Biological, adoptive parents fight over compensation
Three months after the drowning of a 16-year-old adopted girl, the ex-gratia award by the special relief commissioner has split two families apart.
Society
Declining births in China trigger calls for action
Experts said that all-out efforts must be made to raise the low fertility rate so as to counter the persistent downward trend and avert a sharp population decline in the long…
Japan’s LDP expected to struggle with LGBT bill
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also president of the LDP, has a positive stance on the bill following discriminatory comments made against sexual minorities by a former…
Public health for Indonesia’s new capital city needs careful planning: Experts
While diseases like dengue fever are not unique to East Kalimantan, health experts say that ongoing deforestation to make way for new construction poses an increased risk of human…
Organ trafficking in Vietnam driven by high demand, low rate of donation: Experts
Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan noted that the demand for tissue and organ transplants in Vietnam was huge, with dozens of thousands of cases in need of kidney and/or liver…
Japan’s education ministry urges schools to inform police about serious bullying
The document included 19 specific examples of bullying that could constitute a criminal violation, as schools have been hesitant about filing reports in the past.
Indonesian govt flips script on declining corruption score
The latest global study illustrates the scale of the regression in the country’s fight against corruption.
F9 Park rape: If you’re a woman out for a walk, you’re ‘asking for it’
After they were done with her, the perpetrators also bribed the pair, still at gunpoint, with Rs1,000 in exchange for not reporting for the crime.
More teen births involve older fathers: Philippine statistics authority
The numbers gave senators, policymakers and public health advocates a picture of the alarming rise of adolescent pregnancies in the Philippines, many of which involve violations…
Japan to support local govts’ school bullying-prevention measures
Measures being considered by the government include establishing consultation desks for people to report and talk about bullying.