Nepal lab tests reveal hazardous levels of pesticides in vegetables in market
Officials advise soaking vegetables in salt or vinegar for 30 minutes or refrigerating for 12-14 hours.
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South Korea admitted flawed adoption practices; adoptees call it ’empty’ gesture
On March 26, a government-appointed body found that adoption agencies routinely falsified documents, including recording children with living parents as "orphans" and even…
Teachers across Nepal stage mass protest in Kathmandu for Education Bill
The teachers took to the streets to pressure government to pass the bill.
Nepal health facilities run out of birth control shot Depo-Provera
Experts warn of a rise in unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions.
Banking Singapore’s brains: How the grey matter of the dead can help improve lives
Brain Bank Singapore was officially opened on Nov 27, 2019. To date, 420 people have pledged to donate their brains. The young brain bank has also retrieved 11 brains and seven…
South Korean Justice Ministry considers granting long-term visa to Indonesian wildfire hero
The Justice Ministry’s decision comes after local media reports about a 31-year-old Indonesian sailor known by the mononym Sugianto, who is reported to have carried other…
American author swarmed by Duterte supporters due to name mix-up
The author’s name is Nicholas Kaufmann and his last name is spelled with double letter n. Ex-president Duterte’s counsel’s name, on the other hand, is Nicholas Kaufman and…
INDIA bloc to oppose Waqf Amendment Bill
Congress General Secretary in-charge of Organisation KC Venugopal categorically said that the INDIA alliance has unanimously decided to oppose this Bill. “This Bill is a…
Tokyo hospital launches baby hatch, confidential birth system
A social welfare corporation in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward, has opened the country’s second baby hatch at one of its hospitals, allowing parents to anonymously leave newborns they…
Need to redouble efforts to maintain Singapore’s social cohesion: Singapore PM Wong
PM Wong made the statement to about 1,000 guests at a dinner to celebrate the Taoist Federation’s 35th anniversary and Singapore’s 60th year of independence. Among the guests…