Japanese Olympic Committee was step behind when dealing with Takeda charges
The head of Japan’s Olympic Committee said he would step down, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Games.…
South Korea says punishing women for abortion unconstitutional
The decision was made by the country’s National Human Rights Commission. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has delivered its opinion to the Constitutional Court…
The Pakistani victims of the New Zealand terror attacks
Remembering the Pakistani victims of the terror attacks. Nine Pakistanis were among the 49 victims of a terror attackon two mosques that rattled the otherwise serene New Zealand…
Universities turn blind eye to sexual harassment, abuse in Indonesia
The Jakarta Post has collaborated with media organizations Tirto.id and VICE Indonesia look into survivors’ stories. After huge public pressure and several reports of sexual…
Disgraced K-Pop stars appear before police
Disgraced celebrities suspected of sex bribery, sharing illegal sex videos in growing scandal that now includes alleged collusion with police. Singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young…
ISIS plans to use Malaysia as safe haven
Kuala Lumpur says foreign militants eyeing Malaysia as safe haven. Malaysian police said yesterday that it has uncovered a plan by foreign militants to use the country as a…
Interview with Arundhati Roy
‘Whether we win or lose, we are not going to be on their side’. Everything you write is so brilliant—how do you manage? Well, I can’t answer that question…
No gays in Malaysia
Malaysia’s tourism minister said there were no homosexuals in Malaysia. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Mohamaddin Ketapi caused ripples in Germany after making a remark…
Feature: Nepali park officials tortured a man to death, WWF turns blind eye
An investigation by The Kathmandu Post, in partnership with BuzzFeed News, shows that the World Wide Fund for Nature continues to ignore violations of human rights inside…
Cloud Seeding: Why make it rain?
The South Korean government carried out its first artificial rain experiment of the year in late January. The trial was conducted by the Korea Meteorological Administration and…