Category: Society
Chinese professor fined in poetry row
A Chinese court ordered a controversial professor who claims descent from the ancient sage Confucius to apologise and pay a fine after a heated online row over poetry, local [...]
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5 bodies recovered from Philippine volcano
Philippine disaster officials say the bodies of four Europeans and their Filipino guide who were killed by rocks in a volcanic eruption early this week have been brought down [...]
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Thirty-three die as bus falls into Indian river
At least 33 people died Wednesday when an overcrowded bus skidded off the road into a fast-flowing river in northern India, police said. “So far, 33 bodies have been [...]
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Singapore artist who spray-painted roads spared jail term
A Singaporean artist was sentenced Wednesday to 240 hours of community service for spray-painting roads and a building wall in a case that sparked an online petition for [...]
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China probes reports of film director Zhang Yimou’s seven children
Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China’s best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family [...]
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Curious incident of China’s quake dogs in the night-time
A Chinese city is using dogs to predict earthquakes, an official said Tuesday, after state-run media reported that neighbours were complaining of nightly false alarms – [...]
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Outrage over China tiger abuse
A Chinese tiger park has sought to quell public anger after images of holidaymakers sitting astride a strapped-down cub prompted outrage online, state media said Tuesday. [...]
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Climate shift killed Australia’s giant beasts: study
Gigantic animals which once roamed Australia were mostly extinct by the time humans arrived, according to a new study Tuesday which suggests climate change played the key [...]
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Singapore is Asia’s best place to be a mother: report
Singapore is the safest place to be born and the best place to be a mother in Asia, beating competitors Japan, South Korea and Malaysia – according to children’s [...]
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Same-sex Aussies flock to wed in New Zealand
Before they stand in front of a gathering of close family and friends to declare their love, Sydney couple Kate Duffy and Lisa Bowen must jet to New Zealand if they are to [...]
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Chinese tsunami or Malaysian tsunami?
Utusan Malaysia published articles condemning the Malaysian Chinese with the headline ‘Apa lagi Cina Mahu?’ and Najib Tun Razak’s speech after the election [...]
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Five feared dead after Philippine volcano explosion
Five people are feared dead after one of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes spewed a giant ash cloud on Tuesday, with foreign tourists on its slopes during the [...]
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Vietnam, S.Africa target illegal rhino hunters
South Africa and Vietnam have agreed to exchange the names of registered hunters in a bid to stop rhino poachers who obtain hunting permits under false pretences, a spokesman [...]
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Thai police rescue 1,300 caged dogs from smugglers
Around 1,300 dogs crammed into cages have been seized in less than a week in Thailand’s northeast border region, officials said Monday, amid concerns that the canines [...]
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HK ‘risks losing pink dolphins’
Conservationists warned that Hong Kong may lose its rare Chinese white dolphins, also known as pink dolphins for their unique colour, unless it takes urgent action against [...]
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