Oct 13, 2018

Bali struck by earthquake as leaders due to attend IMF summit

Bali struck by earthquake as leaders due to attend IMF summit: Bali earthquake that killed three in Indonesia's resort Island of Bali early Thursday leaves IMF, World Bank summit shaken

Why is 1-year-old Gabbie every Filipina's favourite Facebook friend?

Why is 1-year-old Gabbie every Filipina's favourite Facebook friend?: Every year, thousands of Filipinas experience various forms of physical and sexual abuse. But Gabbie could very well change that. Find out how:

Cambodia's Hun Sen Slammed For 'Extravagant' Travel by Chartered Jet

Cambodia's Hun Sen Slammed For 'Extravagant' Travel by Chartered Jet: The cost of renting the plane for himself and large entourage to fly to New York has still not been officially disclosed.

UN criticised over new human rights council members - BBC News

UN criticised over new human rights council members - BBC News: Some of the 18 newly elected members of the UN Human Rights Council are criticised as rights abusers.

Facebook doubles the time needed to delete an account - Tech News | The Star Online

Facebook doubles the time needed to delete an account - Tech News | The Star Online: Anyone who wants to leave Facebook forever now has to wait 30 days, instead of 14, before their profile and all of its data is removed from their social media platform.

C-section rates have nearly doubled worldwide since 2000 - CBS News

C-section rates have nearly doubled worldwide since 2000 - CBS News: The number of women delivering babies via cesarean section​ has nearly doubled since 2000, a new study shows

All Google Assistant headphones now feature Translate - 9to5Google

All Google Assistant headphones now feature Translate - 9to5Google: Over the past year, the number of Google Assistant headphones available have proliferated. This, unfortunately, is not due to the success of Pixel Buds...

Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham and Singapore Democratic Party's John Tan convicted under new contempt of court laws over Facebook posts allegedly "scandalising the judiciary" - The Online Citizen

Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham and Singapore Democratic Party's John Tan convicted under new contempt of court laws over Facebook posts allegedly "scandalising the judiciary" - The Online Citizen: Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham and Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)'s John Tan Liang Joo became the first individuals to be convicted under new laws governing instances of contempt of court in Singapore, particularly the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016, which came into effect on 1 Oct last year. In deciding that Mr Wham and Mr …

11,2 miljoen euro voor Giro 555-actie Sulawesi | NOS

11,2 miljoen euro voor Giro 555-actie Sulawesi | NOS: De hele dag was op er op radio en televisie aandacht voor de nationale actiedag voor Giro 555, waarmee de samenwerkende hulporganisaties geld willen inzamelen voor Sulawesi.

Berulang kali dibubarkan, mengapa diskusi sejarah dianggap momok? - BBC News Indonesia

Berulang kali dibubarkan, mengapa diskusi sejarah dianggap momok? - BBC News Indonesia: Sejumlah diskusi sejarah, terutama yang berkaitan dengan Peristiwa 1965, selalu menjadi pertentangan kelompok tertent dan kebebasan mimbar akademik pun dipertanyakan.

Where intellectuals have failed in changing the Malay mindset | Free Malaysia Today

Where intellectuals have failed in changing the Malay mindset | Free Malaysia Today: If the Malay intellectuals do not acknowledge the failures of the Malay institutions, administration and religious authorities, what hope is there of changing the less educated or even the well-educated people?

Rohingya teen dreams of higher ed from squalid refugee camp

Rohingya teen dreams of higher ed from squalid refugee camp: KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AP) — At an age when many young Rohingya women have children, Rahima Akter has other plans. From the refugee camp in southern Bangladesh where she was born, Akter, a 19-year-old with a confident smile who goes by the name Khushi, says she aspires to become the most educated Rohingya woman in the world. Akter was born and has lived her whole life in the camp, a makeshift settlement of bamboo and tarpaulin huts spread out over rolling hills that were once protected forestland.

132 days, 180 dead in Cebu - SUNSTAR

132 days, 180 dead in Cebu - SUNSTAR: 132 days, 180 dead in Cebu

Misinformation, Ratna the hoaxer, and 1965 - Indonesia at Melbourne

Misinformation, Ratna the hoaxer, and 1965 - Indonesia at Melbourne: What does the 1965 violence have to do with Ratna Sarumpaet? Hellena Souisa examines two incidents that demonstrate how serious the problem of hoaxes has become for Indonesian politics.

