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Photo credit: Japan Times Last year was the deadliest ever for Rohingya refugees fleeing by boat from Bangladesh or Myanmar across the Indian Ocean towards Indonesia and Malaysia, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday. Bernama reports that approximately 900 people from the ethnic group died or are listed as missing in…

Photo credit: OECD Leveraging the power of migration and the more than 280 million migrants worldwide is an urgent imperative which can benefit all – countries of origin, transit and destination – while also creating opportunities for migrants themselves. The United Nations Development Program says that concrete, coordinated action on migration is essential to reduce risks…

Photo credit: CNA Two migrant worker recreation centres will be redeveloped with larger capacities and upgraded amenities, with one to be transformed into Singapore’s first recreation hub for migrant workers, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Friday. CNA reports that the projects at Soon Lee Recreation Centre (RC) and Kaki  Bukit Recreation Centre are expected to…

Photo credit: The Guardian “I’m literally screwaming,” my friend tells me – except she’s not. I’ve just told her about my promotion at work. She raises her hands in front of her mouth as if to unleash a fearsome howl, but no sound comes out. She scrunches up her nose like a sneezing cat and lets out…

Photo credit: WSJ The US military began a naval blockade of Iranian ports on Monday, as reopening the Strait of Hormuz remains a sticking point in talks between the US and Iran over negotiations to end the war. ABC News reports that late Tuesday night, the head of US Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, said the…

Photo credit: Jamaica gleaner Jamaica could move to drill for oil off the coast of St. Thomas within the next two years, following encouraging early findings from a recent geochemical survey. The Gleaner reports that the study, conducted by independent oil company United Oil and Gas, confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in offshore soil samples –…

Photo credit: Toronto Today On any given night in Midtown Toronto, while most kitchens are winding down, a small team of high school students is just getting started. Toronto Today reports that Sharing Excess Toronto, a youth-led nonprofit, was launched last summer by Nikhil and Rohan Gupta and Brandon and Caden Situ. “Basically, what we do…