By Reuters  July 21, 2023 | 02:26pm GMT+7 Suspects face the wall during a press conference by Indonesian officials in Jakarta, on April 9, 2019, about trafficking-related offences. Photo by AFP Indonesian authorities have arrested 12 people including a policeman and an immigration officer accused of trafficking 122 people to Cambodia to sell their kidneys, officials said on Thursday. The suspects were charged with violating Indonesia’s human trafficking law and face a maximum 15 years in prison and a fine of up to 600 million rupiah ($40,040) if convicted.They were accused of recruiting people from across Indonesia through social media…
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Thanh, 34 years old, is the head of the marketing department of an enterprise. Most of his subordinates are female. The company has a friendly working environment: employees and bosses often eat lunch together, share food or go out for coffee.At first, Thanh’s wife, Ngoc Bich, knew the company culture and was comfortable with it.But everything after she had her first baby.Now, every day, Bich video calls her husband to check where he is and what he’s doing.”I only have an hour break, but my wife keeps pestering me on the phone…she tells me to talk to our child, who…
Thanh, 34 years old, is the head of the marketing department of an enterprise. Most of his subordinates are female. The company has a friendly working environment: employees and bosses often eat lunch together, share food or go out for coffee.At first, Thanh’s wife, Ngoc Bich, knew the company culture and was comfortable with it.But everything changed after she had her first baby.Now, every day, Bich video calls her husband to check where he is and what he’s doing.”I only have an hour break, but my wife keeps pestering me on the phone…she tells me to talk to our child,…
Actor Lee Lung Kei, 73, has said rumors that his girlfriend Chris Wong, 36, used to work as a bar girl in mainland China are untrue. Hong Kong actor Lee Lung Kei and his girlfriend Chris Wong. Photo from Eight FM’s Facebook Lee refuted the rumors in his interview with the media earlier this week, after accusations spread on social media as the May-September relationship between Lee and Wong gained public attention, reported sinchew.According to Lee, he and Wong had stopped caring about what others say about them, including rumors about Wong taking advantage of his wealth, or Wong having…
By AFP  July 21, 2023 | 12:11 p.m. GMT+7 A crowd of tens of thousands on motorbikes gathered to hear Hun Manet’s speech, before he roared off in a motorcade parade around Phnom Penh. Photo by AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy Cambodian leader Hun Sen’s eldest son and chosen successor hailed “victory day” in a final rally Friday, ahead of elections that his father’s ruling party is guaranteed to win. A crowd of tens of thousands on motorbikes, dressed in bright blue, gathered under gray skies in the early morning to hear Hun Manet’s brief speech.”Today is a victory day for us,”…
By Tan Cao  July 21, 2023 | 11:12 am GMT+7 Reigning Miss World Karolina Bielawska, who also won the 2021 Miss Grand Slam title, arrived in Vietnam for the 2023 Miss World Vietnam final on Saturday. The Polish beauty contest winner arrived at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on Thursday and was welcomed by Miss World Vietnam president Pham Kim Dung, Miss World Vietnam 2022 Huynh Nguyen Mai Phuong, and Miss World Vietnam 2022 runners-up Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc and Nguyen Phuong Nhi. (From L) Nguyen Phuong Nhi, Huynh Nguyen Mai Phuong, Karolina Bielawska, Pham Kim Dung, and Le…
“I want to know how it was possible for passengers to be left in triple-digit heat onboard an aircraft for that long,” Buttigieg told Reuters on Thursday, calling the issue “infuriating” and “shocking.” During tarmac delays, airlines must provide comfortable cabin temperatures and begin moving the plane within three hours of a delayed domestic flight to a location where passengers can exit. Delta said it is reviewing the incident and added that multiple passengers were seen by first responders, while a flight attendant and passenger were transported to a local hospital. “Even under normal temperatures a tarmac delay is not…
The government said it was imposing a ban on non-basmati white rice after retail rice prices climbed 3% in a month after late but heavy monsoon rains caused significant damage to crops.India accounts for more than 40% of world rice exports, and low inventories with other exporters mean any cut in shipments could inflate food prices already driven up by Russia’s attacks in Ukraine last year and erratic weather.”In order to ensure adequate availability of non-basmati white rice in the Indian market and to allay the rise in prices in the domestic market, the government of India has amended the…
Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for EastAsia, was also hacked in the wider spying operation disclosed earlier this month by Microsoft, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.Asked about the reported breach of the two diplomats’ accounts, the State Department declined to give any details and said its investigation of the spying operation was ongoing.Before the WSJ report appeared, Kritenbrink was asked at a congressional hearing on US China policy whether he could rule out that his or his staff’s emails were targeted in the Microsoft hack.”I can’t comment on an investigation that’s underway being conducted…
By Nguyen An  July 21, 2023 | 06:56am GMT+7 Actress Phuong Oanh and tech entrepreneur Nguyen Hoa Binh will hold a traditional engagement ceremony this month. Oanh, 34, confirmed the news with NgoiSao and said she planned to have a private and intimate engagement ceremony at her hometown in the northern province of Ha Nam.The ceremony will also be an occasion for the two extended families to officially meet and get to know each other. She said they had no plans for a wedding party in Hanoi. Actress Phuong Oanh and businessman Nguyen Hoa Binh. Photo courtesy of Oanh The…