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Women march as rights under threat across the globe
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» Women were taking to the streets from Kabul to Bangkok on Wednesday to mark International Women’s Day and defend rights that are coming under increasing attack.
Back to 'basket case'? Myanmar economy at risk after coup
AFP, Published on 04/02/2021
» Foreign investors flocked to Myanmar as it began its democratic transition a decade ago, but this week's military coup is likely to accelerate a trend of Western withdrawal -- and China's expansion.
Glamour and equality at Pattaya transgender pageant
AFP, Published on 08/03/2020
» PATTAYA: After her friends were killed in transphobic attacks at home in Brazil, Ariella Moura's aim was to make a statement against gender discrimination on Saturday at the world's top transgender pageant in Thailand.
Interpol: 50 children saved after website bust
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» LYON: International police group Interpol said Thursday that nine people had been arrested in Thailand, Australia and the US and 50 children had been rescued after investigators took down an online paedophilia ring.
US retiree accused of running 'sex tours' on Thai-Myanmar border
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» An American man has been arrested in a sting operation for allegedly running a online brothel service matching men in northern Thailand with Myanmar sex workers across the border, police said Tuesday.
Erotic museum's closing sale a big hit
AFP, Published on 07/11/2016
» PARIS - The Paris Museum of Eroticism's closing-down sale brought in almost half a million euros (dollars) on Sunday, around three times the pre-sale estimate, the auctioneers said.
Black market hormones one of many hurdles for transgenders
AFP, Published on 21/02/2016
» Chalit Pongpitakwiset has always felt like a man. Now the 25-year-old wants everyone else to see it too.
Sexually transmitted Zika case confirmed in US
AFP, Published on 03/02/2016
» The Zika virus has been transmitted sexually, top US health authorities confirmed on Tuesday, fuelling fears of the rapid spread of the disease blamed for a surge in the number of brain-damaged babies.
Indonesian police reject Rohingya sex assault claims
AFP, Published on 03/10/2015
» BANDA ACEH (INDONESIA) - Indonesian police on Saturday rejected allegations several Rohingya women were sexually assaulted by local men outside a migrant camp in Aceh province.
Rohingya migrants raped at border camps - report
AFP, Published on 02/06/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Muslim Rohingya women who were held at human-trafficking camps in Thailand and Malaysia were subjected to gang rapes by their captors, assaults that left at least two of them pregnant, a Malaysian media report said.