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· Bryan Ke
Bear Rescued By Monks in Myanmar Has Operation to Remove 7 Pounds of Tongue
Nyan htoo, a bear rescued by monks in Myanmar, is now recovering after going through a 4-hour operation to remove 3 kilograms (around 7 pounds) of his tongue due to a mysterious illness, according to the veterinarians who operated on him. Nyan htoo — meaning “bright” — and his…
· Carl Samson
Horrific Stories of Rape and Murder Leak Out of the Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
“I can’t explain how it hurts to no longer hear my son call me ‘ma.’” These are the heartbreaking words of Rajuma, who watched her helpless baby get thrown into a fire.
· Kyle Encina
Bodies of Children From the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar Are Washing Up on Bangladesh’s Shores
Shocking footage shows distressed civilians picking up multiple lifeless bodies of infants and toddlers, believed to be Rohingya genocide victims from Myanmar, washed ashore in Bangladesh. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya villagers have crossed the Naf River into Bangladesh since August,…
· Ryan General
Myanmar’s ‘First-Ever HD Porn Film’ Sparks Immediate Government Criminal Investigation
A day after the trailer for Myanmar’s first HD porn film was uploaded on social media, the authorities in the Buddhist-majority country immediately launched an investigation. “Myanmar police are now in the process of investigating to take action, especially the crime…
· King Malleta
Man in Myanmar Faces 3 Years in Jail After Calling His Mom a ‘Prostitute’ on Facebook
A mother in Myanmar gave her son a serious lesson when she decided to sue him after he called her a prostitute. Police recently arrested a 21-year-old male named Wana Oo after his mom, Tin Tin Hla, decided to sue him over a Facebook post. According to Yahoo, the dispute happened…
· Ryan General
U.N. Reveals Shocking Details of Mass Murder and Rape of Muslim Group in Myanmar
Myanmar’s military forces have been waging a brutal crackdown against a particular Muslim group in the country’s Rakhine State, a new U.N. report revealed on Friday. Burmese army and Border Guard Police were reportedly involved in extrajudicial killings, widespread rapes,…
· Editorial Staff
Father Posts Heartbreaking Photo of Dead Son to Highlight Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis
A photo of Zafor Alam’s dead 16-month-old son lying face down in the dirt after attempting to escape Myanmar has gone viral in an effort to raise awareness around the Rohingya refugee crisis. The Rohingya people claimed they have been persecuted by the Myanmar military and many…
· King Malleta
Myanmar Could Soon Put Men in Jail if They Don’t Marry the Women They Get Pregnant
A new law being considered in Myanmar may put men behind bars if they refuse to marry a woman they got pregnant. According to AsiaOne, a senior official announced that the government is drafting a new law that will punish men who refuse to marry a woman after impregnating her.…
· Ryan General
Anti-Muslim Monks in Myanmar Really Like Donald Trump For Some Reason
Prominent Muslim-haters in Myanmar have expressed their love and support for Donald Trump following his recent victory in the United States presidential election. Monk Ashin Wirathu, who is known for his hate-laden speeches against Muslims, has recently posted a four-line poem…
· Ryan General
Why Doing the ‘Asian Squat’ on the Toilet is the Best Way to Poop
For many in Asia, doing the “number two” involves sitting in a position the Western world is not quite used to. While sitting on toilets have become quite common in Asian households these days, the squatting is still the preferred way of defecating in many homes and public…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Scholars Release New Footage of Korean Sex Slaves Massacred By Japanese Soldiers During WW2
A team of scholars went public on Tuesday with a video depicting the mass murder of Korean sex slaves by Japanese soldiers during World War II. The 19 second clip, taken on September 13, 1944, provides video evidence that the Japanese military shot and killed 30 Korean girls…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Saves Domestic Helper Hanging on Building for Dear Life in Singapore
A 24-year-old domestic helper from Myanmar was luckily saved from falling five stories by a tenant renting a room in an apartment building in Singapore. The domestic helper, whose name was not revealed, had reportedly locked herself in by accident at a Housing Board block in…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Family of Burmese Woman Found Hanged, Bound and Gagged Files Lawsuit After Cops Claim ‘Suicide’
The family of Rebecca Zahau, also known as Rebecca Nalepa, is moving forward with a civil suit regarding her death in 2011. Zahau, who was born in Myanmar (then Burma), had been dating Medicis Pharmaceutical CEO Jonah Shacknai; the pair lived together with his son, Max Shacknai.…
· Carl Samson
8 Asian Rivers Responsible for Polluting 95% of the Worlds Oceans with Plastic, Study Finds
There are only 10 rivers responsible for polluting the world’s oceans with up to four million tons of plastic annually, according to a newly-published study. These rivers — eight of which are in Asia — account to 88-95% of the global plastic load into the sea.
· Ryan General
Angry Mother Murders Boy Who Got Teen Daughter Pregnant After Buying a Gun in One Day
An Asian American mother from Georgia was recently arrested by local authorities for fatally shooting a teenage boy who reportedly got her daughter pregnant. According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Paw Law shot and killed her daughter’s fiancé, 17-year-old Nyatole Eh, inside…
· Bryan Ke
Aung San Suu Kyi to Be Stripped of Oxford Honor After Defending Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing
Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is reportedly set to be stripped of her Oxford honor after her controversial defense of the Rohingya crisis currently taking place in the country. Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s leader who won the 2015 election by a landslide, came under fire for…
· Bryan Ke
Scientists Warn That ‘Super Malaria’ Spreading Through Southeast Asia Could Threaten the World
A new form of malaria that is resistant to today’s standard treatment, currently being referred to as “Super Malaria,” has broken out in Southern Vietnam. According to BBC, scientists are warning the public that the rapid spread of “Super Malaria” in Southeast Asia could pose a…
· Kyle Encina
Thailand is Now Teaching Women to Avoid Human Trafficking in Interracial Marriages
Thailand is now offering classes to help women avoid instances of human trafficking amid a rising number of interracial marriages in the country. In a 2004 government study, it’s reported that about 15,000 women from one of Thailand’s poorest regions married foreign partners as…
· Kyle Encina
Singaporean Woman Faces 13 Years in Jail For Not Paying Her Domestic Helper For One Year
A 30-year-old woman from Singapore faces up to 13 years behind bars if convicted for withholding her domestic helper’s salary for almost a year. Singaporean Li Jun faces 13 charges after Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower discovered that she owed a domestic helper from Myanmar…
· Ryan General
Suspect of Gruesome Murder Becomes an Unlikely ‘Idol’ in Thailand
A prime suspect in the high-profile gruesome murder of a karaoke bar girl last month has eerily become an overnight celebrity in Thailand. Various media platforms in the country have become fixated on suspect Priyanuch Nonwangchai, also a bar girl, with round the clock news…