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World Refugee Day: Current conflict in Myanmar may stall the process of Rohingya repatriation
The Arakan Army has captured a vast part of Rakhine state including the areas once populated by Rohingyas before they faced persecution and displacement in 2017, causing many…
Indignity, disease, death: The life of a sewage worker in Pakistan
84 sewage workers have died in 19 districts of Pakistan over the past five years, according to an advocacy group.
Filipino saves boy at a popular Japanese fishing spot
According to a report, the boy was not wearing a life jacket and fell into Hakozaki-futou in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, and was saved by a 26-year-old Filipino technical intern.
Booms, busters, and dispersants: Here’s how an oil spill is cleaned up in S’pore waters
The oil spill was caused by a Netherlands-flagged dredging boat Vox Maxima hitting the Singapore-flagged bunker vessel Marine Honour on June 14, with the spill staining coastlines…
Korea’s broken ladder of social mobility
According to a survey by the Korea Development Institute last year, only 30 percent of respondents believe their children will achieve a higher socioeconomic status than their own.
Health issues plague K-pop girl groups
The pressure to stay thin, brutal schedules blamed for growing number of female artists taking breaks for health reasons.
Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
In May, President Xi Jinping called for continued efforts to protect the Great Wall, promote its culture and pass on the precious heritage to future generations.
Rural India runs dry as thirsty megacity Mumbai sucks water
Demand is increasing in the world’s most populous nation of 1.4 billion people, but supplies are shrinking — with climate change driving erratic rainfall and extreme heat.
Learning with play
Play is undervalued and trivialised, opportunities for play are being squeezed out of childhood, and a high number of children are deprived of play at home.