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Indonesian woman flogged 100 times for adultery, partner gets 15

Indonesian woman flogged 100 times for adultery, partner gets 15

An Indonesian woman was flogged 100 times Thursday in conservative Aceh province for adultery while her male partner, who denied the accusations, received just 15 lashes. Ivan Najjar Alavi, the head of general investigation division at East Aceh prosecutors office, said the court handed down a heftier sentence for the …

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No Tet fireworks this year too, HCMC decides

HCMC will not have its firework displays on Lunar New Year’s Eve this year, the municipal cultural department said Thursday. Vo Trong Nam, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, said fireworks will not be launched based on “instructions from the central government and …

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Long Covid a public health priority this year

The post-Covid syndrome, which occurs even among young, asymptomatic patients, is a major concern that is likely to affect public health and work performance in 2022, a health official says. In just a month and a half, the Gia Dinh People’s Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has received around …

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