MIRI (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Four indigenous civil society groups in Sarawak on Thursday (Dec 20) joined church organisations to protest against remarks by Education Minister Maszlee Malik over Islamic propagation in state schools. The indigenous organisations, which fight for human rights for Sarawak native groups, were protesting his comments early this week that […]
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With the peak holiday season upon us, travellers hoping to take mementos of their travels home should take note of the guidelines for prohibited and controlled items, including food products. They will also have to pay goods and services tax (GST) on the value of the goods that exceeds the GST relief. Unsure about what […]
NEW DELHI (AFP) – The headless body of a three-year-old boy snatched from his home by a leopard in India was handed over to his parents on Tuesday (Dec 18), wildlife officials said. Wasim Akram was in the kitchen with his mother when the animal snuck inside, pounced on the child and took him deep […]
The mobile library bringing books to children in some of Jakarta’s poorest neighbourhoods. Jakarta, Indonesia – Sutino “Kinong” Hadi was not even 10 years old when he dropped out of school. Now in his late 50s, he has spent most of his working life driving a tuk tuk, known in Indonesia as a “bemo”. The […]
Korean Air has been ordered to pay nearly $18,000 (€16,000; £14,000) to a flight attendant who was subjected to abuse in a “nut rage” incident. Park Chang-jin was forced to apologise on his knees after he served nuts to the daughter of the airline’s chairman in a bag rather than a bowl in 2014. He […]
A visually impaired girl was molested on a local train in Mumbai on Monday (Dec 17). However, instead of panicking, the 15-year-old used her self-defence and karate skills to turn the tables on her molester, twisting the man’s hand till he dropped to his knees in pain. The molester, Vishal Baliram Singh, 24, was arrested […]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank left its short-term borrowing rates unchanged on Thursday, choosing not to follow its U.S. counterpart, which raised its benchmark rate just hours earlier. The decision follows the bank’s announcement Wednesday of a new lending tool, the Targeted Medium-Term Lending Facility (TMLF), aimed at spurring lending to smaller firms. The […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed that his country will not develop at the expense of other nations, in a speech marking 40 years since China introduced major economic reforms. However, he also said that the global superpower would not be told what to do by anyone. Late leader Deng Xiaoping’s campaign of “reform and […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Senior managers in financial services could lose their jobs if they fail to tackle bullying, homophobia and other unacceptable conduct in the workplace, Britain’ Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday. Under FCA rules, people must be deemed “fit and proper” to work in the finance industry in Britain, but this requirement also […]