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Serendipity Road Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Asia

January 31, 2018

Cambodia’s Former Opposition Chief Sam Rainsy Officially Launches Political Movement

Cambodia’s exiled former opposition leader Sam Rainsy has officially launched a movement to keep his now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) “alive” without fear of government reprisal, outlining an action plan with the objective of ensuring elections this year are free and fair. Speaking to around 400 supporters in Long Beach, California on Sunday, Sam […]

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Asia

January 30, 2018

Swedish Activist Warns of Saudi Policy to Relocate Daesh to Yemen

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior human rights activist from Sweden slammed the Saudi regime for its heinous crimes against the Yemeni people and raised the alarm that Riyadh is seeking to relocate the Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group to Yemen. “The biggest potential danger now is a renewed Saudi policy to […]

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Asia

January 29, 2018

Kuwait pleads with Philippines to send back maids

Kuwait has called upon the Philippines ambassador to lift a ban on domestic workers, Al Khaleej Online reported today. “We have lost about four Filipino women in the last few months. It’s always in Kuwait”, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said last Friday, claiming that the four domestic workers had been driven to suicide by abusive […]

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Fokker 100 at Rasht International Airport, Iran

Asia

January 29, 2018

Flights Resume at Tehran’s Airport after Heavy Snowfall

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The runways of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport were dug out from under 70 centimeters (more than two feet) of snow, letting flights resume on Sunday morning. A member of IKIA’s board of directors told Tasnim that the flights to and from the international airport have resumed since Sunday morning. He also […]

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Asia

January 27, 2018

Vagina Whitening Craze Rocks Philippines

Remember the bizarre penis bleaching trend that became a bombshell hit in Thailand? Surgeons decided not to deprive women of an equivalent procedure that will “tighten, relax and clean” female sensitive parts. Celebrity cosmetic surgeon Vicky Belo from Belo Medical Group clinics in Manila, the Philippines has offered “the angel whitening” laser treatment for women […]

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Asia

January 26, 2018

Blaze in South Korean Hospital Kills 41, over 70 Injured

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A fire in a South Korean hospital killed 41 people and injured more than 70, officials said on Friday, with eight of those injured listed as being in critical condition. The fire is the deadliest in South Korea in at least a decade and follows a fire last month which killed 29 […]

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Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of the People's Republic of China

Asia

January 26, 2018

Authorities Testing Facial-Recognition Systems in Uyghur Dominated Xinjiang Region

Authorities in northwest China are testing facial-recognition systems that tip off police when residents of the Uyghur-dominated Xinjiang region venture more than 300 meters (1,000 feet) from designated “safe areas,” according to media reports. The safe areas comprise individuals’ homes and workplaces, Bloomberg News reported last week, citing a person familiar with the project, who […]

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Asia

January 25, 2018

Over 80,000 People Evacuated Due to Threat of Volcano Eruption in Philippines

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 80,000 citizens of the Philippines had to leave their homes due to the threat of eruption of the Mayon Volcano, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of the Philippines (NDRRMC) said in a statement on Thursday. On Wednesday, the NDRRMC said that some 60,000 residents had to leave […]

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