select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138584 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138558 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138580 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138511 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138571 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138570 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138555 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138554 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138510 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138553 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138552 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138543 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138482 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138526 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138523 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138522 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138513 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138506 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138492 ) as subquery select CategoryID, istopic from ( SELECT CategoryID, EXISTS (SELECT * from topics_equivalence te WHERE te.categoryid=acl.categoryid) as istopic FROM eZArticle_ArticleCategoryLink acl WHERE acl.ArticleID=138493 ) as subquery

Full Coverage: Asia and the Pacific

August 2006

If you wish to look further into some topics fill out the search criteria below or select from the menu on the left.

	keyword topic selectDevelopment  Children  Cities  Agriculture  Education  Aid  Emergency Relief  Energy  Fisheries  Food  Intermediate Technology  International Cooperation  Labor  Land  MDGs  Migration  Population  Poverty  Refugees  Shelter & Housing  Social Exclusion  Tourism  Capacity Building  Transport  Volunteering  Water/Sanitation  YouthEconomy  Consumption  Corporations  Credit and Investment  Debt  Finance  Microcredit  Business  TradeEnvironment  Climate Change  Conservation  Environmental Activism  Forests  Animals  Genetics  Atmosphere  Nuclear Issues  Oceans  Biodiversity  Pollution  Renewable Energy  Rivers  SoilsHealth  Disease/treatment  HIV/AIDS  Infant Mortality  Malaria  Narcotics  Nutrition/MalnutritionHuman Rights  Civil Rights  Disability  Gender  Indigenous Rights  Race Politics  Religion  Sexuality  Social ExclusionInformation & Media  Communication  Culture  Freedom of Expression  ICT  Internet  Knowledge  Media  SciencePolitics  Activism  Civil Society  Codes of Conduct  Corruption & Transparency  Democracy  Ethics & Value Systems  Geopolitics  Globalization  Governance  Justice and Crime  LawWar and Peace  Conflict  Conflict Resolution  Arms & Military  Landmines  Nuclear Arms  Peace  Security  Terrorism  United Nations region {option_level}selectAsia and the Pacific--------Africa  Central Africa  East Africa  North Africa  Southern Africa  West Africa  Central Asia  East Asia  Middle East  Oceania  South Asia  South East AsiaEurope  Eastern Europe  Northern Europe  South East Europe  Southern Europe  Western EuropeLatin America and the Caribbean  Caribbean  Central America  South AmericaNorthern America--------AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChannel IslandsChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos(Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFaeroe IslandsFalkland Islands (Malvinas)FijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran IraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibya LiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao Special Administrative Region of ChinaMacedonia (FYROM)MadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia MoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorth KoreaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia and MontenegroSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyria TaiwanTajikistanTanzania ThailandTibetTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUnited States Virgin IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamWallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe language selectEnglish (73,994)Italian (8,710)Spanish (8,507)Finnish (8,191)South Slavic (3,878)Albanian (3,103)Indonesian (1,807)Macedonian (1,683)Catalan (1,560)French (1,310)Croatian (1,109)Afar (920)Oromo (Afan) (661)Portuguese (415)Abkhazian (190)German (171)Bosnian (59)Serbian (20)Dutch (14)Esperanto (12)Somali (9)Galician (5)Icelandic (3)Hindi (2)Fiji (2)Tegulu (2)Malayalam (2)Amharic (2)Punjabi (1)Corsican (1)Maori (1)Yoruba (1)Estonian (1)Nauru (1)Faroese (1)Frisian (1)Singhalese (1)Bulgarian (1)Bengali (Bangla) (1)Malagasy (1)Persian (1)Cambodian (1)Swahili (1)Chinese (1)Afrikaans (1)Breton (1)Danish (1)Armenian (1)Turkmen (1) from monthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember  year19951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008 to monthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember  year19951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008

