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‘I came here for my daughters. Now they send money to help me’: Indian migrant worker in Singapore on unpaid wages case

Kandha Samy Ragupathy, who has been working in Singapore for more than two decades, is among 400 migrant workers affected by months of unpaid wages.

  • Published: July 6, 20269:36 am
  • Author Emily Koh
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Should South Korean workers get time off to mourn pets?

Support for pet bereavement leave exposes a generational divide over pets, grief and workplace benefits.

  • Published: July 3, 202610:01 am
  • Author Yoon Min-sik
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1 million cataract patients await surgery in Bangladesh: Eye experts

A shortage of skilled surgeons, coupled with rising caseloads, has contributed to the backlog. Unless surgical capacity is expanded, cataract-related blindness could worsen…

  • Published: July 2, 202611:53 am
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Journey through the birth of dynastic China

Rare relics reveal how distant communities were united with ritual and belief.

  • Published: July 2, 20268:10 am
  • Author Bai Shuhao and Zhou Lihua
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Indonesia’s indie musicians make a living from everything but music

Three Indonesian independent musicians with growing audiences on Spotify share a common reality: streaming does not pay the bills, so they built something else that does.

  • Published: July 1, 202611:38 am
  • Author Puti Cinintya Arie Safitri
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South Korea’s early World Cup exit sparks anger and calls for football governance reforms

Many lament the Taegeuk Warriors’ failure to make the knockout stages as an unconscionable squandering of talent in what is widely regarded as its strongest-ever squad.

  • Published: July 1, 202611:15 am
  • Author Wendy Teo
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Farmer massacre’s warning as the Philippines faces climate shocks

The 2016 Kidapawan bloodshed remains a defining moment in Philippine history, exposing the fragility of governance when confronted with climate shocks and food insecurity.

  • Published: July 1, 20269:27 am
  • Author Danilo Josue and Teodoro Mendoza
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The lost Khoda art of Bangladesh’s Santals: Tattoos, identity and the legacy of the Santal Hul

Body markings such as Khoda (tattoos) and Shika (branding) are extremely sacred rituals in Santal society. They held deep significance in both this world (earthly life) and the…

  • Published: July 1, 20269:05 am
  • Author Samar M Soren
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They sang on Kathmandu’s streets to survive. The city silenced the music

A municipal crackdown on sidewalk performers has left a community of visually impaired people without a livelihood, sparking protests.

  • Published: June 30, 202610:35 am
  • Author Arati Paudel
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Pride in Indonesia is longer than a coming-out story

Three queer Indonesians, three different relationships with the closet and one thing they all share: a conversation that never ends.

  • Published: June 30, 202610:29 am
  • Author Reza Mardian

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