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Society
Anti-Migrant Protests Expose Problems in Kyrgyzstan’s Evolving Migration Landscape
By Asel Murzakulova
The recent conflict laid bare genuine challenges within the labor market and significant shifts in the country's migration landscape.
Philippine Lawmakers Pass Bill Legalizing Divorce
By Sebastian Strangio
The Absolute Divorce Bill is the product of years of work on the part of representatives seeking to amend the country's notoriously restrictive divorce law.
Indonesia’s Horror Scene Is Booming. Can It Conquer The International Market?
By Aisyah Llewellyn
Local horror films have topped the domestic box office, but translating that appeal to international markets is not straightforward.
Of 69,000 South Asians Displaced Last Year, 67,000 Were From Manipur: IDMC Report
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
However, the ground situation is far more serious than the numbers cited in the report, say Manipuri activists and academics.
Afghan Women Face Serious Challenges Amid Flooding
By Saeedullah Safi and reporters of The Afghan Times
A lack of access to toilets and sanitary products plague Afghan women in the wake of recent floods, problems worsened by cultural taboos and strict gender-separation.
South Asian Students Targeted by Angry Mob in Kyrgyz Capital
By Catherine Putz
The mob, apparently triggered by a video of a fight between foreigners and locals earlier in May, “went on a rampage” targeting mostly South Asian students while raging against illegal immigration.
Parents of Children Gone in Sri Lanka’s Civil War Seek Answers
By Krishan Francis
Fifteen years after the war ended, families do not know if their children are dead or alive.
New Delhi’s Quiet Student Solidarity With Palestine
By Sidra Fatima and Roopashi Semalty
Full-fledged protests in India’s capital were quickly muffled, so students have resorted to quieter means of dissent.
South Korean Court Rejects Effort to Block Plan That Would Boost Medical School Admissions
By Hyung-jin Kim
A standoff between the government and doctors opposed to the plan has shaken the country’s medical system for months.
Violence Rages in New Caledonia as France Rushes Emergency Reinforcements to Its Pacific Territory
By Barbara Surk and Alex Turnbull
France imposed a state of emergency for the first time since 1985 as protests against voting reforms morphed into violence.
Can Japan Boost Its Foreign Students Count to 400,000?
By Daisuke Akimoto
The Kishida administration has set a lofty goal, even while tightening the regulations for universities that admit international students.
Rising Voices of Dissent in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
By Syed Mushahid Hussain Naqvi
Unrest in the “jugular vein of Pakistan” exposes a nexus of societal, political, and geopolitical risks.