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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.
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.
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.
South Koreans offer world lessons on how to tame coronavirus
DW News, Published on 28/10/2020
» In the very earliest stages of the global coronavirus pandemic, South Korea appeared to be among the nations that was hardest hit and there were fears that the illness would run unchecked through every sector of society and leave thousands dead, medical institutions at breaking point and the nation on its knees.
Rights groups slam Cambodia's proposed clean-up drive
DW News, Published on 10/09/2020
» PHNOM PENH: For almost 20 years, Lom Rithy has walked the streets of Phnom Penh with her cart, selling cold beverages to Cambodians. Although she doesn't earn much, it is enough for the 37-year-old to take care of her family.
Sex education in Myanmar schools sparks debate over morality
DW News, Published on 02/08/2020
» A new school textbook, which features a fictional same-sex couple and young students who find themselves attracted to the opposite sex, has sparked outrage in Myanmar.
Germany unveils plan to ban plastic bags
DW News, Published on 08/09/2019
» The German Environment Ministry has drafted a bill which would ban single-use plastic bags.
Greek island accused of abusing its star attraction: donkeys
DW News, Published on 18/07/2019
» With its picturesque cobblestone alleys, whitewashed villages and stunning sunsets, Santorini has long been revered as Greece's most iconic and photogenic island.