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Veteran journalist unveils 'Altar of Secrets' |
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Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – A veteran journalist launches a book on the abuses of bishops and priests. The book "Altar of Secrets" is the first of its kind in the Philippines.
Paterno Esmaquel reports.
In the Vatican, Pope Francis denounces the hypocrisy of priests, admonishes "intolerant" Catholics, and says prelates should become “shepherds... and not collectors of antiques and novelties.”
In the Philippines, veteran journalist Aries Rufo launches a groundbreaking book called “Altar of Secrets.”
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Expulsion makes no waves in media |
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Cambodia
 In English language media both here and abroad, news of the National Assembly’s decision to expel all opposition parliamentarians caused uproar.
But many readers of the biggest Cambodian news outlets would likely be surprised to hear the expulsion happened at all.
An examination by the Post of eight large Khmer-language media outlets revealed that only two had run stories – both relatively brief – about the controversial expulsion.
In lieu of reporting on the controversial decision, the stories that have run in recent days have focused solely on the furore surrounding opposition leader Kem Sokha’s S-21 comments.
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From revenge to healing: A genocide survivor’s story |
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 KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — The grey-haired man sitting opposite me has an easy, open smile; there’s nothing remotely guarded about him. He could be a CEO or a teacher and it is with this disarming candour that he tells me about how he grew up during the Cambodian Genocide in the late 1970s before escaping the clutches of the Khmer Rouge.
Now at 52, Youk Chhang, the executive director of the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam) and council trustee of the AirAsia Foundation, has really seen it all. With very little bitterness and even less sentiment, he tells me his story.
The dream of an escape
“I was the youngest son,” Chhang begins, “and adored by my parents, as the youngest tend to be. If all my siblings were alive today, we’d number more than 10.”
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It’s time to put an end to ‘hidden’ child labour |
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Cambodia Today, June 12, marks the World Day Against Child Labour. Today we say loud and clear “NO to child labour in domestic work”. The theme of this global campaign is both timely and relevant to all of us, especially in Asia, which is home to nearly half of all domestic workers worldwide. With more than 15 million children under 18 around the globe “hidden” in domestic work, turning a blind eye to their plight can no longer be tolerated. Most of these children are girls and nearly half work under extremely hazardous conditions in paid or unpaid work in households other than their own.
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