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written by: deputy editor in chief Marta Vasić,
May 22nd, 2020,
22:25 ECT

FOREIGN MINISTER SHAMEFULLY REFUSED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DONORS

This afternoon in National Assembly, question time session took place, with Foreign Minister Hana Adrović being supposed to answer questions this time. While DS MPs used most of their time to congratulate her and wish her luck in presidential race, since this is a first session of National Assembly since she has decided to run for the President of Serbia on upcoming elections, some serious questions could had been heard from SDP MPs, regarding the situation in Libya and Eastern Asia, as well as projects done within the NATO and the EU.

When time has come for the Leader of the Opposition Saša Janković (SDP) to ask his question, he asked following:

"Mr. Speaker,

Less than a week ago, Foreign Minister Adrović has announced her intention to run for the President of the Third Republic. Although law requires her to resign from the post she's currently holding in the government, so that the so-called functionary campaign is avoided, because she can't use public resources available to your current post to campaign on elections as a regular candidate, she is still serving as the Foreign Minister. My first question is whether or not is she going to resign from the post of the Foreign Minister and first Vice-President of the government?

Secondly, Foreign Minister Adrović is well-known to the wider public due to her connections to multiple lobbies. In the last two years, she wrote in her official reports to Anti-Corruption Agency (ABPK) and Public Prosecutor (JTS) that she has gained up to $7 millions on private donations. Our internal reports are showing that the number we're speaking of might actually be up to $10 millions, if we include money she has taken after she successfully lobbied to get Serbia and NATO into war in Libya, a war we're campaigning against for already few months without any response from the government. So my question is whether or not will the Foreign Minister share with us information about identities of her secret donors? Money she has already received and will receive during the campaign will with no doubt be used to support her campaign and therefore could be a source of secret lobbies influence on her policy agenda. Therefore, I think, as it is important to know whether she will resign to avoid functionary campaign, it is equally important to know whether she will share with us identities of her donors. Thank you Mr. Speaker, I've asked my questions."

To these questions, Foreign Minister Hana Adrović has replied:

"Mr. Speaker,

I did not came to the National Assembly today to discuss details on my presidential campaign, but to discuss our foreign policy results and upcoming agenda. I do not intend to waste my precious time on questions that are not relevant for the subjects external to my government's position, and therefore I will use my right to classify questions asked by honorable gentleman as irrelevant and not to answer them. I also want to use this chance to assure him that all the questions he has raised will surely be answered, but not here and not today, but in more appropriate context. Thank you."

Rules are guaranteeing every MP with right to speak once again after Minister answer his question during the questions time, to tell whether or not is he considering his questions to be answered appropriately. Mr. Janković used that opportunity today, and said following:

"Mr. Speaker,

You guess that I don't think that Foreign Minister has answered my questions in a satisfying way. But there's something even more problematic than that, and that is ignorance. She has not just refused to answer my questions, but fully ignored the fact that they are with no doubt concerned with her post within the government. Her position was that my questions were irrelevant and external to her duties within the government, totally refusing to acknowledge the fact that they were actually fully concerned with some basic stuff regarding it. Her point that there is no internal connection between her duties as the Foreign Minister and whether or not is she going to resign from the post of the Foreign Minister and whether or not is she going to reveal names of people who donated their money to her while she has been a Foreign Minister, is just simply not conclusive in a rational sense. Thank you."

France 24 - English Edition

_{22nd May, 2020}

Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga appears before court

Félicien Kabuga is accused of bankrolling and arming the ethnic Hutu militias that waged the 100-day killing spree against Rwanda's Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Rwanda's most wanted fugitive, he was arrested on Thursday in a Paris suburb.

In his first appearance in public in more than two decades, Kabuga was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair, dressed in jeans and a blue jumper and wearing a face mask. The octogenarian's voice was weak, but audible, as he confirmed through an interpreter his identity and parents' names. He gave his date of birth as March 1, 1933. His lawyers said in a statement ahead of the hearing that Kabuga had the right to be presumed innocent and opposed being transferred from France to a UN tribunal that handles crimes against humanity based in Tanzania. Defence lawyer Laurent Bayon told the court Kabuga wished to be tried in France. The court will decide whether to hand Kabuga to the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT). The international court is based in the Hague, Netherlands and Arusha, Tanzania. The IRMCT's chief prosecutor told France 24 the court had already requested Kabuga be transferred to United Nations custody. The French court granted a request by the defence to defer the hearing and set the next date for May 27. Exiting the courtroom, Kabuga raised his fist as several relatives including one son voiced encouragement.

