PETALING JAYA: An old Health Ministry article containing misguided advice on how to avoid being sexually harassed at the workplace is being criticised by Hannah Yeoh (pic) . "I was alerted to this article. This is absolutely wrong," said the former deputy Women, Family and Community Development minister on Monday (April 12) on Twitter. The article is believed to have been posted in 2016 and only quoted online sources as its four references. It also contains wrong or outdated notions of the causes of sexual harassment which are listed as physical attractiveness, unsuitable clothing style, unrestricted social interactions, a person's power and status and culture. The article also seems to pin the blame heavily on women and even suggest that women should avoid working overtime alone to prevent unwanted acts or attention. Instead, it proposed that women bring home unfinished tasks or be accompanied by other colleagues if they need to complete the task at the office. Others ... » Learn More about Misguided Health Ministry article on sexual harassment comes under fire
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India’s daily coronavirus infections are world’s highest but crowds gather for festival
Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) take a holy dip in the waters of the Ganges River on the day of Shahi Snan (royal bath) during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela festival, in Haridwar on April 12, 2021. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) NEW DELHI — Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees flocked on Monday to take a holy bath in India’s Ganges river, even as the nation racked up the world’s highest tally of new daily coronavirus infections . With 168,912 new cases, India accounts for one in six of all new infections globally, although the figure is still well below the U.S. peak of nearly 300,000 new cases on Jan. 8. In the northern city of Haridwar, nearly a million devotees thronged the banks of the Ganges, a river many Hindus consider holy, to participate in the months-long ‘Kumbh Mela’ or pitcher festival. “The crowd here is surging…the police are continuously appealing to people to maintain social distancing,” police official Sanjay Gunjyal told Reuters at the site. By ... » Learn More about India’s daily coronavirus infections are world’s highest but crowds gather for festival
Bangkok Air Quality: BKK Governor calls for help as PM2.5 smog continues
PHOTO: Jor Sor 100 traffic radio – Bangkok Air Quality Bangkok’s governor is calling on experts to provide advice on how best to tackle the severe air pollution that blankets the city and is causing the wrong sort of headlines for the capital. The Pollution Control Department reported 41 Greater Bangkok areas as having unsafe levels of PM2.5 – airborne particulates 2.5 microns in diameter and smaller – this morning and affirmed the PM2.5 would continue accumulating until at least February 4. Aswin called on expert assistance while presiding over a ceremony at the Khon Muang Plaza on Thursday morning to dispatch 50 drones to spray water at haze-affected locations including Kasetsart University, the Lat Phrao five-prong intersection, Lumphini Park and Rama 9 bridge areas. The drones – each with a capacity to carry 10 litres of water – were provided by a private contractor in Nakhon Ratchasima While the drones buzz overhead, spraying a mixture of water and molasses (gooey, sugary ... » Learn More about Bangkok Air Quality: BKK Governor calls for help as PM2.5 smog continues
Foreign couple gets their pickup truck stuck after road gives way near under construction water drainage in Pattaya
Pattaya – A foreign couple got their pickup truck stuck when a portion of road near an under construction water drainage area gave way yesterday. Rescue workers were notified of the incident yesterday (April 11 th ) in North Pattaya. The Pattaya News arrived at the scene to find a white pickup truck stuck with both front wheels lodged in the road near a water drainage construction site. The road surface had been filled iin with some soil to make an entrance into a restaurant. The foreign couple told The Pattaya News they were heading to the restaurant during a rain storm yesterday. Their names were not released to the press. After the couple finished their meal, they were exiting from the restaurant in their pickup truck, when the road surface gave way. They came down from their pickup truck and called for help from emergency services. Law Enforcement officials said they will look into the cause of the collapse of the road and speak with the construction ... » Learn More about Foreign couple gets their pickup truck stuck after road gives way near under construction water drainage in Pattaya
Two people survive Pattaya accident with no injuries, claim religious amulets saved them
Banglamung, Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand – A driver and his passenger who survived after their car overturned in Banglamung today believe they have been helped by the driver’s special famous religious amulets. Rescue workers were notified of the accident at 6:00 A.M. this morning (April 12 th ) in the Baan Pusai – Khao Maikaew sub-strict. Police, rescue workers and The Pattaya News arrived at the scene to find the overturned white sedan on the side of the road in heavy undergrowth. The driver, Mr. Jujin Petchatananon, 54, and his passenger Mr. Kitsada Jantarat, 33, both escaped the wreckage without a single scratch. Mr. Kritsada told The Pattaya News, “When we arrived at a curve that was poorly lit just before dawn, we lost control of the vehicle before crashing into the brush and overturning.” “We believe that we have been protected from injury by my famous religious amulets that were on my necklace and have been in my family for generations, protecting my ancestors ... » Learn More about Two people survive Pattaya accident with no injuries, claim religious amulets saved them
Russian prison threatens to force feed hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny: allies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Staff at the Russian prison holding hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny are threatening to force feed him, his allies said on Monday, warning he had lost 15 kg since he arrived at the facility last month. Navalny, 44, a prominent opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced a hunger strike at the end of March in protest at what he said was the refusal of prison authorities to treat him properly for acute back and leg pain. They say they have offered him proper treatment, but that he has refused it, insisting that he wants to be treated by a doctor of his choice from outside the facility, a request they have declined. Navalny, whom the West says has been wrongly jailed and should be freed, was moved to a prison clinic earlier this month after complaining of a high temperature and a bad cough. On Monday, his Twitter account, which his allies use to provide updates based on information from his lawyers who regularly visit him, said he ... » Learn More about Russian prison threatens to force feed hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny: allies
Happy Songkran from the TPN team! The Songkran festival and its traditions explained
Thailand – The three days from the 13th to the 15th of April officially marks the Songkran Festival, which is also known as the traditional Thai New Year. It is normally celebrated with the use of water culturally as a symbol of washing away negativity from the past year and welcome good things into the new year. Songkran is also recognized as a reunion of Thai families to pay gratitude to elders at home. It also involves merit-making, presenting offerings to monks, wearing traditional Thai outfits as well as floral outfits, listening to sermons at temples, and, most importantly, splashing of water as it is believed to bring longevity, good health, and prosperity. As April is the hottest month of the year in Thailand, the water festival is widely celebrated by both locals and foreigners every year. The most famous water throwing events are normally organized across the country, particularly in major cities such as Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, and Khon Kaen which in normal ... » Learn More about Happy Songkran from the TPN team! The Songkran festival and its traditions explained
Cigarette ads: A powerful temptation targeted at teenagers
Forbidden: Officers of Jakarta'€™s Public Order Agency remove a roadside cigarette billboard recently. Gubernatorial Decree No.1/2015 on outdoor cigarette and tobacco product advertising took effect on Jan.13 last year. (Tempo) It was a cold, rainy, Sunday afternoon when Dani Kurniawan, 15, spent time with a friend at a convenience store in Pejaten in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. Holding a clove cigarette in his right hand, the ninth grader was occupied chatting away with his friend. Every minute, he put his cigarette to his mouth, inhaling smoke into his lungs. The cigarette smoke slowly billowed into the air. Several cigarette butts were scattered in an ashtray on a table in front of him. They spread a strong cigarette odor. I do not know how many cigarettes he smoked that afternoon. Sitting nearby, a ninth grader who introduced himself as Faisal Tanjung, 14, also enjoyed a smoke. He blew cigarette smoke into the air while continuously talking to his friend, Dani. From the ... » Learn More about Cigarette ads: A powerful temptation targeted at teenagers