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‘I felt sad and happy’: Dads in Singapore prison reconnect with children through surprise video and letters

In the lead up to the surprise, the 11 inmates’ 25 children recorded video messages expressing their longing and support for their fathers. They also wrote Father’s Day cards…

  • Published: June 13, 202511:21 am
  • Author Emerald Lo
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The perils of saying ‘no’ for Pakistan’s women

‘No’ is more than a complete sentence, for women, it is a complex syntax that has been perfected by navigating a complicated web — body language, tone, eye contact, walk,…

  • Published: June 13, 202510:22 am
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India’s Uttarakhand to sterilise 40,000 monkeys; 75000 castrated in 3 years

The decision was taken in view of crop losses incurred by the farmers in the state owing to rising simian attacks on agricultural fields.

  • Published: June 13, 202510:08 am
  • Author PR Singh
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Two TikTokers arrested in Ho Chi Minh city for misleading claims about former police chief

Their content included misleading information about personnel changes, restructuring within government bodies, and even fabricated narratives about high-profile cases.

  • Published: June 13, 202510:07 am
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Cambodia announces financial support for imprisoned mothers, pregnant women

The support includes payments at the prenatal, childbirth and postnatal stages.

  • Published: June 13, 20259:56 am
  • Author Phak Seangly
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Choking hazard: How nickel industry in Indonesia’s North Maluku suffocates local villagers

Promoted as a project to push the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Indonesia, the nickel mining and processing facility by IWIP in Central Halmahera uses…

  • Published: June 13, 20259:45 am
  • Author Rabul Sawal
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Extreme heat sears cities across Pakistan

Bhakkar and Jacobabad report 49°C as hospitals across Punjab receive scores of heatstroke patients.

  • Published: June 13, 20259:44 am
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Jetstar Asia passengers struggle to get refunds for cancelled flights

Some of the airline’s passengers told The Straits Times they received notifications that they were “not eligible for a monetary refund” after submitting requests to get…

  • Published: June 13, 20259:43 am
  • Author Samantha Lee, Vanessa Paige Chelvan, and Savanna Tai
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Climate ‘greenwashing’ will harm Cambodian workers, suggests new report

The report highlights extreme factory heat reaching 39°C, causing exhaustion and fainting on production lines.

  • Published: June 13, 20259:42 am
  • Author Niem Chheng
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Vietnam among world’s most food-self-sufficient nations: study

Vietnam's strong performance is attributed to its robust agricultural sector, which maintains consistently high yields in key areas such as rice, fruit and vegetables, fishery…

  • Published: June 13, 20259:22 am
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