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Advocates boycott court proceedings in Tiruvannamalai, demanding air-conditioned halls

Unaware of the boycott of courts by law practitioners, several litigants visited the court from faraway remote villages in the district

Smuggled chicken discovery hints at Cambodian shortages amid Thai border conflict

Plastic bags stuffed with rotting chicken from a smugglersโ€™ boat washed ashore in Thailand have hinted at shortages inside Cambodia, as formal trade between the neighbours collapses due to the border conflict and illicit cargo flows surge instead. While demand appears high for smuggled Thai oil, fruit, meat and consumer items like soap, the Cambodian public is maintaining a boycott of Thai businesses in a nationalist kickback that reveals the depth of the enmity now staining relations between...

Hong Kong animal groups urge HKTVmall boycott over life science experiments

An international animal rights group and a veterinary organisation have called for a public boycott of Hong Kongโ€™s major online retailer, HKTVmall, after its parent company revealed a life science project testing the viability of detached animal heads and limbs. The two groups staged an hour-long protest on Friday outside the HKTVmall building in Tseung Kwan O, also demanding that the company disclose more details of the experiments and cease animal testing. The Hong Kong Technology Venture...