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China's Lunar New Year travel rush kicks off ahead of an extra-long holiday
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2026
» GUANGZHOU, China - China's annual Spring Festival travel rush, a 40-day period commonly referred to as the world's largest annual human migration, kicked off on Monday ahead of an extended Lunar New Year holiday.
Singapore trying to improve conditions for low-paid migrants
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2026
» SINGAPORE — The life of a migrant worker in Singapore is bittersweet.
Indonesian students stage protest as Prabowo marks a year in office
Reuters, Published on 20/10/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesian students protested in Jakarta on Monday as President Prabowo Subianto completed a year in office, two months after violent demonstrations nationwide, with one expert faulting the government on grounds of openness and public participation.
UN aid chief foresees ‘massive job’ in ruined Gaza
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» JERUSALEM - The United Nations aid chief took stock of the monumental task of restoring basic necessities in the devastated Gaza Strip on Saturday, and Israel received the remains of another October 7 hostage as a ceasefire entered its second week.
Indonesia’s free-lunch programme under fire
The New York Times, Published on 18/10/2025
» SAGULING, Indonesia - Cucu Mulyati got the fright of her life last month: a call saying that her 17-year-old son was seriously ill. He started feeling sick while eating the free lunch served on campus, which included fried chicken, rice, lettuce and strawberries.
Over 1,000 Indonesians sick from school meals in more food poisoning outbreaks
Reuters, Published on 26/09/2025
» BANDUNG — More than 1,000 children in Indonesia's West Java have suffered food poisoning this week from school lunches, authorities said, the latest in a series of outbreaks and another setback for the president's multi-billion-dollar free meals programme.
Low-paid women still waiting for their #MeToo moment
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» BORDEAUX, France - “You need the work,” one woman said, “so you shut your mouth.” #MeToo may have helped change the landscape for women in Hollywood and in the boardroom, but cleaners, secretaries and supermarket workers who have suffered sexual violence at work say it has yet to do much for them.
Indonesia issues full-page newspaper ad on military's expanded role
Reuters, Published on 22/09/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's defence ministry issued a full-page advertisement in the country's largest newspaper on Monday, detailing and defending non-defence programmes being run by the military, amid criticism of its wider role under President Prabowo Subianto.
Shanghai court fines two teens B10m for urinating in hotpot
Online Reporters, Published on 16/09/2025
» CHINA - A Shanghai court has ordered two 17-year-old boys to pay 2.2 million yuan (9.8 million baht) in damages after urinating into a hotpot at a branch of a famous Chinese restaurant chain.
German neo-Nazi heads for women's jail after gender change
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN - A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi who is set to begin a jail term in a women's prison on Friday after legally changing gender.