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April 22, 2026 3 visible stories Society & Rights

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Society & Rights 1m ago

In pole position: Cross-legged pole hugging challenge goes viral on Chinese social media

It involves people sitting cross-legged with a pole between their legs and trying to free themselves. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Southeast Asia · straitstimes.com

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Sleep next to tigers? Hotel inside Chinese zoo offers controversial ‘tiger-view rooms’

A worker from the zoo told local reporters that the floor-to-ceiling windows in all rooms are bulletproof and blast-resistant.

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Southeast Asia · channelnewsasia.com

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Indonesia rights bodies find widespread abuses in 2025 protests

Some acts of violence were also perpetrated against protesters under the age of 18, the report found, including alleged sexual abuse against minor female protesters by law enforcers.

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Southeast Asia · channelnewsasia.com

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Society & Rights

Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

In pole position: Cross-legged pole hugging challenge goes viral on Chinese social media

It involves people sitting cross-legged with a pole between their legs and trying to free themselves.

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Southeast Asia

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Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

Sleep next to tigers? Hotel inside Chinese zoo offers controversial ‘tiger-view rooms’

A worker from the zoo told local reporters that the floor-to-ceiling windows in all rooms are bulletproof and blast-resistant.

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Southeast Asia East Asia ,Asia

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Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

Indonesia rights bodies find widespread abuses in 2025 protests

Some acts of violence were also perpetrated against protesters under the age of 18, the report found, including alleged sexual abuse against minor female protesters by law enforcers.

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Southeast Asia Asia

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