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Lunar: Newsletter

Hong Kong funeral drama strikes box office gold

The Hong Kong movie The Last Dance has become a hit with its tale of family ties and female empowerment.

15 Nov 2024 - 7:12PM

Women and gender

Anxiety grows over disappearing girls in Malaysia

15 Nov 2024 - 7:14AM

Sexual harassment and assault

New survey sheds light on reporting of sexual assault cases

1 Nov 2024 - 8:55PM

India

India’s marital rape battle sparks debate

Calls to criminalise marital rape in India have sparked fierce debate over consent in the world’s largest democracy.

28 Oct 2024 - 2:04PM

Books and literature

Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for Literature

South Korean author Han Kang has made history as the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

18 Oct 2024 - 8:40PM

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Bethune House puts out call for help

Hong Kong’s Bethune House Migrant Women’s Refuge is calling for donations to keep its doors open.

14 Oct 2024 - 7:00AM

Lunar

New Miss Hong Kong lays out ambitions

Newly crowned Miss Hong Kong Ellyn Ngai aims to use her status to promote women’s rights.

7 Oct 2024 - 5:39PM

Hong Kong Education

Controversy grows over sex education guidelines in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong government’s new guidelines on sex education have been met with both mockery and criticism.

8 Oct 2024 - 5:00PM

Women and gender

Gender controversy strikes the Olympics

Boxers Lin Yu-ting and Imane Khelif have found themselves at the centre of a controversy over gender in sport.

8 Oct 2024 - 4:46PM

United States

Kamala Harris kicks off US presidential bid

After Joe Biden’s withdrawal, Kamala Harris is set to make history as the prospective Democratic nominee for the 2024 US presidential election.

7 Oct 2024 - 5:49PM

Books and literature

The fall of Canadian literary icon Alice Munro

Months after her death, Canadian writer Alice Munro is facing a reckoning following her daughter’s revelations of abuse.

8 Oct 2024 - 4:31PM

Women and gender

The Indonesian all-female heavy metal band who rocked Glastonbury

Battling prejudice and opposition, Voice of Baceprot made history as Indonesia’s first musical act to perform on Britain’s Glastonbury stage.

8 Oct 2024 - 5:35PM

Social media

Man or bear? the choice dividing the internet

The ‘man vs bear’ debate is less about the actual choice and more about women’s perceptions of danger, particularly around men.

7 Oct 2024 - 7:51PM

Australia

The sexism problem plaguing Australia’s schools

Early in May, two boys were expelled from an exclusive Melbourne private school for ranking their female classmates online.

4 Jun 2024 - 11:46PM

Asia

Asia’s LGBT couples face hurdles in starting families

All across Asia, governments are encouraging people to have children, but this rarely extends to LGBT couples.

8 Oct 2024 - 7:18PM

Women and gender

Hongkonger’s legal quest for LGBT recognition continues

After a fight lasting seven years, Henry Tse has his new identity card, but says there’s more to be done.

8 Oct 2024 - 4:41PM

Australia

Australia’s gender-based violence crisis

More than two dozen women in Australia have died from gender-based violence in 2024, prompting protests across the nation.

4 Jun 2024 - 11:35PM

K-pop

The perils of celebrity romances

The fan backlash to a K-pop idol’s romance reveals the delicate balancing act female entertainers have to navigate.

7 Oct 2024 - 8:14PM

Asia

Meet the DINKS: Asia's childfree couples

Many couples in Asia are embracing having no children, but it’s seen in many quarters as a highly controversial decision.

8 Oct 2024 - 5:45PM

Lunar

What Taylor Swift deepfake saga shows

The recent scourge of Taylor Swift deepfake photos shows how the law has fallen behind advances in technology.

7 Oct 2024 - 5:13PM

Fame and celebrity

Understanding Britney Spears

With the release of her new book, pop icon Britney Spears has once again sparked a new discourse over the way female pop stars are portrayed and treated.

7 Oct 2024 - 7:36PM

Women and gender

Women in STEM: has the gap narrowed?

The head of MIT says diversity in STEM has grown in leaps and bounds at the university – except in postdoctoral studies.

8 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Australia

Australia’s historic Voice vote

A historic referendum will see Australians vote on enshrining the country’s first nations people in the constitution.

8 Oct 2024 - 5:39PM

Australia

Australia’s historic Voice vote

On October 14, Australians will vote in a historic referendum to recognise the country’s first nations people in the constitution.

11 Oct 2023 - 2:00AM

Asia

The women behind India’s moon landing

Following the success of India’s lunar mission, the contributions of women scientists are being recognised nationally and globally.

8 Oct 2024 - 5:50PM

Singapore

Singapore’s sprint queen blazes a trail

Shanti Pereira, Asia’s fastest woman sprinter, is rewriting Singapore’s track history with breakneck speed, paving her way to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

8 Oct 2024 - 4:37PM

Lunar

India’s acid attack survivors fight for change

Women are coming together to campaign for real, tangible changes in prevention and treatment for acid attack survivors.

24 Jun 2023 - 4:36AM

South Korea

LGBTQ recognition still a ways off in South Korea

While there have been real successes, South Korea’s LGBTQ community faces a long road to meaningful legal recognition.

7 Oct 2024 - 7:41PM

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last updated:

9 September, 2024