Use of brownface in television series stokes prejudice
Posted in Asia Hong Kong NEWS

Use of brownface in television series stokes prejudice

HONG KONG (SE): “Even it is only a character in a TV series, it is…

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Indonesian Supreme Court upholds key sex abuse decree
Posted in Asia NEWS Region

Indonesian Supreme Court upholds key sex abuse decree

JAKARTA (UCAN): In a statement on April 22, the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights [APHR]…

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Cancer fighter and charity worker passes away
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Cancer fighter and charity worker passes away

HONG KONG (SE): Camay Lam, a terminally-ill cancer patient who set up the Footprint of…

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More than 400,000 at biggest Philippine election campaign rally
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines

More than 400,000 at biggest Philippine election campaign rally

MANILA (Agencies): Philippine presidential candidate, Leonor “Leni” Robredo, drew an estimated 412,000 people to a…

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Lozano Cardinal Barragán, who visited Hong Kong, dies at 89
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Lozano Cardinal Barragán, who visited Hong Kong, dies at 89

VATICAN (CNS): A longtime president of the former Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, Javier…

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Detained priest freed by Myanmar military
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Detained priest freed by Myanmar military

PATHEIN (Radio Veritas Asia): Father Richard Nay Zaw Aung, from the Diocese of Pathein, Myanmar,…

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Award named for late Jesuit missionary
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Award named for late Jesuit missionary

MACAU (UCAN): A Jesuit think tank has constituted an award, recognising good business practices of…

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