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Hong Kong's pro-Beijing camp wants to ‘get rid of’ pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily
Pro-Beijing Wen Wei Po's full-page feature calling for an investigation on pro-democracy media outlets for “spreading fake news”. Screen capture via Twitter user Galileo Cheng. Hong Kong's independent media are anticipating a sweeping purge of the critical press in the coming weeks — if recent words voiced by Police Chief Chris Tang, which were widely endorsed by the city's pro-Beijing newspapers, are any indication. In a public speech delivered on the occasion “national security education day” on April 15, Tang accused a few media outlets of “disseminating fake news” that “serves the interest...
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J1 Matchweek 10 Recap: F. Marinos Triumph in “Thai Derby” as Sagan Snaps Nagoya’s Unbeaten Run
A frantic last 10 minutes saw Yokohama F. Marinos mounting a comeback away at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo while Nagoya Grampus lose both their clean-sheet streak and their unbeaten record at the hands of Sagan Tosu. Those were the highlights of last weekend's 2021 J.League 1 Matchweek 10 action, played across Friday to Sunday, which also saw league leaders Kawasaki Frontale being held to a draw by Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Avispa Fukuoka stunning FC Tokyo at the Best Denki Stadium, and Kashima Antlers starting life without sacked head coach Antonio Carlos Zago with a win away at Tokushima Vortis. Ma...
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Inspiring new generations of Balinese language speakers through superheroes and wikis
Screenshot from the Transformasi Luh Ayu Manik Mas Trailer. Editor's note: From April 21-27, 2021, Ni Nyoman Clara Listya Dewi will be hosting the @AsiaLangsOnline rotating Twitter account, which explores how technology can be used to revitalize Asian languages. Read more about the campaign here. The BASABali organization has been playing a positive role in Bali, Indonesia, by taking a diversified approach to promote Balinese culture and language online. In addition to a language learning platform, there is an online wiki-format dictionary that users can contribute to or they can access langua...
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Japan announces timeline to dilute, dump radioactive Fukushima water
Japanese sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus, known as hatahata in Japanese), a staple fish caught in the seas off of Miyagi Prefecture, about 100 km north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility. Photo by Nevin Thompson. On April 13, the Japanese government announced that contaminated wastewater accumulating at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power installation will be discharged into the Pacific Ocean in two years’ time. So far, the plan has generated a cute mascot, condemnation and fears for the future of local communities. The catastrophic nuclear accident in March 2011 resulted in the meltdo...
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LIVE on April 22—Myanmar: Coup & civil disobedience
Graphic of soldiers and civilians by Badiucao. Used with permission. The Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military, staged a coup on February 1. Two-plus months later, hundreds have been killed by the junta, thousands detained, and many more facing arrest warrants. What the military didn’t anticipate, however, was the resistance and defiance of Myanmar's citizens, who continue to challenge the coup and the armed forces’ terror tactics. Myanmar's pro-democracy movement has devised creative and daring ways to express dissent, in spite of internet disruptions, harassment and attacks on journalists, and the fo...
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How resisting the security law clampdown brought out Hongkongers’ creativity
A socially distanced protest outside the RTHK broadcasting house. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. Use with permission. The following post was published by Hong Kong Free Press on April 15, 2021. A lightly edited version is published on Global Voices via a content partnership agreement. On April 15, Hong Kong marks its first National Security Education Day since Beijing imposed the controversial new law last June. Despite growing restrictions on political activity and freedom of expression, city residents have continued to carry out acts of resistance. HKFP takes a look at how Hongkongers are continu...
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Last Minute Own Goal Condemns Cerezo Osaka to Defeat
Wednesday saw the J.League 1's four 2021 AFC Champions League representatives taking part in a series of rescheduled J1 matches, with defending champions Kawasaki Frontale hosting Avispa Fukuoka at the Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Gamba Osaka traveling away to Sagan Tosu, Nagoya Grampus taking on Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the Toyota Stadium, and Cerezo Osaka welcoming Tokushima Vortis to the Nagai Stadium. Whilst Kawasaki, Gamba, and Nagoya managed to get themselves all three points, Cerezo were instead stunned by their newly promoted opponents as a last minute own goal condemned the men in pink i...
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Thailand’s draft NGO law threatens to undermine the work of civil society groups
Civil society groups and environment advocates holding a protest action in Thailand. Photo from Facebook page of Prachatai, content partner of Global Voices. The Thai government has drafted a law on non-government organizations (NGO) which human rights groups have condemned as containing provisions that could be used to harass activists and leaders of civil society groups. The Office of the Council of State released the Draft Act on the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organizations in February, and conducted a public consultation on it between March 12 and 31. If passed into law, NGOs will be req...
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J1 Matchweek 9 Recap: Kawasaki Continues Unbeaten Run with Tamagawa Clasico Triumph
With two Matchweek 9 games done and dusted on Saturday, Sunday saw the rest of the matchweek being played out, with the highlight of the occasion being the latest edition of the Tamagawa Clasico between hosts FC Tokyo and defending champions Kawasaki Frontale. Kawasaki went across the Tama River in hopes of extending their unbeaten start to the season and that's exactly what Toru Oniki's men did, inflicting a 4-2 defeat on the Gasmen. It took Kawasaki only 8 minutes to gain advantage in this clash between rivals, with Akihiro Ienaga taking advantage of some excellent passing from Brazilian tea...
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Digital discourse: How going online is keeping Kadazan and other indigenous languages alive in Borneo
Photo provided by Jeannet Stephen and used with permission. Editor's note: From April 14-20, 2021, Jeannet Stephen will be hosting the @AsiaLangsOnline rotating Twitter account, which explores how technology can be used to revitalize Asian languages. Read more about the campaign here. When Jeannet Stephen was working on her graduate school thesis, she observed code-switching (the practise of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation) within an indigenous Kadazan family in Malaysia. As a Kadazan herself, she immediately saw her own experience reflected i...
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