{intl-browse_by_month}

…

2005 ASOND

2006 JFMAMJJASOND

2007 JFMAMJJA

…

Denied Boarding for Wearing an Arabic T-Shirt: Meet Raed Jarrar 08/31/2006 Architect Raed Jarrar was questioned and forced to change clothes at New York's JFK airport earlier this month because other passengers were apparently concerned about the Arabic script on his t-shirt. Here is his story. From: Raed in the Middle blog Read more Related: [United States] [Iraq] Image: Raed Jarrar wearing the 'offending' t-shirt. © Global Exchange

'War on Terror' Puts Enforced Disappearances on the Rise 08/31/2006 One the UN Day of the Disappeared Wednesday, Amnesty releasing findings documenting rising enforced disappearances in Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in the context of the "war on terror." Read more From: OneWorld US Related: [Sri Lanka] [Pakistan] [Nepal]

Asia: Still a Long Way to Go to Rule of Law 08/31/2006 From caste discrimination to forced disappearances and torture, participants at a conference on human rights in Asia detail the abuses faced in 12 Asian nations. Read more From: Asian Human Rights Commission Related: [Bangladesh] [Cambodia] [China] [India] [Indonesia] [Japan] [Myanmar] [Nepal] [Pakistan] [Philippines] [South Korea] [Sri Lanka] [Thailand] Image: Bangladeshi woman and child. © Shahidul Alam/Drik / New Internationalist

A bad year for weather in China 08/31/2006 from People's Daily Online: China has suffered record meteorological disasters this year, both in terms of the number of disasters and the losses sustained. Read more Related: [China] Image: Typhoon devastation © WWF International

Unemployment, working poor overshadow south Asian growth 08/31/2006 A new report on labour and social trends in South Asia warns of a growing socio-economic disconnect in the sub region, as economic growth and improved productivity fail to translate adequately into job creation and better wages. The report, Labour and Social Trends in Asia and the Pacific 2006: Progress towards Decent Work has been produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Read more Related: [South Asia] [Labor] [Poverty] [Economy] [Governance] Image: International Labour Organization

Sri Lanka: Oxfam acts for displaced people 08/31/2006 Oxfam has expanded its operations in the north and east to meet the needs of displaced families as the humanitarian situation in the north and east continues to draw attention of the aid agencies. Though a few displaced families have returned to their homes, thousands of displaced families are still in camps in Trincomalee, Kilinochchi, Batticaloa and Jaffna districts. Read more Related: [Sri Lanka] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Refugees] [Shelter & Housing] [Water/Sanitation] [Conflict]

A rebel's killing roils Pakistan 08/31/2006 For years, Nawab Mohammed Akbar Khan Bugti battled the Pakistan Army. The 80-year-old renegade hidden in the mountains of Balochistan became a legend in his fight for greater autonomy against what he saw as colonial brutality. And his death this weekend, during a fierce three-day battle that left more than 30 dead, could prove a serious blow to Pakistan's stability. Read more From: Christian Science Monitor Related: [Pakistan] [Poverty] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Arms & Military] [Security]

Conservation: Delhi students recycle paper 08/31/2006 Recycling paper is one of the many steps towards forest conservation and environmental degradation – we all talk about it, but how many of us really get down to doing anything about it? School students in Indian capital New Delhi, with help from an NGO, show the way. Read more From: Development Alternatives Related: [India] [Children] [Education] [Environment]

Global warning: Devastation of an atoll 08/31/2006 from The Independent: Villagers on the South Pacific island of Tegua are packing up and leaving their homes for good - the first real victims of increasing sea levels caused by climate change. Read more Related: [Oceania] Image: Threatened islands

International Development Aid: Addressing Dalit Issues 08/31/2006 Dalit Aid International NGOs (INGOs) vary greatly in size, approach and focus. For the majority, India continues to be a priority area for their activities, where they use a variety of working strategies. There are many different approaches the INGOs follow with regard to Dalit programmes in India. We need to learn from each other where there is an impact and where there are problems. We need to analyse the nature and context of caste discrimination, soical exclusion of dalits, caste conflicts and solutions to such conflicts, assess the political dimensions of Dalit empowerment, assess the different models and ways of working on Dalit issues. Read more Related: [India] [Development] [Aid] [International Cooperation] [Social Exclusion] [Human Rights] [United Nations]

