Jakarta governor is ripped by miniskirted women for his comment on provocative dress Nothing illustrates the strains on Indonesian society better than what happened in Jakarta when the city governor, Fauzi Bowo, said last week that women who wear miniskirts in public are inviting rape. The howls have been heard far and wide, with the […]
Although I have mixed feelings about Hong Kong taxis, tourists seem impressed, a survey by hotels.com involving 5,000 passengers from 23 countries found out. Hong Kong taxis joined the top 10 ranking among world’s best taxis; London and New York cabs were top-rated globally for the past four years. While I have boarded cabs that […]
Heavy rain and landslides are complicating the search for survivors of a 6.9 earthquake that has killed at least 53 people in an isolated Himalayan region straddling India, Nepal and China. The quake, centered in India’s northern state of Sikkim, killed at least 63 people and left many other missing. More than 5,000 Indian Army […]
Thailand’s former prime minister appeared in neighboring Cambodia Saturday for high level talks with that country’s leadership. Thaksin Shinawatra publicly embraced Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting in Phnom Penh. Officials said the two were scheduled to discuss a variety of issues, including trade, an ongoing border dispute and the release of two […]
Below is a list of recent media reports that will verify the fact that migrant workers, domestic maids in particular, suffer outrageous human rights violations that take place on a daily basis throughout the Middle East. There are many cases of suicide attempts every week, coupled with countless reports of maids who get raped, beaten, […]
Raped, battered, made pregnant, then kicked out: a common story Sapana Bishwokarma, 26, has no answer when she is asked about the father of the two-year-old boy who plays beside her. She says her body trembles with fear each time she recalls her son’s father. “I didn’t know that man very well,” says Bishwokarma, who […]
Hundreds of police have brought calm to Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province following Sunday’s violent Muslim-Christian clashes that left three dead and more than 80 injured. The incident, apparently sparked by a simple traffic accident, called attention to a region still recovering from years of sectarian conflict. More than 400 police have helped quell riots that […]
A toddler has been suckling milk directly from a cow ever since his mother went away to find work when a storm destroyed the family home. Tha Sophat’s grandfather revealed the 18-month-old had been feeding himself this way since July when his parents left Cambodia for Thailand. After he stopped breast-feeding from his mother, the […]
