Armed conflicts and attacks

Tatmadaw airstrikes kill at least 17 people, including nine children, and injure 20 others in Kanan village, Sagaing. (ABC News)

• https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/air-attack-northwestern-myanmar-kills-1-including-children-106171007

Armed conflicts and attacks

The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) seized control of Dalang following reports of an agreement between the group and the SAF to fight the RSF. (Sudan Tribune)

• https://sudantribune.com/article281102/

Arts and culture

Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet Nation) becomes the first Indigenous woman to win Best Actress for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon. (ICT News) (AP)

• https://ictnews.org/news/lily-gladstone-wins-historic-golden-globe-for-best-actress
• https://apnews.com/article/lily-gladstone-golden-globes-win-76ab72d61f7982594d95c67047a4e0c8

Disasters and accidents

A fire in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh destroys hundreds of shelters and facilities and displaces nearly 7,000 Rohingya refugees. (Dhaka Tribune) (The Washington Post)

• https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/rohingya-crisis/336118/unhcr-nearly-7-000-rohingya-refugees-homeless-as
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/07/bangladesh-rohingya-fire-refugees-myanmar/455f1794-ad35-11ee-bc8c-7319480da4f9_story.html

Politics and elections

Citizens of Bangladesh vote in a general election with opposition parties boycotting the election. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/1/7/bangladesh-election-live-country-votes-in-polls-boycotted-by-opposition

Politics and elections

Philippine President Bongbong Marcos signs a law that permits electronic tax filing in the country. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/philippines-enacts-new-law-that-makes-paying-taxes-easier-2024-01-07/