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Sri Lanka must find out truth of 2019 Easter blasts, say survivors and families of victims
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Families, survivors urge ‘deserving punishment’ for perpetrators, as evidence suggest authorities had intelligence on potential attacks at least two weeks in advance. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3216323/sri-lanka-must-find-out-truth-2019-easter-blasts-say-survivors-and-families-victims?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreA stitch in time: Hong Kong designer Toby Crispy fights fast fashion with slow sewing inspired by memories
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong designer Toby Crispy used to own three floor-to-ceiling closets stuffed full of clothes, with more pieces lying around her home in red-white-blue nylon bags and paper bags. Hong Kong designer Toby Crispy. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. But after witnessing first-hand the waste and exploitation created by fast fashion, Toby decided…
Read MoreChina in second day of ‘Joint Sword’ military drills encircling Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press By James Edgar, with Amber Wang in Taipei and Matthew Walsh in Pingtan China deployed dozens of fighter jets and warships around Taiwan on Sunday for a second day of large-scale military drills, in an angry show of force following a meeting between the island’s president and the US House speaker.…
Read MoreTaiwan headline news
Taipei, April 9 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Sunday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304090003
Read MoreProgressive Chicago activists push for $1 billion in reparations
Fox News A group of University of Chicago students are continuing their campaign for their university to pay over $1 billion in reparations to Chicago’s South Side. University of Chicago Against Displacement (UCAD), an anti-gentrification student club, hosted an open house event on Thursday. “Come to our open house for some food, music, and good…
Read MoreHong Kong tech firms woo talent from Southeast Asia with bigger pay packages amid brain drain
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong-based companies like Tutor Circle are resorting to remote hires after exhausting recruitment search in the city. Recruitment firms say clients are now open to the idea of hiring staff from Southeast Asia.…
Read MoreWashington state Senate passes bill banning production, sale, and importing of assault weapons
Fox News Lawmakers in Washington state have passed a bill that would prohibit the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons in the state. “Both chambers of the Washington State Legislature have now approved a historic ban on the sale of assault weapons in Washington state,” Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a press…
Read MoreTerrorist in Tel Aviv attack used to work in a middle school in Kiryat Ono
Jerusalem Post “My son knows him, there are even videos of the kids making jokes with him,” said one of the mothers of children at the school. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738755
Read MoreSen. Richard Blumenthal, 77, to undergo surgery after breaking leg
Fox News Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal is expected to undergo surgery on Sunday after fracturing his femur. The Connecticut Democrat fractured his femur during a mishap at the victory parade for the UConn Men’s Basketball team on Saturday, News 12 Connecticut reported. The Huskies won the Men’s NCAA Basketball National Championship earlier this week. According…
Read MoreWeaving Indigenous stories into gripping movies: Filmmaker Laha Mebow
When Laha Mebow (陳潔瑤) was honored for best director at the Golden Horse Awards in 2022 for her feature film “Gaga,” she set two major milestones. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304090002
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