Japan has A Huge Sex Problem
The Japanese press has taken to calling it sekkusu shinai shokogun: celibacy syndrome. Basically, the country just isn’t that interested in Şex and it could have huge effects beyond its borders. The most recent evidence comes in a survey by the Japan Family Planning Association, reported on in the Japan Times. A full 49.3% of […]
China commits to renewable energy – Gobi Desert will be home to China’s first large-scale solar plant
In a move that once again proves its commitment to renewable energy, China has begun construction on its first large-scale commercial solar plant out in the sun-dreched expanse of the Gobi Desert. Called Delingha, the colossal facility will spread out across 25 km² (6,300 acres) of vacant land in the country’s Qinghai province, and will […]
Indonesian foundation defends awarding Kim Jong-un peace prize
A daughter of Indonesia’s founding president has defended honouring North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with an award for statesmanship, dismissing criticisms of his human rights record as “Western propaganda”. Rachmawati Sukarnoputri confirmed the leader would receive an award from her organisation, the Sukarno Education Foundation, in September for his “peace, justice and humanity”. The decision […]
Pakistan ignores international appeals and hangs Shafqat Hussain
Pakistan has executed a man whose case triggered an international outcry after his lawyers said he was arrested as a juvenile and tortured into confessing to a murder. Shafqat Hussain was hanged on Tuesday at a jail in Karachi for allegedly killing a seven-year-old boy in 2004. His lawyers and family say he was only […]
“It’s worse than Hitler, worse than AIDS, cancer or any other epidemic. It is more catastrophic than nuclear holocaust, and it must be stopped”
Without warning or explanation, the Indian government this weekend ordered Internet service providers to block access to 857 pornography websites that had been singled out by an anti-pornography activist. Within hours, social media platforms in India lit up with complaints from people trying to visit pornography sites only to find either a blank screen or […]
New York’s Empire State Building highlights endangered animals
New York’s famed Empire State Building hosted new guests on Saturday night as images of endangered animals were flashed across its facade. The unique display, on one of the world’s most recognisable structures, was aimed at sparking conversations about mass extinction. Pictures of snow leopards, tigers and various sea creatures were shown. A 350ft (106m) […]
Malaysia urges debris vigilance for MH370 after wing part found
Malaysia is asking other Indian Ocean islands near French-owned Reunion to be on the lookout for more possible debris after a wing part suspected of being from missing flight MH370 came ashore. The Malaysia Airlines plane, carrying 239 people, vanished in March 2014. The Boeing-777 was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The wing part […]
Chinese distillers added Viagra to thousands of bottles of spirits said it had “health-preserving qualities”
Distillers in China added Viagra to thousands of bottles of spirits and told customers it had “health-preserving qualities”, food safety officials say. More than 5,300 bottles of alcohol were seized by the investigators in the southern city of Liuzhou. They also found packets of a white powder called Sildenafil, better known as the anti-impotence drug […]
Zhou Qunfei,The World’s Richest Self-Made Woman
Zhou Qunfei is the founder of Lens Technology and owns a $27 million estate in Hong Kong. Her stake in Lens Technology, which went public this year, is worth $7.2 billion. But long before all this, she worked in a factory and helped her family raise pigs and ducks for food and additional money. Qunfei […]
Arrest warrant for Malaysia’s Prime Minister – The Real Reason Malaysia’s Attorney General was Fired
Sarawak Report has acquired documents, now verified, which explain exactly why Abdul Gani Patail was dramatically fired on Monday. The Attorney General was on the brink of bringing charges for corruption against the Prime Minister of Malaysia. We have acquired the secret draft charge sheet documents, which Gani Patail was in the process of drafting. […]
