Simon Lewis

Recent Articles

Japan Protests Chinese Warship

The small islands in the East China Sea are a source of tension between the two countries

By Simon Lewis

Google Doodle Celebrates Asia's Dragon Boat Festival

The festival commemorates the death of the Chinese poet and official Qu Yuan in 278 B.C.

By Simon Lewis

Papua New Guinea Moves to End Student Protests

Demonstrators have called for the Prime Minister's ouster over corruption allegations

By Simon Lewis

Singapore Warns Gay Rights Event Sponsors

Pink Dot SG supports the LGBT community in conservative Singapore

By Simon Lewis

Singapore to Take Civil Servants Offline

100,000 government computers will be taken offline over security concerns

By Simon Lewis

PNG Police Fire on Students, Killing 4

Protesters were attempting to march on the legislature

By Simon Lewis

U.N. Rights Experts Slam Duterte

The President-elect is accused of sending "a permissive signal to potential killers"

By Simon Lewis

Hindu Priest Murdered in Bangladesh

Police say the killing resembles recent attacks by Islamic militants

By Simon Lewis

Bird Breaks Migration Record With 60,000-Mile Flight

The record-breaking Arctic Tern could end up flying more than 1.8 million miles in its lifetime

By Simon Lewis

North Korea Could Be Making Plutonium Again

IAEA says the Yongbyon nuclear reactor could be back up and running

By Simon Lewis

China 'Unafraid' of South China Sea Disputes

Admiral Sun Jianguo says China "will not allow any infringement on its sovereignty"

By Simon Lewis

Belgium Train Crash Kills 3

An official estimates that 40 people were injured in the collision

By Simon Lewis

Two Journalists Killed in Afghanistan

David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna died when their vehicle was hit by a shell in Helmand province

By Simon Lewis

Global Terrorist Attacks Declined Last Year

74% of all deaths due to terrorism took place in Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan or Syria

By Simon Lewis

Britian's Oldest Writing Discovered on Tablets in London

The earliest example of writing found in the city is an IOU from one freed slave to another

By Simon Lewis

Duterte Says Journalists 'Not Exempted From Assassination'

The Philippines is considered one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists

By Simon Lewis

Malaysian Immigration Officials Sabotage Airport Security

Officials had allegedly been working with an outside criminal syndicate to undermine security checks, an investigation found

By Simon Lewis

Turkey's Erdogan Says Family Planning Not for Muslims

"We need to increase the number of our descendants"

By Simon Lewis

Obama Becomes First Sitting President to Visit Hiroshima

“Seventy-one years ago, on a bright cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed"

By Simon Lewis

Indonesia to Chemically Castrate Child-Sex Offenders

New punishments for child-sex offenders also include a maximum penalty of death

By Simon Lewis and Yenni Kwok
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