Role of India’s caste system in its rape crisis
The father of one of the two gang-rape victims in Katra Saadatganj, Uttar Pradesh. The girls, aged 12 and 14, were found dead, hanging by their scarves from a mango tree in the village. (Photo: AFP) (JUNE 4, 2014) WHEN a distressed father is reporting his daughter’s disappearance to a policeman in India, there are some...
China cracks down on hundreds of ‘naked officials’
Naked officials including Fang Xuan (left), the deputy party chief of Guangzhou and Zhou Tianming (right), former deputy head of prosperous Foshan. (Photos: Screenshot via Weibo) (7 Jun 2014) Hundreds of cadres demoted, relocated or forced into early retirement. More than 800 officials across Guangdong whose spouses and...
Perplexed that ST Editor wants WP to come up with plan
ST Opinion Editor Chua Mui Hoong I am a bit perplexed by Opinion editor Chua Mui Hoong's view that the Workers' Party (WP) should come up with a response to the Government's plan to revamp public bus services ("Time for the Workers' Party to grow up"; last Sunday). The Government, with its civil service and ready access to relevant...
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