For Bangladesh’s poor, inflation means a daily struggle
For the country's working poor, each day begins with a painful negotiation as essentials like sugar and cooking oil climb ever higher in price: What can be sacrificed? What can…
Society
Unsafe spaces: The Kathmandu Post
Nepali youngsters are increasingly vulnerable to online intimate partner violence.
Trash piles up in Jakarta’s old town during NYE celebrations
The Kota Tua area, including Fatahillah Park and nearby pedestrian pathways, was left littered with trash after celebrations attended by more than 29,000 visitors.
340 firecracker-related injuries logged in the Philippines so far, says health department
The figure is 34 percent lower compared to the 519 cases recorded in the same period last year.
South Korea no longer a land of workaholics, study suggests
Share of South Koreans working over 50 hours down 75% in 20 years.
Package deal: A day in the life of a delivery driver in Singapore
It is the season for gifts, parcels and deliveries. But to get the packages to you requires a job with long hours and a lot of heavy lifting. The Straits Times follows deliveryman…
Hearts online, hurt offline: The dark side of Nepali teenagers’ virtual relationships
One in four young people in Nepal experience online intimate partner violence, a recent research shows.
Why young people are hiding gifts for strangers in China’s cities
From Sichuan to Shandong, a growing group of young Chinese are transforming their cities into playgrounds by leaving goodies such as handicrafts, milk tea packets and blind boxes…
Websites offering generative AI for unclothing people in images top 18m visits per year in Japan
That makes Japan the third-largest country in the world for such traffic after the United States and India.
Vietnamese police warn of disguised gambling in popular ‘Blind Bag’ games
These activities, they emphasise, often carry hidden legal risks and exploit participants under the guise of entertainment.