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End of an 'era': Emperor's exit resets Japan calendar
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» TOKYO - The abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito next year will be quite literally the end of an era, the Heisei era of his rule, and behind closed doors, talks on the next era have begun.
Injustice on display
News, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2018
» On Aug 15, a joint task force of soldiers, two police units and civil servants made the biggest raid of the week in Pattani province in the deep South. The only casualty in the swoop was common sense. The raid resulted in the arrests, summary trial, fines and pending deportation of two women from Myanmar. Their offence was teaching the children of migrant workers without pay.
Trump isolated in his silence on McCain
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's conspicuous failure to pay tribute to the late John McCain Monday underscored the isolation of the US leader -- seen by critics as incapable of bringing a divided nation together even as it mourns a political icon.