Jakarta – A total of 170 world leaders and Nobel laureates signed a petition demanding that the Bangladesh government stop the legal process against Muhammad Yunus. For the last few years, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner has been facing various legal charges. Signatories include former US President Barack Obama, former UN Secretary General Ban … Read more
Jakarta – Mariam Adeshoga arrived in Kyiv in 2019, hoping for a better career as a female computer programmer than in her native Nigeria. A 30-year-old woman gets a study visa to pursue her master’s degree. “When I got there, I was blown away by the people, and the serene and beautiful environment,” recalls Adeshoga … Read more
Jakarta – Authorities in Iran have taken legal action against male pop singer, Mehdi Yarrahi. who in her latest song encourages women to take off their headscarves, the court said on Sunday (27/08). Mehdi Yarrahi released a song called “Roosarito” which in Farsi means “Your Hijab” on Friday (25/08). The song expresses support for the … Read more
Jakarta – One by one the border gates to Belarus were closed by neighbors in the west. After Lithuania closed two of the six crossing points, Latvia and Poland prepared similar measures, an official told DW. All three EU countries are responding to the presence of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus. “This decision is a precautionary … Read more
Jakarta – Plans for a strike at the second largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing center in Australia have forced the European Union to rack its brains to control supply and inflation. The activism of the workers at the Chevron installation coincided with tough negotiations regarding wage increases at another LNG installation owned by Woodside … Read more
Jakarta – German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius admitted he faced an uphill task recruiting new recruits and retaining existing troops to serve in the German Bundeswehr armed forces. “Everyone talks about personal shortcomings in the Bundeswehr – and no one knows this better than I do,” he told reporters during a visit to the Bundeswehr … Read more
Jakarta – The German government and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius will this week implement a series of new provisions to open up more opportunities for women to enter the military and equal opportunities for men and women to serve in the German undeswehr military. The changes also aim to align procedures in the Bundeswehr, with … Read more
Jakarta – The Taliban government in Afghanistan burns musical instruments which they think can mislead the younger generation and destroy society. The militant group also banned music when it came to power in the late 1990s. The Taliban religious police reportedly set fire to musical instruments in the Afghan province of Herat, according to a … Read more
Jakarta – After graduating from university, Palath Dilokloethanakorn, who was 22 at the time, followed the tradition most other young Thais do before starting their career, namely joining a Buddhist monastery. “It felt like a tradition that I had to do for my parents, especially as their eldest son,” he told the DW team, adding … Read more
Jakarta – At the last UN General Assembly session last February, countries such as Botswana, Zambia and Tunisia supported Ukraine’s position, while Mali and Eritrea opposed it, and 15 other African countries voted to abstain. Why don’t so many African countries oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? One of the reasons is Russia’s strong influence in … Read more