In murdered Sikh separatist’s ancestral village in Punjab, few remember him
Many villagers can barely remember Mr Nijjar – who shunned the normal practice of returning to the village after moving to Canada in the 1990s – and heard of his death only…
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True Crimes of Asia: Suicidal people still baited on social media in Japan despite ‘Twitter murders’
The growing use of the Internet also created a new breed of criminal of Takahiro Shiraishi’s ilk – murderers who prey on helpless victims by offering to die with them, but…
‘PC bang’ seek to hit refresh in post-Covid era
In recent years, PC bang spaces have vanished across the country, dwindling from 21,549 in 2009 to 9,265 in 2021.
Rise in male suicide rates in India: What does the data say?
The statistics revealed a staggering 166 per cent increase in suicide cases among daily wage earners in India between 2014 and 2021.
300 million smokers and counting: Why China just can’t kick its cigarette habit
Despite years of anti-smoking campaigns, many continue to light up, driven by social mores, cheap cigarettes, a lack of public education and, crucially, the protection of Big…
K-culture brings tourists in, but K-maps leave them wandering
There is a stark disparity between Korea's rising recognition as an advanced cultural, technological powerhouse, and its inability to offer reliable international map services.
From pharaohs to prime ministers: Now you see them, now you don’t
Throughout different eras around the world, there's a legacy of removing former powerful figures from the annals of history.
Pakistan’s web of cyberscammers
Contrary to what one might assume, the gambit used for these scams is pretty simple — exploit the vulnerabilities of the poor, naïve, uneducated and the fearful.
Comfort in a tub for the bed‑bound
Montfort Care’s home-bathing service enables bedridden clients to have a full-body scrub in a safe and comfortable environment.
How Tan Tock Seng Hospital built a cancer survivor a 3D-printed nose
3D printing a prosthetic nose for Mr Lian was a pilot project for the centre. They designed the prosthesis to look practically identical to his original nose.