By Dr. Tint Swe Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s India visit was essentially an impetus for the next phase of developing India-Burma relations. The relation is diplomatically termed excellent by both governments of two nations. But Indian media did not fail to make headlines such as “I was saddened that India had moved away from [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Visit To India: Some Observations From A Burmese Exile
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What Did China Gain At The End Of The Fighting In November 1962? – Analysis
By R. S. Kalha On 21 November 1962, exactly half a century ago today, China unexpectedly announced to the world that it was declaring a unilateral cease-fire on the Sino-Indian border and, beginning 1 December 1962, would withdraw its troops 20 kilometres from the Line of Actual Control [LAC] existing between the two countries as [...]
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EU Asked To Increase Emissions Cutback Target
By Jaya Ramachandran The 27-nation European Union should target 30 percent, instead of the agreed 20 percent, lower emissions by 2020, in order to send an important signal to the global climate change conference from November 26 to December 7, 2012 in the Qatari capital Doha, according to experts. Climate change advisors to the German [...]
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New Facebook Policy Raises Concerns Over Sharing Of User Data
Facebook’s new privacy policy violates EU law, raising concerns over the sharing of private data with affiliated business without user consent. US privacy experts expressed concern over how Facebook shares this data with advertisers. European Data Protection Commissioner Gary Davis has asked for Facebook to clarify its new changes to users’ privacy policy. As commissioner, [...]
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Calls For Côte d’Ivoire To Surrender Former President’s Wife To ICC
Simone Gbagbo must be transferred immediately by Côte d’Ivoire to The Hague for an investigation into her alleged role in crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said after the International Criminal Court (ICC) revealed it had an outstanding warrant for her arrest. On Thursday the ICC unsealed an arrest warrant it had issued for Gbagbo in [...]
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Ireland: Thousands March In Dublin To Protest Austerity Budget
About 10,000 socialist protesters have marched through Dublin Saturday, Nov 24, in opposition to government plans to unveil Ireland’s sixth straight austerity budget next month, The Associated Press reported. The protest filled the major boulevard, O’Connell Street, with marchers from across Ireland. Many bore banners denouncing government leaders and vowing not to pay new and [...]
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Canada’s Federal Debt To Break $600 Billion Mark
Canada’s federal debt will break the $600 billion mark by midnight on Saturday, Nov 24, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. That amounts to a per-person debt of just over $17,000, according to globaltvbc.com. “Canada’s national debt is now rising at rate of $863.26 a second,” said CTF national director Gregory Thomas. While the Conservative [...]
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Fear, Everywhere, Fear – OpEd
If my emails and the headlines I am reading indicate anything, there is widespread fear among Americans that something terrible has occurred with the reelection of President Obama. Not all Americans, though. Those who voted for Obama appear to remain oblivious despite the threat of a “fiscal cliff” or the new taxes in Obamacare that [...]
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On Guantánamo, The New York Times Abdicates Responsibility – OpEd
I wrote the following article for the “Close Guantánamo” website, which I established in January with US attorney Tom Wilner. Please join us — just an email address is required to be counted amongst those opposed to the ongoing existence of Guantánamo, and to receive updates of our activities by email. This week, in its “Room for [...]
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Ambassador Susan Rice Goes On Offensive In Benghazi Flap – OpEd
The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, on Friday aggressively defended herself and denounced criticism of her role in explaining what caused the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, when she appeared the following Sunday on five morning news shows representing the Obama administration. Amb. Rice continues to [...]
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Eurozone’s Stalled Talks Leave Greece In Limbo
By Andy Dabilis A rift between IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Eurozone finance ministers over whether to grant Greece a two-year extension to meet fiscal targets has delayed release of a 31.1 billion euro loan installment as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said the country is running out of cash fast. After talks broke down [...]
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O-Burma And Its Regional And Global Message – Analysis
Both Burmese and international media were stirred at the mood of national jubilation experienced in Burma for the first time visit to the country by a sitting U.S. President. Especially, the joyous mood of the Burmese people was reflected when tens of thousands of people spontaneously lined up at the road to greet President Barrack [...]
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Hamas Leader Expects Iran Support To Grow
A senior Hamas official in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday the group will continue to procure weapons after its ceasefire with Israel, and he expects support from Iran to the movement to grow further. “We have no choice but to continue to bring in weapons by all possible means,” Mahmoud al-Zahhar said, adding that [...]
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Burma: Police Arrest Four Miners During March To Naypyidaw
By Aye Nai Four miners from Moehti Moemi gold mine in central Burma’s Yemathin township, who have been marching to Naypyidaw to protest a government order that closed their mines, were attacked by police and arrested today near Myohla town. Of the 70 estimated protestors participating in the march, Ye Yint Htun, Naing Win, Nay [...]
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Gaza Ceasefire: An Early Assessment – OpEd
By Richard Falk The Gaza Ceasefire, unlike a similar ceasefire achieved after Operation Cast Lead four years ago, is an event that has a likely significance far beyond ending the violence after eight days of murderous attacks. It is just possible that it will be looked back upon as a turning point in the long [...]
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Latin America And Caribbean: Unemployment On The Decline
A joint study on the employment situation of the region, developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, or ECLAC, and the International Labor Organization, or ILO, predicts new declining unemployment in the region as the labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean have been able to resist the recession of [...]
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Brazil: Sustainable Fashion Born In Favelas
By Fabiana Frayssinet A Brazilian designer has taken fashion from the exclusivity of the catwalk to the reality of the favela, to demonstrate that styles, trends and fads are also born in these poor neighborhoods of cities like Rio de Janeiro. The Mangueira favela or shantytown, home to some 18,000 people, bears no resemblance whatsoever [...]
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Australia: Calls To End Offshore Transfer Of Migrant Children
The Australian government should immediately stop transfers of migrant children – including unaccompanied migrant children and child asylum seekers – to offshore processing sites in Manus Island of Papua New Guinea, and Nauru. On November 21, 2012, Australia transferred 19 people, including 4 children, to Manus. The asylum seekers, from Sri Lanka and Iran, were [...]
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Time Is Ripe For A New Euro-North African Relationship – OpEd
By Marine Begault Developments in the Middle East over the last year – including the overthrow of dictators in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya – have left most Europeans perplexed about what relationship they should have with North African countries in this changing social and political landscape. Prior to the uprisings in the region, Europeans had [...]
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Saudi Arabia: Strategy To Tackle Unemployment Outlined
By Nadim Al-Hamid Labor Minister Adel Fakeih yesterday disclosed that there are about 448,000 unemployed Saudi men and women in a country that hosts 8.4 million foreign workers. Addressing the fourth HR Forum at Jeddah Hilton, he said more than 1.3 million unemployed Saudi men and women have benefited from the Hafiz program, citing a [...]
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