Chinese police are cracking down on “extreme feminism” online
Local authorities justify crackdown with claim that feminists and animal rights activists want to disrupt social order

Some are worried authorities are using "extremism" as a cover to target more people, saying "that's the most terrifying thing".

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Whether it's flight attendants, students, or care workers, people across the city are uniting against the unpopular bill. 

Strikes, class boycotts and ‘picnics’: how ordinary people are fighting fugitive bill
There is much activity – by leaderless groups operating on encrypted platforms – across broad swathes of Hong Kong in the fight against proposed legislation.

"Even though some people may say it’s useless and the government might not hear us, I just feel that if we don’t do anything now, we will regret it in the future."

100 firms pledge to close for day so staff can protest against fugitive bill
A growing list of businesses, including bakeries, toy stores and snack shops, say they will close their doors on Wednesday.

Going on strike against extradition bill no good for Hong Kong, Carrie Lam warns
City leader has already refused to budge on proposal, despite march which organisers said drew over 1 million people. 

Hong Kong’s leader has urged schools, businesses and unions to think twice before going on strike: “What good would it do to Hong Kong society ... and our young people?”

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Internet access now more important than electricity was last century, says Jack Ma
“If you don’t let your people connect to the internet, it’s worse than last century not letting them connect to electricity,” Jack Ma said.

The Alibaba executive chairman’s comment follows the release of a UN report, ‘The Age of Digital Interdependence’, that calls for increased cooperation among governmen...

EMOTIONAL PLAGUE OF A SOCIETY OF LITTLE MEN
Why are Japan’s famously reserved citizens becoming more violent?
From savage fights between commuters to the murder of schoolchildren, it appears Japanese people are becoming less tolerant than ever before.

44 years after Vietnam War, birth defects from US' Agent Orange are increasing
More than 40 years on from the Vietnam war, .Babies are still being born - even to healthy parents - with birth defects linked to Agent Orange, the toxic herbicide the US military used to weed out Viet Cong fighters.

‘
I hope my son dies before me’: the Agent Orange victims of Vietnam war
The market for low-cost painkillers is ballooning as poverty-stricken victims of the US military’s toxic herbicide search for relief.

“I hope my son dies before me, so I won’t have to worry about what will happen to him when I’m gone.”

A Philippine Cinderella: from domestic worker to Miss Universe?
Jessarie Dumaguing has set her sights on winning a crown at Binibining Pilipinas, the country’s biggest beauty pageant, which would propel her onto the international s...

Jessarie Dumaguing worked as a domestic helper when she was just 11 to help her aunt make ends meet. Now she wants "to have a crown".

LIKE BOXING IS FOR MEN 

"For a lot of the girls, there’s a lot riding on it, for them to get ahead in life."

What’s behind the Philippines' obsession with beauty queens?
A shallow, exploitative spectacle in an image-obsessed society? Or a valuable opportunity for young women to get ahead? The beauty pageant has deep roots in the Philip...

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HONG KONG PROTESTS

The clashes have now been declared a "riot" by the police chief. This carries serious implications for anyone arrested.

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Scenes from the ground after police fired tear gas at Hong Kong extradition bill protesters, sending crowds running for cover in scenes reminiscent of Occupy days of 2014.

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📸: SCMP/Sam Tsang, Nora Tam, Felix Wong, Edward Wong

A policeman is holding up a red banner which reads: "Stop charging or we use force."

Police fire pepper-based solution in renewed clashes with Hong Kong extradition bill protesters
Familiar sight at government grounds in Admiralty three days after historic march against legislation turned ugly

Protests against the controversial extradition bill brought parts of Hong Kong to a standstill on Wednesday.

Thousands of people gathered outside the government headquarters in Admiralty, blocking major roads including Harcourt Road and Lung Wo Road.

Many of the protesters had taken the day off work and wore goggles and masks to protect themselves from potentially being sprayed by pepper-based solutions.

📸: SCMP/Dickson Lee

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VIDEO REPORT ON CHILD LABOUR IN HINDUTVA INDIA
 Hiring anyone under 14 is illegal in India, but millions of children are still subjected to child labour.

The protests in Hong Kong have been declared a "riot". Such a declaration never happened during the Occupy protests. VIDEO

Identifying judges who spoke of extradition bill fears would be ‘dangerous’, say lawyers
Legal professionals criticise pro-Beijing lawmaker Priscilla Leung for suggesting judges be named and shamed, and possibly disciplined.

"Judges also have their freedom of speech."

Why Pikachu was at the Hong Kong protests
Protesters held up signs and carried plushies of the famous yellow Pokémon.

This isn't the first time that the famous yellow Pokémon has emerged as a protest symbol in Hong Kong. (via Goldthread)

THE PROTESTERS ARE KIDS WHAT DID YOU EXPECT



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Malaysian minister condemns gay sex video as attempt to ruin his reputation

Economic affairs minister Azmin Ali claims a video that purportedly shows him having sexual relations with a party member is the latest in a series of attempts to assa...

“This is nothing but a nefarious plot to assassinate my reputation and character in an attempt to destroy my political career.”

SODOMY, RUM AND THE LASH
WELL NOT QUITE, RUM IS BANNED IN MALAYSIA A MUSLIM COUNTRY
ONCE FAMOUS FOR IT'S PIRATES
IN MALAYSIA THE STATE USES THE LAW OF SODOMY TO SMEAR OPPOSITION POLITICIANS

Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash | Piracy, Sexuality, and Masculine Identity ...

https://nyupress.org/books/9780814782248/

Despite, or perhaps because of, our lack of actual knowledge about pirates, an immense architecture of cultural mythology has arisen around them.

The series of illicit videos is taking the country down an all-too familiar route.

Malaysian cabinet minister implicated in viral gay sex video
PKR politician Muhammad Haziq Abdul Aziz said he was the other man in the video, with the case prompting comparisons to the sodomy rumours that hounded party leader Anwar Ibrahim for years.