@thejapantimes
a capitol city plagued by malaria doesn't sound so bad ... amerika has a capitol plagued by vampire congressionals and corporate parasites that suck up money like there's to be no tomorrow ... hmmm ... there might not be a tomorrow ... never mind ... 😬
The passenger station & #train depot will function as assembly, repair, maintenance & operational center for long-delayed & anticipated – #FirstEver#RailLine of its kind in the southern metropolis.
Charismatic #MakeUpArtist Sapphire Shen is passionate about her career. The 31 yr old #HongKong resident describes her work as an art form that can enhance a person’s facial features to accentuate an outfit and look & boost their self-confidence.
For more than a decade, Shen has lived with #lupus, a chronic #autoimmune#disease that mostly affects women & afflicts an estimated 7,000 people in Hong Kong and 5 million worldwide.
#Malaysia has become a hotspot for global #electronics & #semiconductor investment, with country's electrical & electronics export seeing a sharp increase of 54.2%. However, the surge of electronics & semiconductor investment in Malaysia is sharply contrasted with low #unionization; only 6% of all #Malaysian#workers are #unionized, the majority in the public sector.
The push is being led by the #InvestmentMinister, Bahlil Lahadalia, who faces allegations of self-dealing & #corruption in the revocation & reissuance of #MiningPermits, according to reporting by #InvestigativeNews outlet Tempo. The proposed handouts are more of the same, critics say: payback to religious orgs for their support of President Joko Widodo’s preferred candidate in February’s election.
FYI - Widodo recently met with Elon Musk to talk business. Musk wants to build battery plant in Indonesia & more. Widodo will sell out #Indonesians - keep aware of developments concerning Musk's exploitive interests - across #SouthEastAsia.
Tien is head of policy & legal affairs at the #Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and director of the Institute for #Workers & Trade #Unions, the group said.
In the latest cause for concern, police in #Hanoi have arrested a #reformist labor ministry official, Nguyen Van Binh, 51, and charged him with disclosure of state secrets. Mr. Binh had advocated #LaborReform as director general of the legal department at the ministry, especially ratification of International Labor Organization Convention 87, which would guarantee #Vietnamese#workers the right to form independent trade #unions.
An officer at #XuanPhuoc prison declined to comment on his behavior but said that prisoners who are disciplined are put in #SolitaryConfinement for 10 days.
Phuoc, 62, is a former music lecturer at #DakLak#PedagogicalCollege. He was #arrested on Sept. 8, 2022, on charges of “anti-state propaganda.”
Sentenced to 8 yrs in prison & 4 yrs of probation at his trial in June 2023. After losing an appeal, he was sent to Xuan Phuoc prison in #PhuYen province.
Several cars, motorbikes & even homes were buried under a #SandFlood as it invaded the #HamTien Mui Ne #tourism site in coastal #BinhThuan Province on Tuesday.
#Sand#floods often take place in the #MuiNe beach & #PhanThiet City areas whenever it rains heavily. The previous occasion happened in October 2023, when a sand flood invaded the neighborhood & the coastal road of #TienThanh Commune in Phan Thiet City, impeding traffic.