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No comfort for young women
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 17/08/2018
» One of the biggest issues commanding media attention in the past year has been that of gender violence. And Peel the Limelight has dedicated this year to staging plays that shed light on the topic from different angles, starting with a production of Agnes Of God, about a young nun with a history of abuse. That was followed by I Am My Own Wife, a one-person play about the life of a transgender woman during World War II and the Communist regime in East Berlin.
Shows for all seasons
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 15/03/2018
» March kicked off with the return of French choreographer Jérôme Bel to Bangkok, bringing with him two productions to close the French Highlights #3. Then English-speaking theatre company Peel the Limelight celebrated International Women's Day with the premiere of their latest production of Agnes Of God in their new and larger venue, Peel the Limelight Studio, just across from their old home, Spark Drama Studio, at Jasmine City building in Asok. And Bangkok-based Japanese theatre artist Shogo Tanikawa founded his own theatre company Scene Zero and gave birth to a new play. Here are our reviews of these performances.
PNG quake leaves 67 dead as aftershocks rock homes: Red Cross
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» SYDNEY - At least 67 people were killed by a major earthquake that devastated Papua New Guinea's remote highlands last week, the Red Cross said Monday, with thousands homeless and without food and clean water.
PNG says Australia agrees to close immigration camp
AFP, Published on 17/08/2016
» SYDNEY - Australia has agreed to close an immigration camp housing hundreds of asylum-seekers on Papua New Guinea, the Pacific island nation said Wednesday, but gave no timeline.
Papua New Guinea leader survives no-confidence vote
AFP, Published on 22/07/2016
» SYDNEY - Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill survived a no-confidence vote in parliament Friday over corruption allegations following weeks of protests and civil disobedience urging him to resign.
Student killed in attack at Papua New Guinea university
AFP, Published on 26/06/2016
» SYDNEY - One man was killed and several buildings torched in violence at a university in Papua New Guinea, its vice-chancellor said on Sunday, some two weeks after police opened fire on students in the capital.
PNG leader O'Neill tackles corruption, unrest
AFP, Published on 09/06/2016
» SYDNEY - Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, whose police opened fire on demonstrating students this week, has been grappling with a developing country once labelled "a dysfunctional blob" ever since he grabbed power in a messy struggle five years ago.
Court action to quell student protest in Papua New Guinea
AFP, Published on 09/06/2016
» SYDNEY - A court in Papua New Guinea has granted an injunction preventing students from protesting on campus with the country on high alert Thursday after violent clashes in the capital Port Moresby.
Police open fire on protesting students in Papua New Guinea: reports
AFP, Published on 08/06/2016
» SYDNEY - Police in Papua New Guinea opened fire on students rallying in the capital Port Moresby on Wednesday, reports said, indicating that up to seven were injured.
UK paedophile admits Malaysia assaults
AFP, Published on 02/06/2016
» LONDON - A British paedophile on Wednesday faced a life sentence after admitting a string of sex attacks on children as young as six months, some from poor Christian families in Malaysia.