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Why Rohingya refugees are fleeing Bangladesh
Oped, Published on 09/05/2020
» On Feb 11, a small wooden boat trying to make its way from Bangladesh to Malaysia capsized, and dozens of Rohingya refugees drowned. On April 15, a boat carrying 500 Rohingya was forced to return to Bangladesh after failing to enter Malaysia. Over 70 Rohingya starved to death or died from heat, their bodies thrown overboard.
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Despair, jihadism and revolt: Mali's torn heart
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» MOPTI (MALI) - Untroubled by time, the mighty Niger River glides through the Sahel city as women wash their clothes in its brackish waters and cows slumber nearby in the heat.
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If incentives persist, so will slavery
News, Ricardo Hausmann, Published on 04/09/2018
» Have you ever wondered why business schools do not teach the proper way to whip a worker to obtain maximum effort without damaging the asset? Had business schools existed before the American Civil War, one can conceive of at least a lecture on the subject. Instead, business schools teach about corporate culture and values, on the assumption that maximum effort can be obtained from workers if they identify with the firm's mission and goals.
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Praying hope trumps hate
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/01/2017
» The Thai LGBTI scene begins 2017 with news that the much-anticipated Bangkok Pride has now been postponed to the end of the year. Originally set for May, the country's first pride parade in 11 years has been pushed back out of respect for King Bhumibol's one-year mourning period. The wait goes on, unfortunately. So for now, we occupy ourselves with the daily mishaps and surprises happening around the world.
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Breaking tradition, India's child brides fight for freedom
AFP, Published on 18/10/2015
» JODHPUR (INDIA) - University student Santadevi Meghwal has been threatened, harassed, ostracised and even fined by a council of male elders in her village in India.
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Face of pain must rid us of slavery sins
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/05/2015
» The photo of Rohima Khatun in the Bangkok Post yesterday should be on the desks of all officials who have promised to arrest trafficking kingpins and stop Thailand from being a slave trade hub.
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Australia treating IS kill threat as genuine
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tuesday Canberra was treating as genuine a call by the Islamic State group for Muslims to indiscriminately kill Australians, issued after anti-terrorism raids foiled an alleged abduction plot.
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Kidnapped Thais safe, says Surapong
Online Reporters, Published on 13/08/2013
» Four Thai workers abducted in southern Nigeria are safe and a Thai diplomat has been sent to the area to help secure their release.
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1990 Saudi kidnap case makes a little progress
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/05/2013
» Thailand’s frosty relations with Saudi Arabia improved slightly yesterday when the Criminal Court allowed the mother of 1990 kidnap victim Mohammad al-Ruwaili to become a co-plaintiff.
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Gunmen abduct seven foreign workers in Nigeria
AFP, Published on 18/02/2013
» Gunmen stormed a construction site in northern Nigeria, kidnapping seven foreign workers and killing a security guard, police said, in one of the worst attacks on expatriates in the restive region.
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