The famous Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei has joined forces with Reporters Without Borders. From now on “ambassador” for the Paris-based international organisation defending and promoting freedom of the press, the renowned contemporary artist is adding his voice to their work, advancing the essential freedom featured in article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [...]
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By Richard Johnson A tentative peace agreement in Burma’s Kachin conflict – one of the longest-running ethnic insurgencies in the country and in fact in the world – signifies a major opportunity to secure lasting peace in what is officially known as Myanmar as a whole. Yet, there will be significant challenges in doing so, [...]
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As a person who has its roots in Pre Pro village in Karenni state and whose uncle Tha Oo is still with the Karenni resistance, I was rather shock to hear the news reports that observers including American diplomat Erin Webster-Main and 10 religious and community leaders and members of Parliament were present at union-level [...]
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Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade will hold the annual Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) this 16-20 October 2013 in the country’s largest expo facility, the Jakarta International Expo, with the aim of boosting exports to further lift the national economy. “By carrying the theme ‘Trade with Remarkable Indonesia’ for this 28th TEI, the Ministry hopes to create [...]
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The Taliban established an embassy presence in Qatar with a ribbon-cutting formality and the raising of their former prideful flag that flew over a decade prior. Meanwhile, the Taliban continues to launch attacks killing Americans, coalition and Afghanis during the bilateral peace talks without the President of Afghanistan, who claims there can be no peace [...]
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NATO’s recent decision to denounce plans of a direct Arctic presence sends a positive signal to all littoral states including Russia, a major regional stakeholder among non-members of the Alliance. A predictable power balance in the High North may open up the possibility of extended economic cooperation between former Cold War rivals. The Arctic ice [...]
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By Samir K Purkayastha Don’t turn forests into coffins, instead try using bamboos for making them. That is what the leading youth group in India’s north-eastern state of Mizoram is asking the state’s majority Christian populace to do. Instead of using wood from forests, which means hacking down trees such as teak and sal, the [...]
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The purpose of fear is to suppress awareness of the truth. People always lie for the same reason: fear. But the precise fear that makes a person lie in one circumstance might be different from the fear that makes them lie in another. When a child is young, it will naturally tell the truth. Most [...]
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By Karen Parrish Malicious cyberattacks are quickly becoming a defining security challenge “for our time, for all our institutions,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said yesterday during a speech in Omaha, Neb., at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Omaha. “They are putting America’s economic and technological advantages and our industrial base at risk,” the secretary [...]
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World stock markets plunged Thursday, after U.S. Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said the central bank may ease back on its efforts to stimulate the country’s improving economy. Key Asian exchanges dropped by 2 percent or more, with markets in Paris, Frankfurt and London all falling sharply at the close to end down by 3 [...]
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Mexico’s federal prosecutors should conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the killing of three political activists in Guerrero state, including examining allegations against government officials, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should offer robust protection for survivors of the attack and their families. The victims, all members of an organization that campaigns on [...]
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Since 2011, the winds of social and political rumbles breath again. The Arab Spring has changed the face of several regions of the world. A little spark in Tunisia turn into an outbreak worn by millions of people in various countries. Revolutions took place, dictators overthrown, challenges won, but two years later, it is still [...]
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New documents have been leaked shining further light on the top-secret surveillance programs operated by the NSA. According to The Guardian, the National Security Agency can retain and use information obtained through domestic communications. According to two documents published in full by the newspaper on Thursday, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has approved a handful [...]
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By Uma Purushothaman John Kerry arrives in New Delhi on Sunday (June 23) for the fourth round of the Indo-US Annual Strategic Dialogue, starting on Monday. This is his maiden visit to India after taking over as Secretary of State. The Annual Strategic Dialogue, which is held alternately in India and the US, was instituted [...]
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By Linda Karadaku Kosovo and Slovenia signed an agreement on security co-operation in a move that experts lauded as a valuable contribution to Balkan stability. The agreement defines co-operation in training and education, legal issues and environmental issues. “The signed agreement opens a new page and establishes a new framework for our co-operation in the [...]
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By Teshu Singh On the last leg of his four nation tour, Xi Jinping visited the US on 7-8 June 2013. The visit is important as it comes just three months after his ascent to presidency. China has reiterated that it attaches great significance to its relations with its neighbours and the United States. At [...]
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By S. I. Keethaponcalan Have the Sri Lankan’s ever given a damn about the Commonwealth (organization)? The answer is, not much. As a former British colony and a newly independent nation, Sri Lanka joined the Commonwealth in 1948. Since it had to do international business through the British High Commissions, relations with the Commonwealth were [...]
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has unveiled a series of reforms in an attempt to end days of nationwide anti-government protests. In a televised address she said she would draft a new plan to benefit public transport and that all oil royalties would be used in education. She also said that thousands of doctors would be [...]
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A recent Heritage report says that America’s total debt has reached $17 trillion that means $53,769 on the head of every citizen. It is eating up $11,000 from the income of every American family – eliminating opportunities for career advancement, paralyzing job creation, lowering wages and salaries and according to President Obama’s former Joint Chiefs [...]
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he development initiatives of so-called ‘diasporas’ have gained the attention of policy-makers, scholars, NGOs, and migrants themselves. Migrants and ‘diasporas’ are seen as agents of development, who not only remit money to their countries of origin, but also transfer ideas of political, social, and cultural change. The diaspora isn’t only remitting, they are also returning [...]
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