Nepal bans popular online game
Police has said it will arrest anyone who is found playing the game after the district court allowed to implement a ban on Wednesday. Nepal Telecommunication Authority on Thursday…
Constitutional Court orders revision of abortion ban by end of 2020
South Korea repeals a longstanding ban on abortion. The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the country’s decades-old abortion ban runs counter to the Constitution, paving…
A leaf from history: The prime minister is hanged
In the evening of April 3, a team of four officers entered Rawalpindi Jail to end a chapter in Pakistan’s history. It was time. Jail Superintendent Yar Mohammad, Magistrate…
US hails China’s crackdown on fentanyl
The US say that fentanyl from China is contributing to a public health crisis. Investigators in a small Maryland city about 70 miles northwest of Washington recently seized 2…
Why are so many Malaysians from Penang settling in Hong Kong?
About 15,000 Malaysians live in Hong Kong with many coming from Penang. When Cheah Cheng Hye left his hometown of Penang in northern Malaysia in 1974 for a higher paying job with…
North Korea drags its feet on joint work to return Korean War dead
With Pyongyang not fulfilling agreement on excavation of remains at Arrowhead Ridge, Seoul starts digging on its own. When Park Woo-bokrye, 71, learned that the remains of her…
‘Reiwa’ chosen as new era name
The name will come into effect when Akihito abdicates his throne in May. The government decided the new era name as “Reiwa” at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Monday…
New Emperor, new era
Japan to unveil name of new era under Naruhito’s reign on Monday. The end of an era is nigh for Japan, which will bid farewell to Heisei (achieving peace) when its…
Systemic change necessary to protect women from violence in Pakistan
Amnesty explains the topic of violence against women in Pakistan. A day after the story of Lahori woman Asma Aziz ─ whose husband and his employees allegedly stripped her…
Police accelerate probe into Burning Sun scandal
The scandal has involved police officers, nightclub owners and K-Pop stars. Police on Tuesday accelerated a probe into nightclub Burning Sun, which has been marred by allegations…