Can TikTok spark a new era of protests?

There's a new sound of protest going viral on TikTok. What is being said, and how much impact could it have?We're just two ...
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MP urges Tok Mat to contact Myanmar over student leader’s arrest

PETALING JAYA: Subang MP Wong Chen has urged foreign minister Mohamad Hasan to get in touch with the military junta of Myanmar following the detention of a student leader there. The PKR MP urged ...
Variety

TikTok Awards Debut in Hollywood Despite Technical Glitches

The seams were showing at times at the first TikTok Awards held Thursday night the Hollywood Palladium and live streaming on TikTok and Tubi. But producers, presenters and winners soldiered on with ...
The Boston Globe

Time change: Red Sleigh Inn Antiques turns to TikTok for new take in Medway

MEDWAY — Memorable gifts don’t always have to be delivered in a red sleigh but once a year. Judy Gilliatt-Gohs’s 18th-century home doubles as The Red Sleigh Inn Antiques, a shop that specializes in ...
Reuters

Myanmar arrests hundreds under new election law ahead of December vote

Election law criticized for silencing dissent, blocking scrutiny Group highlights misuse of law against journalists, artists and activists Upcoming elections amid civil war seen as sham by ...
The New York Times

Myanmar’s Civil War Pushes Infectious Disease Over Its Borders

Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say. People wait at the Mae Tao Clinic in ...
The New York Times

Myanmar’s Election Is Derided as Fake, but the Nation’s Suffering Is All Too Real

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections. A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor ...
The Star

Over 50 homes destroyed in New Year’s Eve fire in Myanmar capital

YANGON: A fire that broke out on New Year’s Eve in Pyinmana, Nay Pyi Taw, destroyed 54 houses, according to reports. The fire occurred at around 7:00 pm. on December 31 in Yan Aung (2) and Yan Naing ...
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New Year's babies: First babies born at Florida hospitals

Central Florida hospitals have welcomed the first babies of 2026. Amiri Kingston Smith was born at AdventHealth Orlando at 12:23 a.m. Hailey Vargas was born at Winnie Palmer Hospital at 12:41 a.m.
New Hampshire Public Radio

Myanmar is holding phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Myanmar's military rulers are holding a staggered general election beginning Dec. 28 and ending in late January. Their hope is that it will return some stability to the country ...
BMJ Open

Tobacco use in the context of natural disasters: a scoping review pertinent to tobacco control in Indonesia

Objective In Indonesia, the second most natural disaster-prone country in the world, the tobacco industry exploits such crises via corporate social responsibility. The objective of this study was to ...