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Water at Selangor rivers surging above dangerous levels, prompting warnings

The flash floods were the result of continuous heavy rain in the area.

  • Published: May 17, 20229:30 am
  • Author Joseph Kaos Jr
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Buddha Purnima celebrated across India

On May 16, Buddha Purnima was celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and fanfare across the country as prayers were offered in Buddhist temples and monasteries.

  • Published: May 17, 20227:30 am
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Powerful people use social media to ‘manipulate minds’: Nobel laureate Maria Ressa

She also said that Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has made it very difficult to have checks and balances with the media.

  • Published: May 17, 20225:00 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Produce grandchild in a year or pay $650,000: Indian couple sues son

The compensation they are demanding includes the cost of a wedding reception in a five-star hotel, a luxury car and paying for the couple's honeymoon abroad.

  • Published: May 13, 20229:46 am
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India court asks govt to pay all salary dues to employee’s widow with 18% interest

The man was not paid even a single penny all through 35 years of his service, despite his repeated appeals.

  • Published: May 13, 20229:45 am
  • Author Manoj Chaurasia
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Catholic cardinal, others arrested on Hong Kong security law

The arrests further expand crackdown on dissent in the city that appears increasingly vindictive in prosecuting actions performed prior to the enactment of the national security…

  • Published: May 13, 20229:28 am
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Activists condemn alleged terror against human rights activists in Papua

It is the latest incident in a series of attacks against Papuans or those voicing human rights in the easternmost provinces of the country.

  • Published: May 13, 20229:25 am
  • Author Nur Janti
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‘It has to be a war:’ Duterte won’t apologize for drug crackdown

The drug war, which Duterte launched when he assumed power in 2016, has been highly criticized both domestically and globally.

  • Published: May 13, 20229:24 am
  • Author Christia Marie Ramos
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South Korean presidential secretary under fire for hate speech

Presidential secretary for religion and multiculturalism Kim Seong-hoe was previously suspended on Facebook on multiple occasions for his comments.

  • Published: May 13, 20229:23 am
  • Author Ko Jun-tae
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Transgender people’s qualms continue as Nepal votes in local polls

The issue of transgender people being misgendered in legal documents and being unable to change their documents isn’t new.

  • Published: May 13, 20225:59 am
  • Author Shranup Tandukar

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