Warisan Kemiskinan Proyek Bank Dunia di Kedung Ombo - Katadata News

Warisan Kemiskinan Proyek Bank Dunia di Kedung Ombo - Katadata News

Report on Feminist Perspective on Chin Community’s Customary Laws & Practices – Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development

Report on Feminist Perspective on Chin Community’s Customary Laws & Practices – Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development: Our Breaking Out of the Marginalisation Feminist Participatory Action Research (BOOM-FPAR) partner Ninu Women in Action from Burma/Myanmar, have just released their research report titled "Women as the Others: Chin Customary Laws & Practices from a Feminist Perspective" that focuses on the customary laws and practices of the Chin community from a feminist perspective. The study delves into the impact…

Gempa 8,9 Skala Richter dan Tsunami Ancam Padang - nasional Tempo.co

Gempa 8,9 Skala Richter dan Tsunami Ancam Padang - nasional Tempo.co: Kami dari tim sembilan ini rasanya seperti membawa kabar kematian, tetapi hasil kajian ini memang harus disampaikan agar kita bersiap menghadapi bencana.

Indonesia's quake-tsunami death toll could be more than FIVE THOUSAND | Daily Mail Online

Indonesia's quake-tsunami death toll could be more than FIVE THOUSAND | Daily Mail Online: A series of earthquakes hit the northern island of Sulawesi on September 28, including a 7.5-magnitude tremor near Palu City which also triggered a destructive tsunami.

How Trump’s decision on TPP became a setback for democracy in Vietnam - Washington Post

How Trump’s decision on TPP became a setback for democracy in Vietnam - Washington Post: Vietnam had promised more workers’ rights. Without the TPP, it has instead unleashed a crackdown.

Urgent : Myanmar Press Council denounces arrests of three senior journalists of Weekly Eleven

Urgent : Myanmar Press Council denounces arrests of three senior journalists of Weekly Eleven: Myanmar Press Council (MPC) issued a statement on October 11, saying it strongly denounced Yangon regional government’s charge against three senior journalists of the Weekly Eleven News Journal and Yangon regional government needed to lodge a complaint to the press council first.

Gobind: Green light from Cabinet for freeze on Sedition Act | Free Malaysia Today

Gobind: Green light from Cabinet for freeze on Sedition Act | Free Malaysia Today: Minister says Cabinet has agreed to temporarily suspend all action under the act.

Seven Papuans killed in Indonesian military operation | RNZ News

Seven Papuans killed in Indonesian military operation | RNZ News: Seven West Papuans have reportedly been killed in an Indonesian military operation in Papua's remote Puncak Jaya regency.

Returning to Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state, this time more closely watched than ever - The Washington Post

Returning to Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state, this time more closely watched than ever - The Washington Post: Dodging Myanmar's media minders and seeking stories on a government-run tour of its ravaged Rohingya region.

While my island nation sinks, Australia is doing nothing to solve climate change | Anote Tong | World news | The Guardian

While my island nation sinks, Australia is doing nothing to solve climate change | Anote Tong | World news | The Guardian: The inaction and recalcitrance of Australia’s federal politicians is making Kiribati despair

Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees | Reuters

Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees | Reuters: Malaysia has freed from detention 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the southeast Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak last year, and sent them to Turkey, their lawyer said on Thursday, in disregard of China's request to hand them to Beijing.

Three Arakanese Youth Activists Held in Rakhine

Three Arakanese Youth Activists Held in Rakhine: The youths are being held on suspicion of the murder of a military intelligence officer who was shot in Sittwe in late September.

Aussie on death row wins reprieve as Malaysia abolishes the death penalty

Aussie on death row wins reprieve as Malaysia abolishes the death penalty: Australian Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, who was found guilty of drug smuggling by an appeals court in May, is among 1200 people on death row set to win a...

How the Chinese government destroyed Kashgar, fulcrum of the Silk Road - Reaction

How the Chinese government destroyed Kashgar, fulcrum of the Silk Road - Reaction: A few months ago the Bangkok to Tbilisi Motorcycle Rally rode into Kashgar, Xinjiang, north-westernmost province of China and ancient..

China launches anti-halal campaign in Xinjiang | Reuters

China launches anti-halal campaign in Xinjiang | Reuters: The capital of China's Xinjiang region, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority, has launched a campaign against halal products to stop Islam penetrating secular life and fuelling "extremism".

US and China face growing risk of military clashes as conflict intensifies - Nikkei Asian Review

US and China face growing risk of military clashes as conflict intensifies - Nikkei Asian Review: Any hope that the U.S. and China will hit "pause" in their rapidly deteriorating ties was dashed by the rare open display of mutual antipathy during M