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Civil coalition rejects Indonesian government’s rewriting of history project

The Indonesian Historical Transparency Alliance (AKSI) member Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, who leads the research institute Lab45, said a circulating 30-page draft outline of the…

  • Published: May 21, 20258:15 am
  • Author Radhiyya Indra
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Vietnam proposes abolishing death penalty for eight crimes in major legal revision

The Government has proposed scrapping capital punishment for eight serious offences, including embezzlement and drug trafficking, as part of sweeping amendments to the Penal Code.

  • Published: May 21, 20258:10 am
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New flight delay and cancellation law takes effect in Thailand

Under the new regulations, airlines must provide support and compensation for international flight delays or cancellations without prior notice, especially when passengers have…

  • Published: May 21, 20258:05 am
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India’s ruling party, congress continue to lock horns over EAM Jaishankar ‘tipping off’ Pakistan on Op Sindoor

The BJP accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of “speaking the language of Pakistan," while Gandhi accused External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar of committing a “crime” by…

  • Published: May 21, 20258:04 am
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Cabinet approves Pakistani army chief General Asim Munir’s promotion to field marshal

The rank of field marshal is the highest rank of armies built on the pattern of the British Army.

  • Published: May 21, 20258:03 am
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Marriage registration in China becomes easier, more romantic than ever

Gone are the rules about documenting permanent household registration, or hukou. Gone are the rules requiring that marriages take place in the hukou city of one partner.

  • Published: May 21, 20258:02 am
  • Author Chen Meiling and Cang Wei
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Singapore Airlines Flight 321 incident: One year on, passengers recall how extreme turbulence upended their lives

On May 21, 2024, a sudden, extreme turbulence caused the Boeing 777-300ER to drop 178 feet, or about 54m, in 4.6 seconds.

  • Published: May 21, 20258:01 am
  • Author Vanessa Paige Chelvan, Azril Annuar and Jonathan Pearlman
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‘Victory for women’: Lawyers hail Pakistan SC verdict on convicted murderer Zahir Jaffer’s appeal

Noor Mukadam, 27 years, was found murdered at Zahir’s Islamabad residence in July 2021, with the probe revealing she was tortured before being beheaded. Mr. Zahir was handed the…

  • Published: May 21, 20258:00 am
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Art of transhumance: The intertwined lives of sheep and their Himalayan herders

For shepherds, life on the move also reflects mountain culture. But how long can this way of survival continue?

  • Published: May 20, 202511:09 am
  • Author Prakash Baral
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‘Sunting’: A tribute to the women who shaped Indonesia

The exhibition follows the footsteps of women who were instrumental to national development through their contributions in education, medicine and journalism.

  • Published: May 20, 202511:08 am
  • Author Nur Janti

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