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Fear Over Malaysia’s Plan to Send Back Rohingya Migrants to Myanmar

28 août 2026 à 05:04
The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or some combination of the three.

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Rohingya refugees in front of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kuala Lumpur after being evicted from their home in July.

A Movement to Restrict Social Media for Children Has Taken Hold Globally

26 août 2026 à 16:48
Governments around the world have passed or proposed a range of bans or restrictions on young teens using addictive social media platforms.

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A 15-year-old using social media apps in Australia in July, more than half a year after the country had implemented a ban on children under 16 using many platforms.

As El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify

24 août 2026 à 14:14
The unusual weather pattern and dried out peatlands, a kind of wetland, have been behind some of the country’s worst fire seasons. This year could be one.

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A firefighter battles a wildfire in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, earlier this month. This fire season, the country has had an unusually high number of hot spots, according to one estimate.

Malaysia Was Confident in Its Social Media Ban, but Kids Are Still Logged In

10 août 2026 à 04:27
Officials told platforms to verify children’s ages using government-issued documents, like identity cards. But the companies have balked, apparently over privacy concerns.

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Malaysia’s social media ban for children under 16 was supposed to take effect on June 1.

Pilot Smuggled 55 Pounds of Ecstasy Into Indonesia, Officials Say

6 août 2026 à 08:56
The pilot, identified only by his initials, also tested positive for ecstasy and cocaine when he was arrested last week at the Jakarta airport, the Indonesian police said.

© Soekarno-Hatta Airport Customs, via Agence France-Presse

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