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David vs Goliath: Inside the legal battle to help Trump's deportees in El Salvador
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» SANTA TECLA — A small group of overstretched and outmatched lawyers is fighting for the rights of men deported by the Trump administration and held in a notorious Salvadoran prison -- a David vs Goliath battle that may end up in international courts.
Hong Kong recorded 1,138 suicides last year, highest number since 2003
Published on 13/07/2025
» Hong Kong recorded 1,138 suicides last year, the highest number since 2003, with the rate for men aged 30 to 49 jumping sharply in a 12-month period, an NGO said on Saturday.
Bitter pill: Cuba runs low on life-saving medicines
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» HAVANA - Cuban Jessica Rodriguez never knows if she will find the medicines that keep her four-year-old son alive in a country that has all but run out of essential drugs.
Thailand holds its breath
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 07/07/2025
» The Thai business sector remains optimistic that tariff negotiations with the US can yield a favourable outcome after Vietnam recently made headlines by securing a 20% tariff rate on shipments to the US along with a waiver on import duties for American products.
New drug to be registered with FDA
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/07/2025
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) has prepared to register the affordable hepatitis C drug ravidasvir with the Food and Drug Administration to improve access for 800,000 patients and reduce treatment costs.
Platform aims to help NGOs prosper
Business, Published on 03/07/2025
» QLI Impact, a Hong Kong-based startup, is striving to increase funding of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Asia.
Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.
US foreign aid cuts ‘could lead to 14 million deaths’
AFP, Published on 01/07/2025
» PARIS - More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.
NGO loses bid to block UK export of military equipment to Israel
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» LONDON - The High Court in London rejected a legal challenge on Monday brought by a Palestinian rights group seeking to block the UK from supplying components for Israeli F-35 fighter jets.
81 ESG Champions Honoured at Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards 2025
Published on 30/06/2025
» The Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2025 honoured 81 outstanding ESG champions driving Asia’s shift toward a regenerative economy. Presented by regional NGO Enterprise Asia, the AREA is recognised as the gold standard for ESG and sustainability excellence in the region. The awards ceremony was graced by H.E. Mr. Pichai Naripthaphan, Thailand’s Minister of Commerce, and H.E. Mr. Varavongsa Ramangkura, Thailand’s Vice Minister for Commerce, highlighting the vital role of cross-sector collaboration and government support in advancing sustainable, inclusive growth.