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Taiwan’s top envoy in Singapore assumes office

Taipei, May 8 (CNA) Taiwan’s new representative to Singapore Tung Chen-yuan (童振源) arrived in the Southeast Asian city-state on Monday to take the place of Francis Liang (梁國新), who is stepping away from public service. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305080021

Ukraine and Russia began visiting civilians’ detention places by agreement

Pravda Ukraine The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and representatives of the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament) have started parallel monitoring visits to places of detention of civilians on both sides. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/8/7401199/

Biden Seeks Compensation for Passengers for Flight Delays and Cancellations

New York Times The Transportation Department said it was proposing a rule that would require airlines to provide cash payments to passengers for significant flight disruptions. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/us/politics/flight-delays-cancellations-compensation-biden.html

Rohingya say no to going back to Myanmar to live in more camps, after years in Bangladesh

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Myanmar is looking at a trial repatriation of around 1,100 people, but they’d apparently leave Bangladesh refugee camps to live in Myanmar camps, for months. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219840/rohingya-say-no-going-back-myanmar-live-more-camps-after-years-bangladesh?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong to enact 3-tier warning system to help tackle worker heatstroke, but not legally binding

Hong Kong Free Press A three-tier warning system to help protect Hong Kong workers from heatstroke will roll out next Monday, the Labour Department has announced, but a green group say it lacks legal backing. If the Observatory’s Hong Kong Heat Index (HKHI) hits 32, it will be recommended that outdoor workers with a “very…

Republicans dominate Democrats in DC’s top golfer list

Fox News Republicans outnumber Democrats by more than three to one in the latest ranking of best golfers in Washington, D.C. The “D.C.’s Top 100 Golfers” list, published by GolfDigest in May, featured 34 Republicans and 10 Democrats. The list ranks the best presidents, senators, representatives, congressional staffers, lobbyists, and other powerful political players in…

Israel to host 2024 EUROSAI regional audit org congress

Jerusalem Post Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is set to become president of EUROSAI, replacing the Czech Republic’s Miloslav Kala. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742416

‘Itch gene’ scientist joins Shenzhen institute after US lab sealed off amid alleged China links probe

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chen Zhoufeng, now a senior researcher at the Shenzhen Bay Lab, led an itch and sensory disorders centre at Washington University St Louis since 2011. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3219834/itch-gene-scientist-joins-shenzhen-institute-after-us-lab-sealed-over-alleged-china-links?utm_source=rss_feed

On a Cold, Dark Night, an Entrepreneur Saw the Light With Eco-Friendly Candles

Wall Street Journal Eva Eckerblad and her brother started a business that helps people create new candles in old containers. https://www.wsj.com/articles/candles-small-business-recycled-siblings-3122f7a0

Belarusian jailed for satirical drawing dies behind bars

Washington Post Belarus’ leading rights organization says a man sentenced to jail over a satirical drawing of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has died behind bars https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/belarus-crackdown-opposition-lukashenko-prison/33b16bde-eda8-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world