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New releases for your streaming pleasure: Oct 29-Nov 4
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 29/10/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Japan’s fertility rate hits record low
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/06/2025
» TOKYO — Japan’s fertility rate declined in 2024 for the ninth consecutive year, reaching another historical low that underscores the immense challenge facing the government as it attempts to reverse the trend in one of the world’s most aged societies.
Newlywed busted with 5m meth pills
Online Reporters, Published on 17/05/2025
» Police who seized more than 5 million methamphetamine pills being transported to Bangkok from Prachin Buri province found out that one of the drivers was newly married.
China ends 9-year decline in new marriages in 2023, but divorces also climb
Published on 18/03/2024
» HONG KONG: China ended a nine-year streak of declining marriage registrations last year, with the number of newlywed couples rising to 7.68 million, according to data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Friday.
At Asian weddings, cash is king
New York Times, Published on 12/08/2023
» SEOUL: When I received a wedding invitation from my friends Jiyeon Kim and Olof Norlander this year, I knew exactly where I would pick up their wedding present: the bank.
Tales of queer migration
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/06/2023
» There is a border that defines the contour of his identity. Only by crossing it can Jaokhun Promchana be the man he wants to be. After moving to the US, he studied a new language and toiled in the kitchen. Holding a dream close to his heart, he went the extra mile to join the US Navy and police. Currently, he is running a restaurant with his wife. From the outside, he looks no different from other men, but in his expired documents, a name and its title are a reminder of the former self that he already shed.
The Afghan valley proud of its young suicide bombers
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» TANGI VALLEY (AFGHANISTAN): Taliban-trained suicide bomber Ismail Ashuqullah regrets missing the chance to blow himself up at the height of the Afghan war -- like many other young men from the lush green Tangi Valley.
The lighthearted side of Thailand’s general election 2023
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 12/05/2023
» Just when you thought the summer heat was at its peak, Thailand's political climate is about to blow up as the much-awaited general election is this Sunday. But amidst all the seriousness, what's a political event without a heaping serving of memes and jokes to lighten the mood? Guru By Bangkok Post scoured the internet for lighthearted moments of the election that not only are breaths of fresh air but also serve as jabs at ugly truths.
Captagon connection: How Syria became a narco state
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon: A decade of appalling civil war has left Syria fragmented and in ruins but one thing crosses every front line: a drug called captagon.
Canada's Pendrith grabs three-stroke PGA Bermuda lead
AFP, Published on 31/10/2021
» MIAMI: Canadian Taylor Pendrith reeled off four consecutive birdies on his way to a six-under par 65, seizing a three-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA Bermuda Championship.