No space, time, funds: Test to accommodate students gets tougher for Philippine schools
Two days before the reopening of the schools, teachers still face problems of classroom shortages, inadequate supplies and the lack of safety protocols.
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Negligent parents should be punished: Malaysia police
Data showed that parents who failed to monitor their young children properly could have led to over 200 accidental deaths yearly.
North Korea advises people not to eat dirty food washed away in flood waters
A series of heavy downpours have battered the Korean Peninsula in recent weeks.
S’pore’s LGBTQ community relieved at repeal of gay-sex law; religious groups concerned
Religious groups stressed that traditional values must be preserved even if the law changes.
Terror convict Ba’asyir attends Independence Day ceremony
The terror convict and firebrand cleric attended the ceremony at the school in Central Java that he had supervised.
India should target a casteless society
While taking the necessary precautions to avoid misinterpretation, society must certainly move in various ways towards the objective of a casteless society.
Pay up if you don’t want a drink: Malaysia’s coffeeshops to charge for not ordering drinks
Coffeeshop owners, who usually only sell drinks, earn their income through rental from food stall owners and selling drinks.
UN expert concludes ‘forced labour’ has taken place in Xinjiang
China rejects all accusations of abuse of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang.
Nepal aims for 100% electricity access by 2024
According to the power utility, 10 districts were added to the national grid in the last fiscal year.
Urban poor Malaysians sacrifice nutrition to cope with rising food prices
According to the Statistics Department, food inflation rose by 4.1 per cent in April, with 89.1 per cent of items in the food and beverage group recording increases.