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Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 26, 2022 • 7 min read

Universities Thailand’s universities need to tweak their model

By Kuldeep Nagi • Jan 26, 2022
The Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to improve learning for the benefit of students, families, educators and employers

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 25, 2022 • 3 min read

Indonesia At least 18 dead after clash, fire at club in Indonesia’s West Papua

By Agence France-Presse • Jan 25, 2022
At least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a night club in the town of Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province with most dying after the venue caught fire

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 21, 2022 • 2 min read

LGBTQ+ Issues Samsung pulls Singapore drag queen advert after backlash

By Agence France-Presse • Jan 21, 2022
Tech giant Samsung pulled an online advert that features a Muslim woman hugging her drag son in the prosperous city-state of Singapore, where LGBTQ rights remain a sensitive topic

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 21, 2022 • 9 min read

Slavery Author calls for an expansion of the fight against modern slavery

By Brian P. D. Hannon • Jan 21, 2022
Veteran activist uses his new book to promote an updated abolitionist movement against human trafficking

Life • Jan 17, 2022 • 2 min read

Culture

Malaysian Hindus mark festival under strict Covid curbs

Malaysian Hindus marks the annual Thaipusam festival in celebrations that were scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 17, 2022

Life • Jan 17, 2022 • 11 min read

Domestic workers

Trapped in shelters: Domestic workers’ dilemma

Domestic workers seeking a better future in Malaysia are trapped in shelters and a cycle of poverty
By Alyaa Alhadjri • Jan 17, 2022

Life • Jan 14, 2022 • 8 min read

Culture

A graphic novel tells the story of Penang’s vanished Jewish community

The once significant Jewish community of Penang is barely remembered today, but ‘The Last Jews of Penang’ shines a light on their legacy
By Ashley Yeong • Jan 14, 2022

Life • Jan 14, 2022 • 12 min read

Tourism

Benefits and Challenges for International Tourists visiting Dili, Timor-Leste

As international borders re-open visitors to Timor-Leste's capital, Dili, face perks and hurdles when they visit the city
By Felisberto Fernandes da Costa • Jan 14, 2022

Life • Jan 13, 2022 • 5 min read

Tourism

New measures for Malaysia’s tourism recovery

Preparing new measures to deal with the new wave of epidemics, the minister of tourism hopes to gradually reopen the border
By Lim Ann Gee • Jan 13, 2022

Life • Jan 12, 2022 • 6 min read

Tourism

VTLs could unlock Malaysia’s tourism potential

The industry hopes the government and ASEAN to discuss the establishment of more VTLs to unify the cross-border tourism policies of various countries
By Lim Ann Gee • Jan 12, 2022

Life • Jan 11, 2022 • 7 min read

Workers' rights

Striking casino workers stand against crackdown

NagaWorld employees protest mass layoffs while fighting to preserve one of Cambodia’s remaining independent unions
By Jack Brook • Jan 11, 2022

Life • Jan 11, 2022 • 6 min read

Tourism

Malaysia’s tourism faces a bumpy road to recovery

Uncertainty of the epidemic hits Malaysia's tourism recovery without opening up foreign tourists, it is difficult to support
By Lim Ann Gee • Jan 11, 2022

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Universities Thailand’s universities need to tweak their model

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Slavery Author calls for an expansion of the fight against modern slavery

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Malaysian Hindus mark festival under strict Covid curbs

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Trapped in shelters: Domestic workers’ dilemma

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Benefits and Challenges for International Tourists visiting Dili, Timor-Leste

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