Kabuga's arrest marked the end of a more than two-decade-long hunt that spanned Africa and Europe. A one-time tea and coffee tycoon, he is accused of being a main financier of the genocide, paying for the militias that carried out the massacres, as well as importing huge numbers of machetes, according to the UN tribunal's indictment. He also co-owned Radio Television Milles Collines, the infamous radio station that fanned the ethnic hatred by broadcasting anti-Tutsi messages

MOTHERLAND UNIFICATION GAZETTE

May 23, B.E. 2563

INTERNATIONAL

KOREA : ARMING THE ENEMIES OF SIAM

Seven decades ago, over a thousand young Siamese volunteered to fight to defend South Korea; a 129 died defending the Republic against Communist invasion. Seoul today spits on the graves of the 129, selling high-tech weaponry of every kind to the Kra Republic, which uses the weapons to suppress the voice of the Thai populace in the south, and the Socialist People's Republic of Thailand, no less a threat to Siam that the DPRK poses to South Korea. Those 129 sons of Siam had sold their lives to defend a nation that today peddles weaponry intended to slay their descendants. Just yesterday, Khon Kaen inked a deal with DSME to procure a 20,000-ton tanker and three ex-ROK corvettes. Before that, DSME sold two state-of-the-art Daegu-class frigates to the Kra Navy, equal in capability to the Bhumbibol Adulyadej-class frigates the Maritime Service operates. This threat to Siam's national security cannot be ignored, and the consensus that South Korea is emerging as an enemy rather than as an ally is commonly shared between all major parties, be they liberal or conservative, save for the socialists, and rightly so, as the National Assembly concludes today's session, electing to ban Korean technology from government tenders and from governmental use, clearing $6 billion dollars from Siam's valued currency reserve to reinforce her position against increasingly advanced, increasingly Korean-supplied tools of war employed by the Reds in Khon Kaen and the fascists in Kra.

Indonesia, an ardent backer of Kra, also employs several warships of Korean make, and is also involved in South Korea's KF-X program. Today's session is a statement on the current situation; that Siam will not allow for her honour to be trampled upon, that Siam will no longer sit dumbly by as Korea sells arms to her greatest threats. In the increasingly tense Japan-Korea rift, Siam has elected to stake her future with her traditional partner. Upon the conclusion of the convention, the Siamese Army confirmed the purchase of 1,000 Komatsu LAVs from Japan, a deal worth $280 million dollars, and stated that several talks for the acquisition of modern equipment from Japan, such as the Type 10 MBT, Osumi-class LSTs, and participation in the X-2 Shinshin project, are currently underway. South Korea, a nation divided, actively works to keep another separated. This is a slight not to be easily forgotten, nor forgiven.

帝国日本だより | Teikoku Nihonda yori | News from Imperial Japan

Japan formally signs onto The Pacific Alliance

Recently, after days of observing The Pacific Alliance. A vote was initiated at the request of the Japanese Government for Japan to be formally admitted into The Pacific Alliance as a full-fledged member. The vote went smoothly & after a few hours, a majority consensus was reached to admit Japan into the alliance. The Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe, had the following to say on social media,

"This is a great opportunity for Japan to further develop it's foreign relations. We look forward to being a committed member of The Pacific Alliance! Together with our fellow Nations, we can work together to promote stability & prosperity across the Pacific"

This marks yet another departure from Japan's traditional foreign isolation. However, several citizens who were polled had positive opinions on the move. Believing it would strengthen Japan's position in Asia & the Pacific.

"天皇陛下をお迎えください！日本に栄光を！ | Ten'nōheika o o mukae kudasai! Nihon ni eikō o! | Hail His Divine Majesty the Emperor, Glory to Japan!"

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帝国日本だより | Teikoku Nihonda yori | News from Imperial Japan

His Divine Majesty the Emperor to meet with the Siamese

Following the recent foreign minister's visit to Siam, His Divine Majesty the Emperor announced he would contact the Siamese Monarch to set up a meeting. His Divine Majesty the Emperor delivered the following statement,

"Recently, the situation in Thailand has been unraveling due to the antics of the South Koreans. They have entered into some sort of economic rivalry with the Zhen. They have also antagonized the Siamese. Japan will stand up for the Siamese. They are a traditional Western ally & we will not let them fall to the Eastern aligned SPRT or the supremacist Kra regime. I will engage in discussions with the Siamese Monarch to coordinate how & where Japan can assist a fellow Asian country in securing themselves & continuing to prosper"

"天皇陛下をお迎えください！日本に栄光を！ | Ten'nōheika o o mukae kudasai! Nihon ni eikō o! | Hail His Divine Majesty the Emperor, Glory to Japan!"

