Full Coverage: Asia and the Pacific

04/30/2007 The oneVillage Foundation has aligned with the International Free and Open Source Software Foundation (iFOSSF) for empowering developing nations in Information, Communication and Technologies (ICTs) by initiating a project “Telecenter Portals and Applications." The first project will be launched in Ghana.

04/30/2007 A Bushman spokesperson has appealed to the Indian government to respect an order of the Indian Supreme Court that has asked for closure of the Andaman Trunk Road that will harm the Jarawa tribes.

04/30/2007 International watchdog Reporters Without Borders has condemned threats made by Sri Lankan Defence Secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapakse, younger brother of the president, against the editor of the Daily Mirror, Champika Liyanaarachchi. The minister also threatened to "exterminate" a journalist on the newspaper, for writing articles about the plight of civilian victims of the war.

04/30/2007 A report by ActionAid reveals that the business practices of UK supermarkets are forcing women workers in the cashew industry in India to live in acute poverty and work in unhealthy conditions.

04/26/2007 Four activists have been sentenced to prison in Iran for their role in organizing a peaceful protest demanding equal rights for women. A U.S.-based group supporting their efforts is urging individuals worldwide to show their support for the women.

04/26/2007 "Shocking details" are emerging about the Pakistan government's "utter disrespect for independence of judiciary" as shown in the manner in which it sought to oust Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudry, says a leading Asian rights group.

04/26/2007 Persoalan penggunaan jalan negara oleh angkutan produksi batubara selama 24 jam setiap harinya, hanya ditanggapi sebelah mata oleh para pemegang kekuasaan di Kalimantan Selatan.

04/26/2007 Borneo Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation Institute (BEBSic) mengeluarkan surat penolakan pendanaan Chevron dan Total pada Pertemuan Nasional Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup 2007 yang akan datang.

04/26/2007 Setelah menjalani persidangan selama 21 bulan, akhirnya pada 24 April 2007 Pengadilan Negeri Manado memvonis bebas PT Newmont Minahasa Raya dan Presiden Direkturnya, Richard B Ness. WALHI, ICEL, dan JATAM menengarai vonis ini sarat kejanggalan.

04/25/2007 China's massive economic development strategy excludes, marginalises and masks the increased repression of ethnic minority groups such as Mongols, Tibetans, and Uyghurs, according to a new report.

04/24/2007 New Delhi based organisation Citizens Research Collective has compiled data and information on Special Economic Zones (SEZs). SEZs are specially demarcated areas being promoted by the Indian government to boost economy but are also creating social resentment because of large scale displacement.

04/24/2007 The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) signed an agreement with soft drink multinational Coca-Cola to collaborate on projects to improve community access to water and sanitation in India and Nepal.

04/24/2007 International conservation groups calling on the Chinese government to open an immediate investigation into the country's largest tiger farm after a Beijing-based news team reported that it has proof that the farm’s restaurant serves tiger meat.

04/24/2007 Viidakkoon sijoitetulla videokameralla on saatu ainutlaatuista videomateriaalia äärimmäisen uhanalaisesta ja ujosta Borneon sarvikuonosta, WWF ja Malesian ympäristöviranomaiset riemuitsivat.

04/23/2007 LOS ANGELES, Apr 23 (OneWorld) - Sean Huze smokes a cigarette on the first floor patio of his two bedroom apartment in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. The 32-year-old Iraq war veteran still keeps his hair in a crew-cut and wears a sweatshirt that reads "Marines" across the front.

04/23/2007 Plans by Bangladesh's military-backed "interim" government to exile the leaders of the two main parties ran into a problem when the High Court asked the government to explain why it should not produce former prime minister Khaleda Zia to prove that she is not under house arrest. Yesterday, too, British Airways refused to fly Zia's rival, Sheikh Hasina, to Dhaka on the grounds that it had been told the flight would not be allowed to land.
From The Daily Star

04/23/2007 Poliittinen kehitys ja hieman parantunut turvallisuustilanne ovat kasvattaneet odotuksia Nepalin talouden kehittymisestä. Aasian kehityspankin mukaan ensimmäiset merkit Nepalin talouden elpymisestä ovat ilmassa, mutta kehitys on hidasta.

04/23/2007 Threats by Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse against the editor of the Daily Mirror, Champika Liyanaarachchi - a former editor for OneWorld on Yahoo! News - has been condemned by Reporters Without Borders: the minister also threatened to "exterminate" a journalist on the newspaper for writing articles about the plight of civilian victims of the war.

04/23/2007 Intian kaupunkien kasvavat slummialueet aiheuttavat jatkuvasti suurempia ongelmia lasten koulunkäynnin edistämiselle. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) on implementoinut Maharashtran osavaltion nomadiheimoille koulutusta teknologian avulla. Uudenlaisilla opetusmenetelmillä ja "kannettavalla luokkahuoneella" on havaittu olevan positiivisia mahdollisuuksia.

04/22/2007 Bangladesh's military-backed "interim" government has tightened its grip by virtually expelling the leaders of the two main parties: Khaleda Zia was set to leave for Saudi Arabia today while Sheikh Hasina was barred from boarding a flight home in London this afternoon after the authorities in Dhaka asked airlines to prevent her returning home.
+ Rebranding Democracy in Bangladesh
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