Online reports prompt crackdown on gelatin-injected shrimp
The food safety watchdog in the northern municipality of Tianjin has vowed a thorough probe into its local seafood market, after online reports that the city’s shrimp were injected with gelatin-like chemicals to increase weight. Though the exact identity of the chemicals has yet to be confirmed, officials from the city’s Food Safety Committee admitted […]
Indian gov’t plans to promote menstrual hygiene hampered
The Indian government’s plans to promote menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls by making subsidized sanitary napkins available in Indian-controlled Kashmir seems to have gone slack, with major portion of the supplied stocks lying unused. The region’s Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma said scheme has been initiated in 10 districts of the region – Baramulla, […]
Mr Ban Ki-moon, Show Your Strong Leadership
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon outlined a series of actions he believes the global community must take over the next five years to build “the future we want”. Mr Ban presented five imperatives and they are sustainable development, preventing and mitigating conflicts, human rights abuses and the impacts of natural disasters, building a safer and more […]
Real-name train ticketing helps capture 375 suspects
Chinese railway police said Monday that 375 wanted suspects were arrested during the country’s ongoing festival travel rush with the help of the real-name train ticketing system. The system was introduced in early January to crack down on the rampant ticket scalping that typically thrives during the Lunar New Year travel rush, and requires travellers […]
Fuel shortage in Nepali capital gives opportunity to black market
Shortage of fuel in Nepali capital Kathmandu including petrol, diesel, Liquid Pressurized Gas (LPG) and kerosene oil which started in December 2011 still continues hard hitting the consumers. Although there has been a slight relief in terms of petroleum products after the government started limited supply, there is still an acute shortage of the remaining. […]
Cambodian Girls sacrifice virginity on Valentine’s Day
The Cambodian government will take measures on the Valentine’s Day to keep teenagers away from irresponsible sex behaviors, said Sivann Botum, secretary of state of the ministry of women’s affairs, on Monday. Amid the trend of globalization, Valentine’s Day is gaining popularity in Cambodia, especially among teenagers. Botum told Xinhua that many Cambodian teen girls, […]
Russia to suspend children adoption by U.S. citizens
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday signaled that Moscow may temporarily suspend adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens following a series of mistreatment allegedly committed by American adoptive parents. In a statement posted on its website, the ministry listed a string of cases about U.S. adoptive parents’ abuses of Russian children, saying that it […]
Maldives assure safety for tourists
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (2nd, R Front) gestures during a rally in Male, the capital of Maldive, on Feb. 11, 2012. (Xinhua/Che Hongliang) Ending a week of political turmoil, the Maldives Saturday invited tourists to its world’s top luxury resort destinations assuring complete safety and protection, according to a senior official. Maldivian president Mohamed […]
Aung San Suu Kyi campaigns for parliamentary by-elections
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar ‘s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), on Saturday started parliamentary by-election campaign in her constituency. Suu Kyi is to contest in Kawhmu township in Yangon region as a candidate of her party with Dr. U Soe Min, candidate of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), […]
Can judges tweet?
Controversy over judges and social networking in South Korea Judge Seo Ki-ho of the Seoul Northern District Court aroused controversy when he posted disapproving words about President Lee Myung-bak on his social networking site. The Supreme Court’s personnel committee assessed him as “unfit” and made the final decision not to reappoint him. This sparked a […]
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