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Myanmar's young pro-democracy activists fill up prisons
Deutsche Welle (DW), Published on 14/06/2023
» MAE SOT: Police in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, came for Min Thwe Thit before dawn on Feb 1, 2021. He did not know why they had come — or what was unfolding in the Southeast Asian nation.
Seoul subway killing sparks calls for new laws
DW News, Published on 09/10/2022
» There was a public outcry after police in Seoul took Jeon Joo-hwan into custody and accused him of stalking and then stabbing a woman to death in a public toilet at a subway station.
Will the final Khmer Rouge ruling close a dark chapter?
DW News, Published on 27/09/2022
» Last week, a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia upheld a genocide conviction for 91-year-old Khieu Samphan, the last surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge regime.
K-pop stars NewJeans court controversy with racy lyrics
DW News, Published on 15/09/2022
» The all-girl group NewJeans, the latest teenage addition to South Korea’s K-pop scene, has triggered an outpouring of indignation over lyrics that are heavy with sexual innuendo.
EU and Thailand cap turbulent decade with a partnership agreement
DW News, Published on 08/09/2022
» The European Union (EU) has finally sealed a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Thailand, its sixth with a Southeast Asian country, as both sides seek to repair relations that frayed following a military coup in Bangkok eight years ago.
New visa plan aimed at Europe's wealthy digital nomads
DW News, Published on 21/08/2022
» Thailand will soon welcome applications for its 10-year "golden visa" scheme aimed at wealthy foreigners, primarily those employed in tech sectors and digital nomads — or "work-from-Thailand professionals" as the Thai government puts it.
Sex tourism: When conscience takes a vacation
DW News, Published on 11/08/2022
» A lot of travellers are looking for erotic adventures abroad — and are willing to pay for them. But many tourist destinations have shied away from addressing the issue.
Japan struggles with record-setting seventh coronavirus wave
DW News, Published on 27/07/2022
» After some short-lived optimism that the worst of the Covid pandemic might be over, health experts are warning that the peak of the seventh wave has yet to arrive.
Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa: Journalism is 'at an existential moment'
DW News, Published on 26/06/2022
» Lies, laced with anger and hate, spread faster than facts, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has told this year's DW Global Media Forum in Bonn.
Why more European firms are choosing Vietnam over China
DW News, Published on 08/06/2022
» A combination of geopolitical tensions and higher costs are pushing large firms to look for alternative production sites. Vietnam's strong economic performance in recent years has drawn the attention of European firms.