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Revealing the faces behind the veil
Afghan television's answer to "America's Next Top Model" is breaking boundaries and revealing the beauty under the burqa.
The new cleaners - Young, pretty & educated
Group of 18 cleaners from China earn between $1,000 to $1,500 a month cleaning tables at the Food Republic food court at Suntec City.
Chefs cook in support of women
To be held at the Conrad Centennial Singapore, the Say No To Oppression Of Women (Snow) Benefit aims to raise $160,000 in support of Unifem's anti-trafficking initiatives in the Mekong region.
Singapore's young women earning almost as much as men
Women in their 20s now earn 98 per cent of what their male counterparts do. And there are more women graduates here than male.
Beauty business thrives in Iran
Breast augmentation? Hair extension? Body tanning? Ziba has done it all in Islamic Iran.
Dressing right to speak with authority
Image guru Carla Mathis tells Parvathi Nayar why it's important to match attire with personality.
Imelda Marcos still quite a lady at 78
Imelda Marcos says she has nothing to be ashamed of. For 20 years as first lady of the Philippines she lived a fairytale existence only to see it all disappear in a whirlwind of public outrage over the greed and excesses of the Marcos years. Through it all Imelda rode the storm. She tells Manila bureau chief Karl Wilson that history may judge her late husband Ferdinand Marcos in a kinder, gentler light.
Shy rebel
Li Xie has courted controversy as a radio deejay, but theatre has reined in the rule-breaker in her and is the stomping ground for this talented playwright-actress.
Looking for love online
If you are looking for a site that offers focused efforts to help you meet the partner of your dreams, forget Facebook and Friendster.
Slain girl's dreams dashed
She had aspired to be a doctor, but was worried about her weak Science grades. Despite that, she refused private tuition as she was aware of her family's tight finances. -TNP
Convenience over tradition
Kimchi may be a national dish in Korea, but that does not mean the women want to slave away in the kitchen to make it.
Internet sex scandal snares young Vietnam TV star
An online sex video featuring a popular young TV star has riveted the nation for more than a week now, much as Hilton's notorious clip seized the attention of Americans. -AP
Mumbai bank helps prostitutes save, dream of investing in property, business
The small bank is the initiative of the sex workers and aims to help them break the vicious cycle of poverty and exploitation that keeps them indebted to brothel owners. -AP
Killed for refusing to abort her child
A former Indian official had an affair with mistress, but killed her when she was pregnant. He and and his wife were sentenced to life in prison.
Prostitute: Singapore men are stupid
Chinese national pens her thoughts and reflections of her four months in Singapore, working as a streetwalker in Geylang.
Cambodia PM slammed for disowning lesbian daughter
Women's rights campaigners lashed out at Prime Minister Hun Sen for trying to disown his adopted daughter. -Reuters
No to 'seductive' marriage ads
Matchmaking is still common in China, and many parents often turn to adverts carried in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet. But the industry is being reined in after a series of complaints from people who said they had been cheated.
 
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