Tag: Seri sayam

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帝国日本だより | Teikoku Nihonda yori | News from Imperial Japan

Japan reaches out to foreign partners for X-2 Program

Recently, the Ministry of Defense has stated that it has been in contact with foreign governments to negotiate partnerships for it's X-2 program. The Defense Minister did not elaborate beyond,

"We have been looking to further develop the X-2 & thus have reached out to foreign associates of Japan. We may also bring this up with the Americans in the meeting between the Prime Minister & the American President"

However, the Defense Minister did denounce the South Koreans for allowing the Zhen Dynasty to sign on to the KAI KF-X Program. He stated,

"The Koreans have blindly allowed the Zhen to sign on to their fighter program. Yet, we are to believe that the Koreans have the best interest of the West in mind? When they continue to flirt with the enemies of the West? What kind of logic is that?"

"天皇陛下をお迎えください！日本に栄光を！ | Ten'nōheika o o mukae kudasai! Nihon ni eikō o! | Hail His Divine Majesty the Emperor, Glory to Japan!"

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帝国日本だより | Teikoku Nihonda yori | News from Imperial Japan

Foreign Minister denounces South Korean Yonhap News

The Foreign Minister recently formally denounced the South Korean Yonhap News company on social media. He stated the following,

"The South Koreans promulgate the past of the Zhen Dynasty? These past couple days I believe we've seen a common trend. That is the Eastern Alignment of the South Koreans. They have openly flirted with anti-Western regimes & antagonized traditional Western allies. Japan will not tolerate this any further. We have had our patience tested these past couple days but this is the limit. No longer will our Proud Country be forced to endure this disrespect. Our meeting with the American President will be the final opportunity for our relationship with South Korea to be saved. Should that fail. We may need to take more drastic measures to reign in the South Koreans & remind them who's side they are on"

"天皇陛下をお迎えください！日本に栄光を！ | Ten'nōheika o o mukae kudasai! Nihon ni eikō o! | Hail His Divine Majesty the Emperor, Glory to Japan!"

Tag: South daehanmingug

Make Australia Australian Again
_{Australian values set to triumph over multiculturalism in proposed legislation}
^{May 24th}

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Australia is the most ethnically diverse country in the world, with 26% of Australians being born overseas and 49% of people having at least one parent born overseas, Australia has over 100 religions and over 300 ethnic groups. While many see this as a bragging point, a recent mass increase in migration, but not mitigation. Australia's western culture has been placed in grave danger after newcomers have failed to assimilate to Australian culture.

Dr Kevin Donnelly, author of 'How Political Correctness is Destroying Australia,' explained how, for example, 'mainly poorly uneducated young muslim men [...] are unable or unwilling to assimilate or, worst of all, hellbent on inflicting violence and death,' and has brought up 'inhumane' practices like female genital mutilation and other violations of womans rights that continue in Islamic culture outside of the Middle East.

Conservative think tank 'Advance Australia' has commented that the Chinese have long thought themselves the centre of the world, stemming from ancient beliefs, and therefore makes Chinese immigrants and tourists less respectful of Australian views and values and can sometimes see a total failure to assimilate. Countries like Thailand, who house completely socialist governments, are too a threat to Australian values such as democracy and freedom of speech, expression, and opinion, which is already endangered by the cultural-left.

African crime youth gangs are on the rise, with controversial One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson suggesting it may be a 'replication of tribalism' like back in Africa, although this has not been proven. National rivalries such as between Korea and Japan, Taiwan and Mainland China, Kra and Thailand, India and Pakistan, Palestine and Israel, are carried into Australia through immigration, and have lead to an increase in racially motivated riots and violence between foreign groups.

It has been suggested by conservatives and within the National Republican Party about a bill introducing a regime of 'Antiunaustralianism' (AUAM) that will see immigrants and tourists who engage in or promote unaustralian activities be placed on a 'three strikes and your out' (deported) program. The bill will allow the practicing of individual cultures, but will ban 'barbaric' and anti-Australian (Things that go against Australian values and laws, such as violating individual rights, calling for violence, etc.) practices.

Far-right Ex-Senator Fraser Anning took to twitter this morning, stating that "[Australia] give[s] so much to you, the least you could do is stop being a piece of filth and respect our laws and our culture. We respect you, you respect us," which of course sparked much controversy.

While the Democratic Socialist Party and the Greens have called this act 'ironically un-Australian,' and have called it a 'modern White Australia Policy,' which the NRP have stated is 'almost as ludicrous as the people who claimed that.'

Argentina News!

Macri's new policy hits the first page of the newspapers

It was not long ago since Mauricio Macri, President of the Federal Republic of Argentina has announced his new foreign policy, the Macri Doctrine, which believes countries who have diplomatic relations with Argentina and are located in Latin America should integrate and impose A united front. The doctrine says Argentina, and other South American nations shall form A united iron fist which could assist in:
Mutual assistance in the battle against COVID-19 and the Dengue fever.
Mutual cooperation in Latin American-based and international organized crime in the continent, like European crime syndicates, Far East organized societies, Latin drug cartels, North American Cosa Nostra, and all of US criminal organizations, as well as local gangs and crime organizations.
Mutual provides of internal security intelligence to prevent contraband, various crime rings, and counterterrorism efforts.
Mutual foreign policy, A common bloc which will prevent proxy wars within the region, and delegate each other in foreign incidents.

