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Thailand orders close watch on cheap ‘elephant pant’ imports

Influx of cheap Chinese-made pants has sparked concern over foreign imports edging out local manufacturers and caught officials' attention

Labor official: As Thailand ages, more Lao migrant workers will be...

Bringing in more Lao workers to Thailand would also be a good fit culturally, according to Aphichat Chamratrithirong

India’s growing population a burden for struggling mothers

India's overall birthrate has fallen in tandem with its rising economy, but poverty and a deep-rooted bias for male heirs have kept Bihar an engine room of national population growth

Human rights and gender equality must be at the heart of...

Development policies, including those addressing population issues, must be rights-affirming

Pope denounces ‘economic colonialism’ during visit to Congo

He said that "political exploitation gave way to an economic colonialism that was equally enslaving" in Congo

Caritas Philippines backs higher taxes for luxury goods

Luxuries are "unnecessary" and those who can afford them "will be less affected by the increased costs,” said Bishop Bagaforo of Caritas

Asian activists slam ‘rising inequality,’ call for ‘people’s recovery’ in protest...

The Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development drew attention to what it described as the “staggering wealth inequality in the world”

9 richest Filipinos have more wealth than half of Philippine population,...

The poor are unable to recover from back-to-back crises as many continue to suffer from the effects of the pandemic

Photos: ‘No to food price hikes’

Philippine women farmers and their supporters stage a demonstration to demand an immediate solution to the rising prices of food

Photos: To address shortage, Philippine church sells onions

The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Quezon City, in partnership with farmer's welfare advocacy groups, sold onions at 400 pesos per kg

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