Updated: Solomon Islands Prime Minister survives no-confidence vote after riots
Updated 6.15pm (AEDT) Sydney, Australia Reuters Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Monday survived a no confidence motion in parliament, after accusing the Pacific island nation’s most populous province of being “Taiwan’s agent”, and anti-government protesters of attempting a coup. Dozens of buildings were burnt and shops looted in the capital of the Pacific […]
Explainer: What is behind unrest in the Solomon Islands?
Sydney, Australia Reuters Four people were killed during violent anti-government protests in the Solomon Islands that prompted Australia to send police and soldiers to help keep order. In three days of unrest last week, buildings were set ablaze and shops looted by protesters angered by problems such as high unemployment and crowded housing, witnesses said. […]
Calm returns as clean-up begins in Solomon Islands – media
Melbourne, Australia Reuters Soldiers and police from Australia and Papua New Guinea were helping to restore calm in the Solomon Islands as clean-up operations started, after several days of rioting left three dead and led to dozens of arrests, local media reported. The Solomon Star newspaper said Australian soldiers and police and troops from Papua […]
Australian police take control of Solomon Islands capital after days of unrest – witnesses
Canberra, Australia Reuters Australian police began taking control of the Solomon Islands capital Honiara on Friday after days of violent protests in the South Pacific island nation, witnesses said. Tear gas was deployed in Chinatown where looting and the burning of buildings continued on Friday morning and a new curfew was expected to be imposed […]
Heirs step up as COVID deaths rock Bangkok’s famous street-food stalls
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Each morning, Adulwitch Tangsupmanee brings a cart of crispy pork belly to a run-down cinema in Bangkok’s Chinatown and sets up the same street-food stall his internationally renowned father ran for nearly 50 years before dying of COVID-19 in July. While aromatic pork broth simmers, Adulwitch carefully places a framed picture of […]
Happy Lunar New Year?: COVID-19 pushes Chinatown businesses to the brink
As people around the globe mark the start of the Lunar New Year, LIN TAYLOR of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the Chinatowns have fared – and the role some say xenophobia has played – during the coronavirus pandemic…