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Spotlight: Joblessness forces Manila’s poor workers back to provinces
It was not a happy homecoming — there were no family members to meet the workers who were turned over to officials of their respective villages
Rohingya refugees face deportation in Malaysia
The 270 refugees had fled southern Bangladesh by boat in April
Resistance is a moral choice in the Philippines
Injustice has always walloped the country’s poor, but it has been an exceptionally gory last four years for Filipinos
Closed schools impact children’s education, stresses parents in Cambodia
Govt officials say schools need to remain closed to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections
Chinese authorities plan to destroy another Uyghur cemetery in Xinjiang
Since 2014, at least 45 Uyghur cemeteries in the region have been razed
Christian couple on Pakistan death row appeal for freedom
They were accused of sending blasphemous text messages insulting the Prophet Muhammad
Candles to light up Hong Kong on fraught Tiananmen anniversary
Despite ban on large gatherings, Cardinal Joseph Zen says people of Hong Kong will commemorate June 4 for the sake of Chinese people
SPOTLIGHT: Manila’s homeless find expression in theater
Play shows struggles of homeless people before pandemic up to the time they found shelter inside a church
Rebuilding lives torn apart by Super Cyclone Amphan
Caritas India helps people back onto their feet after super cyclone destroys homes, kills more than 90
Thailand found failing to log fishermen’s complaints of abuse and slavery
Revelations of modern slavery at sea emerged in 2014, prompting the nation to vow to better regulate the sector