INTERVIEW: Supporting comprehensive sexuality education in Thailand

INTERVIEW: Supporting comprehensive sexuality education in Thailand

Unintended teenage pregnancies are significant among poorer parts of the north of the country, where accessibility to service and information is harder to reach than elsewhere, and there is anecdotal evidence in some schools showing an increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palang Jo, or Youth’s Power, is an NGO based in Phrae in northern Thailand whose…

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Saima Mohsin, a British journalist of Pakistani origin, has filed a claim against CNN for her dismissal

Saima Mohsin, a British journalist of Pakistani origin, has filed a claim against CNN for her dismissal

Photo courtesy of Arab News Saima Mohsin, a British journalist of Pakistani origin, has filed a claim against CNN over her dismissal. Saima Mohsin has also accused CNN of racial discrimination in a case filed in the Employment Tribunal. In a statement regarding this, Saima Mohsin says that she was injured while reporting in Israel…

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Indian professor Ashok Swain's overseas citizen card cancellation order declared void

Indian professor Ashok Swain’s overseas citizen card cancellation order declared void

Photo courtesy of Social Media New Delhi High Court annulled Indian professor Ashok Swain’s order canceling overseas citizen card. According to Indian media, the overseas citizen card of Sweden-based professor Ashok was canceled by the government. The New Delhi High Court ordered the government to issue a fresh order within 3 weeks. Indian media say…

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President of Uzbekistan Shaukat Mirziyoyev re-elected

President of Uzbekistan Shaukat Mirziyoyev re-elected

Uzbekistan’s President Shaukat Mirziyoyev votes in early presidential elections on July 9, 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Photo courtesy of Reuters Uzbekistan’s President Shaukat Mirziyoyev was re-elected for a 7-year term. According to foreign news agency reports, the Uzbek Election Commission announced the results of the elections held on Sunday. The Election Commission announced the preliminary…

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The move to end the special status of Occupied Kashmir is being challenged in the Indian Supreme Court

The move to end the special status of Occupied Kashmir is being challenged in the Indian Supreme Court

File photo The August 5, 2019 move to end the special status of Occupied Kashmir was challenged in the Supreme Court of India. Indian Supreme Court formed a 5-member bench against the abrogation of Article 370 in Occupied Kashmir, which will hear on a daily basis from tomorrow. According to Indian media reports, Bureaucrat Shah…

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The former Prime Minister of Italy left a fortune worth millions to his girlfriend

The former Prime Minister of Italy left a fortune worth millions to his girlfriend

Photo courtesy of Foreign Media Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who died last month, left a fortune worth millions to his 33-year-old girlfriend. According to a foreign news agency, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has left 100 million euros to his girlfriend Marta Fassina in his will. According to media reports, the total…

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