Inferno exposes sweatshops in corrupt Philippines
Breaking News - World thestandard.com.hk - 15 May 2015 The deaths of 72 people in a fire that gutted a footwear factory in Manila, Philippines has exposed abusive conditions for millions of poor and desperate workers. “This is a very common situation. This is just one factory but it represents the... kind of factories in...
China: War inevitable unless the US backs down
(25 May) - A Chinese state-owned newspaper said on Monday that “war is inevitable” between China and the United States over the South China Sea unless Washington stops demanding Beijing halt the building of artificial islands in the disputed waterway. The Global Times, an influential nationalist tabloid owned by the ruling...
Fiji: Police chief fights off raiders with chair
Fiji's police chief (left) got a taste of front-line action during a function in a restaurant. Fiji's chief of police was involved in the fight against crime first-hand, armed only with a folding chair, it's been reported. The Pacific nation's South African-born police commissioner Bernadus Groenewald squared up to the...
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