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Elephants march in silence for Australian bushfires
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2020
» AYUTTHAYA: A troupe of elephants and school students held a silent march at an elephant camp in this central province on Monday to pay their respects and raise awareness for the millions of animals killed in Australia's raging bushfires.
Elephant Santas deliver Christmas presents at Ayutthaya school
Reuters, Published on 23/12/2019
» AYUTTHAYA: Elephants dressed as Santa Claus gave out presents and candy to Ayutthaya school students in an annual Christmas tradition in the mostly Buddhist country.
Leading Chinese university drops 'freedom of thought' from charter
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2019
» SHANGHAI: Changes to the charter of one of China's top universities that dropped the phrase "freedom of thought" and added a pledge to follow the Communist Party's leadership have sparked heated debate and a rare act of student defiance.
Protests ordered for lunch all week in Hong Kong's business district
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2019
» HONG KONG: Hundreds of office workers in Hong Kong's business district gathered on Monday for the first in a week of lunchtime protests backing the pro-democracy movement after its resounding victory in district polls held last week in the Chinese-ruled city.
Hong Kong condemns attack on justice secretary in London
Reuters, Published on 15/11/2019
» HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government condemned on Friday an attack by a "violent mob" on the city's justice secretary in London on Thursday, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during months of often violent protests.
Australian universities to list foreign ties to thwart offshore interference
Reuters, Published on 14/11/2019
» SYDNEY: Australian universities will name overseas research partners, list financial dealings with other countries and share cyber intelligence with national security agencies to curb foreign interference, Education Minister Dan Tehan said on Thursday.
Myanmar court jails satirical performers
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2019
» YANGON: A court in Myanmar sentenced five satirical performers to a year in jail with hard labour on Wednesday for shows that criticised the army's role in politics.
Indonesia shuts some schools as haze returns
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia warned its citizens of more choking smoke from forest fires on Tuesday as several provinces closed schools due to worsening air quality.
Indonesia protests endanger president's pledge of reforms
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's biggest student demonstrations in decades will test President Joko Widodo's pledge to go all out in his second term to boost growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy, a former finance minister and a government adviser say.
NZ children kick off new round of global climate strikes
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2019
» WELLINGTON: Tens of thousands of students gathered for marches across New Zealand on Friday, kicking off a planned second global school strike for climate action.