Asia
Thai students lead charge against military rulers and monarchy
November 18, 2020Student-led pro-democracy protesters are demanding changes to the constitution that was drawn up by the country’s former junta and want the removal of former military ruler Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha.
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Acuerdo de Asociación Económica Integral Regional firmado tras años de conversaciones
November 15, 2020Ministros de 15 países de la región Asia-Pacífico firmaron hoy el Acuerdo de Asociación Económica Integral Regional (RCEP) después de ocho años de conversaciones.
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Top consumer brands, big banks linked to brutal palm oil worker abuses
September 24, 2020Some of the brands you buy every week at the grocery store have links to brutal abuse of workers in Southeast Asia's palm oil industry.
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COVID-19’s other victims: Virus-linked hunger killing 10,000 children a month
July 28, 2020All around the world, the coronavirus and its restrictions are pushing already hungry communities over the edge, cutting off meager farms from markets, and isolating villages from food and medical aid.
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Low-paid migrant workers bear the worst of Singapore’s second COVID-19 wave
April 10, 2020Singapore was seen as a model in its early response to the virus, but it apparently overlooked hundreds of thousands of migrant workers living in crowded dormitories.
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