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Thailand raises alarm over bogus recruitment as online scams rise
Thailand is struggling to tackle a rise in online recruitment scams promising jobs abroad that never materialise, with many appearing on Facebook, a senior official said on May 19.
Taiwan marks anniversary of Asia's first gay marriage law
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Sunday (May 17) marked the one-year anniversary of legalising same-sex marriage, as gay couples and rights groups called for full recognition of unions involving foreigners. The island is at the vanguard of the burgeoning gay rights movement in Asia.
South Korea tracks new coronavirus outbreak in Seoul nightclubs
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean health authorities are investigating a small but growing cluster of coronavirus cases linked to a handful of Seoul nightclubs, at a time when the country is moving to less restrictive social distancing measures.
South Korea tracks new coronavirus outbreak in Seoul nightclubs
SEOUL (Reuters): South Korean health authorities are investigating a small but growing coronavirus outbreak centred in a handful of Seoul nightclubs, seeking to keep infections in check as the country moves to less restrictive social distancing measures.
Transgender people face discrimination, violence amid Latin American quarantines
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Alis Nicolette Rodriguez is bracing themself, nervously looking over their shopping list and preparing in case someone tries to bar their way at the grocery store. It has happened before.
Lesbians, gays live in fear of attacks in Kenyan refugee camp
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eva Nabagala hoped she and her young son would be safe from her family when they fled Uganda for a Kenyan refugee camp - but instead, the 28-year-old says she was attacked and raped there as punishment for being a lesbian.
Gay couple fights prejudice and coronavirus in Poland by distributing rainbow face masks
WARSAW (Reuters) - Married gay couple Dawid Mycek and Jakub Kwiecinski say they face frequent abuse in Poland for being part of a so-called "homosexual plague."
Bluetooth phone apps for tracking Covid-19 show modest early results
When Singapore launched the first smartphone app of its kind last month to identify and alert people who had interacted with carriers of the novel coronavirus, the city-state of roughly 5.7 million people had 385 cases of infections.
Manado LGBT community raises funds for food aid
The LGBT community in Manado, North Sulawesi, have joined hands to raise funds and distribute relief aid to those affected by the local Covid-19 outbreak.
U.S. Justice Department sides with church in COVID-19 religious dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday weighed in on the potential imposition on religious rights caused by COVID-19 state shutdown orders, siding with a Mississippi church that sued the city of Greenville.