Toddler survives Myanmar airstrike that killed father
YANGON (AFP) – A Myanmar toddler has miraculously survived a weekend airstrike that killed his father in their bamboo hut near the coup-hit [...]
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Having pulled through mental health struggles, young people team up to spread stories of hope
SINGAPORE – Having struggled with mental health issues themselves, six young people have teamed up to create a community resource that they hope [...]
Children have stronger antibody response to Covid-19: Study
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Children who are 10 and younger produce more antibodies in response to coronavirus infection than adolescents and adults, a study [...]
I don't like to brag but I think my child is a little bit of a genius
SINGAPORE – I don’t like to brag, but I think JJ, my soon-to-be four-year-old daughter, is a little bit of a genius. I [...]
UN sounds alarm on South Asia child deaths due to Covid-19
NEW DELHI (AFP) – The coronavirus pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in 2020, 11,000 maternal fatalities and [...]
Coronavirus: Philippines faces 'learning crisis' after year-long school shutdown
MANILA (AFP) – Andrix Serrano studies alone inside a Manila slum shack he shares with his street-sweeper grandmother. Like many in his fourth-grade [...]
Norway police arrest 16-year-old suspected of preparing terror attack
OSLO (REUTERS) – Norwegian police have arrested a young man in Oslo on suspicion that he was preparing “an act of terrorism”, the [...]
How parents can plan for their kids
Children’s happiness is often linked to the financial preparedness of their parents, and what is worrying is that a survey conducted by Income [...]
Johor leaders lauds appointment of Crown Prince Tunku Ismail to lead state youths
JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The appointment of Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim to lead all youth activities in [...]
US wildfires pose risk to young lungs
SAN FRANCISCO (NYTIMES) – Ian MacDonald, a 14-year-old in Portland, Oregon, got a treat from his parents the other day. He was allowed [...]