Category: Society
Japanese fish survive 5,000-mile trip across Pacific in tsunami boat
Scientists are baffled as to how a group of small fish native to Japan survived a journey across the Pacific after they were found on a boat swept away by the 2011 tsunami [...]
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Malaysia frees 32 Filipinos held over incursion
Malaysian police said they had released 32 armed Filipinos arrested earlier this week on suspicion of trying to join an incursion by Islamic militants in an eastern state, [...]
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Australia to tackle Japan on whaling at UN world court
Australia is to fire the opening salvoes in a legal battle before the United Nations’ highest court in June aimed at stopping Japan’s whaling research programme [...]
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Tibetans who commit suicide ‘not crazy’: Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama on Thursday said during a visit to Italy that Tibetans who have committed suicide in recent weeks were “not crazy” but were taking desperate action [...]
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Chinese ‘poachers’ face jail in Philippines
Twelve Chinese fishermen whose ship grounded in a protected marine sanctuary in the Philippines could face long jail terms after being charged with poaching and bribery, a [...]
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Former Burma political detainee won’t give up prison shirt
For almost two decades in Myanmar’s notorious Insein Prison, Win Tin wore the blue shirt issued to all inmates. He kept it after his release in 2008 out of solidarity [...]
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Thailand born panda to be returned to China
Lin Ping, a female panda born at Chiang Mai Zoo in Thai North, is to be sent to Chengdu in China, as a deal on her three-year extended stay in Thailand ends in May 2013, Thai [...]
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Child Protection a Low Priority in Indonesia
Efforts to protect children in Indonesia from abuse are obstructed by barriers to crime reporting, which may worsen with the threatened closure of police-run units that [...]
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Philippines charges Chinese fishermen over reef crash
The Philippines has charged 12 Chinese fishermen with poaching after their boat ran aground a protected coral reef, reports say. The men face up to 12 years in jail and [...]
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Woman, 83, fights off Komodo dragon
An 83-Year-old Indonesian woman told how she faced a “fight for survival” when a Komodo dragon pounced and sunk its teeth into her. Haisah was sitting on the [...]
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HK ferry crash captains face manslaughter charges
Two Hong Kong boat captains appeared in court Thursday accused of manslaughter over a ferry collision last year that claimed 39 lives in the city’s worst maritime [...]
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Psy back in saddle with new single ‘Gentleman’
“Gangnam Style” star Psy Friday unveiled the highly anticipated follow-up to his global hit with another catchy dance tune infused with his signature self-mocking [...]
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Court ruling deals blow to gay rights in Singapore
Rights activists reacted with indignation on Wednesday after Singapore’s High Court rejected a petition to repeal an archaic law criminalising sex between men. In a [...]
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China ex-railways minister ‘charged with graft’
Prosecutors charged China’s former railways minister Liu Zhijun with bribery and abuse of power on Wednesday, state media said, after scandals involving hundreds of [...]
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China firm sues Michael Jordan for $8m: report
A Chinese sportswear firm sued by Michael Jordan over unauthorised use of his name has countersued the retired NBA superstar for $8.0 million for hurting its reputation, [...]
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