Based on the psychological disorder of split personality, this novel also brings to the spotlight the issue of child abuse within the domestic boundaries and its negative impact on the victim. It has an ending that would leave the readers stunned. Tell Me Your Dreams: A review
Large Weddings and Small Marriages
Recently I was reading about the wedding of the daughter of Vandana Luthra, the founder of the VLCC fitness centres. In fact, I saw a picture of the Qawwali singers brought in to entertain the wedding guests. Apparently, there was a pretty glamorous pre-wedding bash too, as part of the package. But I don’t […]
Australia’s new leader vows better global ties
Incoming Labour prime minister Kevin Rudd, a Mandarin-speaking former diplomat, has pledged closer Australian ties with overseas allies and unity at home after ending 11 years of conservative rule under John Howard. Rudd (50) presented himself as a new-generation leader by promising to pull about 500 front-line Australian troops out of Iraq and sign the […]
Child Labour Still Exist
Defining child labour Though definitions vary, child labour means work that is done by children under the age of 15 (14 in some developing countries) which restricts or damages a child’s physical, emotional, intellectual, social and/or spiritual growth. Sometimes, work does not harm children. Work may even help them to learn new skills or to […]
A Filipina sex slave in the Middle East: Another case of Human Rights violation against OFW.
<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">ABS-CBN, a local TV station in Metro Manila had reported a case of an Overseas Filipino Worker in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Saudi Arabia</st1:place></st1:country-region> who was said to be in dire need of immediate help from the concerned authorities. The said Filipina, who works as a domestic helper in a Saudi household, has been in constant […]
Bogus job offers abroad
Time and again, it is frustrating to hear that some unscrupulous people were reaping huge profits at the expense of innocent women, whose only intention was to land a job for them to improve their lives and that of their families. Instead, they ended up as prostitutes in some brothels in some parts of Asia, which is […]