2 Aug 2024

Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 2 August 2024
Protesters call on the government to block any Myanmar junta representatives from entering New Zealand for the ASEAN summit, on 9 April, 2024.

Protesters call on the government to block any Myanmar junta representatives from entering New Zealand for the ASEAN summit, on 9 April, 2024. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

While the Supreme Court in Bangladesh has scrapped quotas on government jobs following mass student protests in Pakistan, unrest and violence is ongoing.

Myanmar's military dictatorship is extending the state of emergency in the country its struggles to maintain its grip on, despite ruling brutally.

And Hong Kong Pizza Hut is aggressively promoting its pineapple pizza, telling customers they can even add pineapple to their pizzas for free, after tensions broke out over Hong Kong's Olympic win over Italy.

Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie speaks to Kathryn.