Macri commented on the matter in A speech.

"Hello,
Lately, the international community has always tried to apply the nature of the Middle East and the Far East to South America. The nature of proxy wars, the cold war, and militias. Unfortunately, It had succeeded in the past, and Latinos, Americans basically all from the same roots, the roots of proud Latin nations, who can be traced back to the Roman Empire, started fighting each other. Some things are unfixable, like the unfortunate case of the War on Drugs. But some were influenced by political divisions inspired by Cold War spirits, and innocent lives were taken away. Yes, militia members are also innocent, as they were brainwashed, especially by the Comintern. Today, I want to clarify. The Far East is violent because of political and ideological means, The Middle East is violent due to the fundamentalism of extremist Islam, And Argentina was always the only Latin American nation to help in the War of Terror. Europe was always conflicted because of national pride. But South America naturally is NOT A violent region. It is time Argentina will be the first one to make this stand, But us, Latin American nations, must impose A fist of iron, fight our mutual dangers together, and not split ourselves as part of the 2 major blocs, but split from them and form one of our own.
We need to look at the integration of the EU but learn from their mistakes, We cannot erase our ethnic and national pride, but we also mustn't forget our roots.”

COVID-19 Update.

As the whole world is slowly recovering from the Coronavirus Disease, Argentina follows the same path of recovery, As the numbers show.
Number of cases: 11,340
Number of deaths: 445
Number of healed cases: 3,517

As most of the country is slowly adjusting to the ease of commerce and movement restrictions, The province of Buenos Aires is still suffering from peak spread of the virus, and the number of cases is keeping getting higher.
The province of Buenos Aires shall remain of full lockdown for the time being, to the very least until Mid-June.

The ministry of health had confirmed that as long as the numbers keep improving in the rest of the country, restrictions will continue their decline. Though, they note that the restrictions could again be implemented depends on the situation, and until an official cure to the COVID-19 is found, the country shall never come back to 100% routine daily life.

CB24 Centroamérica

Latin America's dengue fever
^{The ignored epidemic}

In Latin America, a dengue epidemic that started in late 2018 is still present. Dengue infections in the region rose sharply to an all-time high of 3.1 million in 2019, with over 1,500 deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean. That information comes from PAHO.

Central America alone faces a high season of dengue transmission. That is why the authorities of the Ministry of Health called on the population to take care from the infection caused by the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, transmitter of the virus. Since the beginning of 2020, the country has recorded more than 24,000 dengue cases and at least 16 deaths. Last year, the same disease left 255 dead and nearly 192,000 infected. Cases of the disease should begin to decrease in the second half of 2020, the organization said.

Dengue epidemics usually happen every three to five years and with four strains of dengue in existence, people may catch it more than once. Second cases are more likely to be severe.

Dengue is not usually deadly and can be treated with painkillers. But some sufferers deal with long-term problems like tiredness, weight loss, and depression. And these things affect their ability to work. Severe dengue is treated with intravenous fluids and those who do not get tested are at risk of dangerous health problems.

Alert for the start of the hurricane season
The Institute or Volcanology, Seismology, Meteorology, and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH) announced the start of the hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico from June 1.

INSIVUMEH explained that under normal conditions, there is normally 12 tropical storms, six hurricanes and three hurricanes with greater intensity (category 3 or 5, according to the Saffir-Simpson scale)

"Historically, between mid-August and mid-October every year, the possibility of tropical cyclone formation increases," explained Juan Pablo Oliva, director of the INSIVUMEH.

In this sense, the INSIVUMEH foresees that this year, the hurricane season has a probability to be 60% above the normal average.

"In the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, a total of 13 to 19 tropical storms are expected, of which between 6 and 10 could reach the category of hurricanes of which between 3 and 6 could reach a major category, 3.4 or 5." explained Oliva.

INSIVUMEH assures that the season officially begins on June 1 and ends on November 30. "However, sometimes some cyclonic systems tend to appear outside this period, so monitoring is done continuously."

It also calls for local, provincial, and government authorities as well as Risk Management systems to activate emergency and contingency plans in the Caribbean region. "In such way that communities prepare to take the necessary measures to prevent the loss of human lives and resources."

INSIVUMEH suggested actions to properly secure the roofs of houses, check the trees that pose a threat due to their weak condition and that may fall on the electricity networks or houses. It is also suggested operators of shallow draft vessels, tourists and fishermen to closely follow the daily evolution of weather and marine conditions and attend to the recommendations issued by the Port authorities.