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Where bombs once echoed, football now brings hope for Cambodian girls in Singapore for JSSL 7s tournament

Hana Kong of Oroong School had hear the shelling during the Thai-Cambodian conflict.
Hana Kong of Oroong School had hear the shelling during the Thai-Cambodian conflict.

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Acid attack on activist becomes battleground in Indonesia’s military-police rivalry

Activists from the Advocacy Team for Democracy hold up posters in support of Mr Andrie Yunus, the victim of the acid attack, at a press conference in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on March 16.
Activists from the Advocacy Team for Democracy hold up posters in support of Mr Andrie Yunus, the victim of the acid attack, at a press conference in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on March 16.

‘It was really heartbreaking’: RGS students hear atomic bomb survivor recount Nagasaki sufferings

Raffles Girls' School students and parents touring the ship, MV Pacific World organised by Peace Boat, a Japan-based NGO that operates a world cruise for peace.
Raffles Girls' School students and parents touring the ship, MV Pacific World organised by Peace Boat, a Japan-based NGO that operates a world cruise for peace.

Calls for justice mount as Indonesian activist maimed in acid attack

Deputy coordinator of the KontraS rights group, Andrie Yunus, sustained serious injuries to his face, eyes, hands and chest in the acid attack.
Deputy coordinator of the KontraS rights group, Andrie Yunus, sustained serious injuries to his face, eyes, hands and chest in the acid attack.

Sylvia Chang on her humanitarian work with disadvantaged children: ‘Through them, I learnt so much’

Sylvia Chang with a child during a field trip to Lebanon in 2019.
Sylvia Chang with a child during a field trip to Lebanon in 2019.

Doctors Without Borders will keep operating in Gaza ‘as long as we can’: Mission head

In early February, Israel announced it was terminating all the activities in Gaza by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders.
In early February, Israel announced it was terminating all the activities in Gaza by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders.

Indonesia’s unlikely activists: How white-collar workers are finding their voice

Mr Efraim Leonard speaking at a community gathering where participants discuss socio-political issues in August 2024.
Mr Efraim Leonard speaking at a community gathering where participants discuss socio-political issues in August 2024.

US-based rights group says it has confirmed over 5,000 killed during Iran protests

Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on Jan 9.
Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on Jan 9.

US to expand anti-abortion aid rule to cover ‘gender ideology,’ diversity

A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Tunisia court frees NGO workers accused of helping migrants

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.