One click away: Philippines grapples with online gambling boom – and doom
Filipino families are increasingly affected by online gambling, with easy access leading to addiction and financial problems.
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Student’s self-immolation bid following sexual harassment triggers political controversy in India’s Odisha
The incident brought to the fore unsafe campus environs for girl students in higher educational institutions and damaged the government’s image.
Meta faces backlash in South Korea over mysterious account bans
Meta Korea has acknowledged a technical error, but frustration continues to grow. Accounts remain locked, and users say there’s no direct way to appeal or receive help.
The long, suspenseful journey to Indonesia’s nickel ‘paradise’
The Jakarta Post's recent trip to Raja Ampat late last month revealed the complex currents rippling and colliding beneath the mining versus tourism issue, conflated by…
Pilgrims breathe new life into Nepal’s mountain economy
Transit hubs abuzz in Karnali, with packed hotels and non-stop flights to the Tibet border.
South Korea’s medical students end boycott after over a year but academic uncertainty lingers
Schools now face the challenge of balancing academic standards with fairness for returnees as trainee doctors have yet to return.
Malaysia’s big families defy falling birth rates
The average number of children a woman in Malaysia has in her lifetime has declined over the years to 1.7 in 2023.
Vietnam’s intellectual footprint: how books shape national identity
Beyond his extensive entrepreneurial portfolio, Bình is also widely respected as a speaker, author and translator, especially in the areas of management, education, policy and…
Teenage couple in Malaysia charged with murder of student in university hostel
Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman said the 20-year-old main suspect and his girlfriend, who is also the victim's housemate, will be charged under Section 302 of the Penal…
Participants in Japanese tradition of ‘waterfall meditation’ find sense of fulfillment, emotional release
In recent years, the number of annual visitors to Tenkoji temple has soared to about 20,000.