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Mental health services extended to more S’pore hospitals

Each site will have multi-disciplinary teams providing inpatient and outpatient services for patients with addiction issues.

  • Published: March 10, 20223:29 pm
  • Author Timothy Goh
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The first step towards a gender-inclusive political system

The constraints to women representatives aren't just limited to systemic power limitations but also social and financial.

  • Published: March 10, 20223:23 pm
  • Author Pinki Sris Rana & Shranup Tandukar
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Indonesian ministry prepares decree to address sexual violence in workplaces

The decree is expected to replace an outdated, less binding circular introduced some 10 years ago.

  • Published: March 9, 20226:49 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Hong Kong govt says fresh food supply from mainland stable

The authorities said the supply of fresh food from China was stable and urged the public from over-purchasing.

  • Published: March 8, 202212:41 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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40% of Filipinos say their quality of life worsened: Survey

24% of the 1,440 respondents nationwide said their lives got better while 36% said it remains unchanged compared to a year ago.

  • Published: March 8, 202212:39 pm
  • Author Daniza Fernandez
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Japan’s sanctions against Russia supported by 82%: Yomiuri poll

81% of respondents also thought Russia’s attempt to unilaterally change the status quo by force would affect other regions.

  • Published: March 8, 20227:51 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Unicef lauds Philippines for raising age of sexual consent to 16

Until now, the country had the lowest minimum age of sexual consent in Asia and one of the lowest worldwide.

  • Published: March 8, 20227:44 am
  • Author Tina G. Santos
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The ‘other’ workers’ tale: Women home-based workers in Indonesia

Home-based workers are predominantly workers without formal contracts, forced to endure poor working conditions.

  • Published: March 8, 20227:43 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Women in Malaysia’s rural areas yearn for skills-based training

Almost half of Malaysia’s working-age population are women, but only about half (53.5%) of them are in the workforce.

  • Published: March 8, 20227:20 am
  • Author The Star
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Vietnam’s Moc Chau women thrive in gender equality project

Thanks to training classes on gender equality, the local women have also become more active in village affairs.

  • Published: March 7, 20223:28 pm
  • Author Le Huong and Minh Phuong

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