontline workers such as health care professionals, teachers and security personnel. 

The COVAX program, led jointly by WHO along with health non-profit organizations, aims to supply vaccines to developing countries in the first 100 days of 2021 and to deploy at least 2 billion doses by year’s end.

“We know that this pandemic will not end in one country until it has ended in all countries,” said Thabani Maphosa, managing director for country programs at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
“The first arrivals of Covid-19 vaccine doses in Kenya represents the start of equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide. These first doses are for the vaccination of frontline health workers which are critical to the Covid-19 response and the maintenance of all health services."

In addition to the vaccines, UNICEF is providing syringes and safety boxes to Kenya, via a global stockpile funded and supported by Gavi. 

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2021-03-03 07:13:00Z
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Selasa, 02 Maret 2021

Thirteen die in southern California crash near Mexico border - BBC News

At least 13 people have died and more were injured after an SUV collided with a trailer truck in southern California, near the US-Mexico border.

Twenty-five people were said to have been travelling in the SUV, which would legally have had a capacity for eight or nine.

Police say the vehicle drove directly into the path of the truck, which had a full load of gravel.

The truck's driver suffered minor injuries.

Fire officials said they were called to an incident in Imperial - about 11 miles (18km) north of the Mexico border and 100 miles east of San Diego - at 06:15 local time (14:15 GMT) on Tuesday.

Twelve people died at the scene, and another later succumbed to their injuries in hospital.

Scene of crash in southern California
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At a press conference on Tuesday, California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said: "Obviously that vehicle is not meant for that many people. It's unfortunate that that number of people were put into that vehicle."

He said several of the passengers were ejected from the vehicle upon collision.

A spokesman for Border Patrol, Macario Mora, told the Associated Press that the immigration status of the victims was being investigated.

He said they could be farmworkers involved in harvesting winter greens in the mainly agricultural area.

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