One million people to gather for peace in Sri Lanka 08/31/2006 Sri Lankan organisation Sarvodaya is holding a meditation for peace initiative on October 2, 2006 - Mahatma Gandhi's birthday - at the sacred city of Anuradhapura. Sarvodaya expects to host one million people from all over the world - the largest gathering in Sri Lanka’s history - clad in white clothes to meditate for peace. Read more From: Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka Related: [Sri Lanka] [Serbia and Montenegro] [Religion] [Activism] [Peace] Image: Sarvodaya thinker Dr AT Ariyaratne

Vanished, But Not Forgotten 08/31/2006 UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) - Marking the International Day of the Disappeared, United Nations officials joined international human rights groups Wednesday to draw attention to the plight of the thousands of people around the world who have been seized and imprisoned without recourse to their families or lawyers. Read more From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Africa] [Europe] [Latin America and the Caribbean] [Northern America]

Action Plan Unveiled to Clean Up Lebanon Oil Spill 08/30/2006 UN officials, scientific experts, and Mediterranean environment ministers have agreed on an international action plan to clean up last month's oil spill that has become Lebanon's worst-ever environmental disaster. Read more From: Worldwatch Institute Related: [Syria ] [Lebanon] Image: "The Beach is Yours, Keep it Clean." © Worldwatch Institute

Call to use telemedicine effectively 08/30/2006 Telemedicine has opened up the possibility of reaching out to rural and backward areas in the country in a most cost-effective manner, said Panabaka Lakshmi, Union Minister of State,Kerala for Health and Family Welfare. Read more Related: [India] [Health]

World Bank resumes health sector funding in India 08/30/2006 The World Bank has resumed its lending to health sector in India. Three projects totaling $662 million, which were held up for more than a year, have now been approved by the Board of executive directors of the World Bank, a finance ministry statement said here. Read more Related: [India] [Health]

State health services to be improved in Sri Lanka 08/30/2006 The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA),SriLanka has called on the Government and all relevant authorities to intervene to improve the quality of the State Health Service. They also demanded drastic changes to the higher education policy framework in keeping with changing needs of society. Read more Related: [Sri Lanka] [Health]

Focus on gender justice in 11th Plan: women 08/30/2006 The ultimate goal in gender equality is to ensure that women and men have equitable access to, and benefit from society's resources, opportunities and rewards. And, as part of this, women need to have equal participation in defining what is valued and how this can be achieved, women's groups told the Planning Commission. Read more Related: [India] [Development] [Gender] [Governance] [MDGs]

Norms on cola safety by 2007: Indian minister 08/30/2006 Under considerable pressure for its perceived lack of clarity on the issue of pesticide residue in carbonated drinks, and lack of urgency in formulating norms to regulate their safety, India’s health ministry has promised that norms for these products will be in place by January 2007. Read more From: InfoChange Related: [India] [Business] [Corporations] [Pollution] [Health] [Governance] Image: © India Resource Center

Indian scheme on child labour fails in Firozabad 08/30/2006 It is nearly two decades since the Indian government banned child labour in Firozabad's bangle and glassware industry and created a law to rehabilitate thousands of children who had now been plucked out of factories. The reality is that the schools are shabby with no furniture and no teaching materials and many children continue to work in the factories. Read more From: Global March Against Child Labour Related: [India] [Children] [Labor] [Poverty] [Governance] Image: © DPI / United Nations

Farm suicides on the rise in northern Maharashtra 08/30/2006 Besides Vidarbha, the current year has seen a marked increase in the number of farmer suicides in northern Maharashtra too, with the number of deaths in 2006 inching close to the cumulative figure for the past four years Read more Related: [India] [Agriculture] [Poverty] [Debt]

< 1 >  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11-20  | Next >>

{intl-browse_by_month}

…

2005 ASOND

2006 JFMAMJJASOND

2007 JFMAMJJA

…

 Printable version