103 political prisoners have died in prison since the coup d’état

Today’s news: Pyongyang wants to “permanently” cut roads with South Korea. Trump will invest in a chain of resorts in northern Vietnam. Putin will meet for the first time in Turkmenistan with the new Iranian Prime Minister Pezeshkyan. An 18-year-old Nepalese Sherpa becomes the youngest person to climb the 14 eight-thousanders.

MYANMAR

In the three and a half years since the military coup in Myanmar, they have died in prison 103 political prisoners. This has been reported by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) – a Burmese human rights group that carries out its activities in exile -, according to which at least 63 people have been denied medical attention. The most recent case is that of Zaw Myint Maung, former head of the Mandalay region administration and vice president of the NLD, who died on October 7. He had been diagnosed with leukemia before being sentenced to 29 years in prison. The news comes just as the Myanmar crisis is once again in the spotlight. ASEAN summit that is being held in Laos.

NORTH KOREA-SOUTH KOREA

Starting today, North Korea “will permanently close and block the southern border” and fortify areas on its side by cutting off road and rail access to South Korea (already de facto blocked), in an attempt to “completely separate” both countries. The Korean People’s Army (KPA) described the maneuver as “a self-defense measure to inhibit war,” saying it was a response to war exercises in South Korea.

VIETNAM

Vietnamese real estate developer Kinhbac City announced a collaboration with the Trump Organization to develop a golf course and resort project in northern Vietnam. At the end of September, during Vietnamese President To Lam’s visit to the United States, a memorandum of understanding was signed between both companies. The project, in Hung Yen province, will consist of two 54-hole golf courses, along with a network of hotels and a modern residential complex,

NEPAL

A 18 year old nepali He has written the history of mountaineering by becoming the youngest climber in the world to enter the coveted eight thousand club. Nima Rinji Sherpa, a native of the Makalu area, climbed the summit of Mount Shishapangma in Tibet this morning, becoming the youngest person to summit the 14 highest mountains above 8,000 meters.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The UAE government approved the budget for fiscal year 2025 with record spending volume estimated at 71.5 billion dirhams ($19.5 billion), the highest in the country’s history. The Emirates, which is the second largest economy in the Arab world, maintained strong momentum after the slowdown caused by the pandemic: the country’s gross domestic product grew by 3.4% in the first quarter of this year and is expected to expand by 4 % in 2024 thanks above all to the boost from the non-oil sector.

RUSSIA-IRAN

On October 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkmenistan to participate in the Ashgabat international forum, where he will meet for the first time with the new president of Iran, Masud Pezeshkyan, who in turn plans to attend the Brics summit. in Kazan at the end of the month, and discuss the new association agreement.

KAZAKHSTAN

In the steppes of Kazakhstan, a gigantic fire has broken out in two regions, Karaganda and Pavlodar, on an area of ​​45 thousand hectares, with a very strong wind that hits the mountainous regions in the absence of roads to prevent its spread, and Several countries are in danger, despite the efforts of the Civil Defense and 400 volunteers with 64 vehicles.