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Transgender people’s qualms continue as Nepal votes in local polls

The issue of transgender people being misgendered in legal documents and being unable to change their documents isn’t new.

  • Published: May 13, 20225:59 am
  • Author Shranup Tandukar
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6 Rohingya, including children, injured in Ukhiya camp fire

The fire was caused by a gas cylinder in the camp.

  • Published: May 13, 20225:46 am
  • Author May
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Doxing incident highlights Indonesia’s personal data protection concerns

This is not the first time that personal data has been disclosed without the consent of the data subject.

  • Published: May 13, 20225:01 am
  • Author May
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Road crashes during Eid rush: Motorbike accidents drove up death toll

Though the Eid journey was relatively smooth this year, the number of deaths in road crashes went up by around 20 percent than that of previous year.

  • Published: May 13, 20225:00 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Indonesian police use water cannon against Papuans protesting against redistricting

Jakarta had announced last year it was considering making six new provinces in the region, home to a decades-old rebel insurgency.

  • Published: May 12, 20229:38 am
  • Author May
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Lazada ad may violate Consumer Protection Act: Thai PMO minister

Soon after it was posted online, the clip – depicting a woman in a wheelchair being bullied by another character of noble birth – sparked an uproar on the internet.

  • Published: May 12, 20229:36 am
  • Author May
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Airborne microplastics being studied by Japanese researchers

The researchers have started monitoring the air in Japan and plan to conduct observations in Southeast Asia as early as this summer, as plastic pollution has become serious…

  • Published: May 12, 20228:07 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Soaring food, fuel ramp up social unrest risk for emerging markets: Report

The report also found that more than 50 percent of the countries covered by the index have experienced an increase in civil unrest since the pandemic hit.

  • Published: May 12, 20226:39 am
  • Author May
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Integrated Waste Management Solutions enable rag pickers to live life with dignity

The initiative made the informal waste sector into a formal one, raising awareness of source segregation, influencing attitudinal changes in waste disposal, and protection of…

  • Published: May 12, 20225:03 am
  • Author Shailender Pandey
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A not-so-smart proposal for an offshore smart city

The writer says such a project needs thorough onboarding of all parties involved, along with buy-in from every single one of the stakeholders.

  • Published: May 11, 202211:30 am
  • Author Tasneem Tayeb

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