Full Coverage: South East Asia
July 2006
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07/31/2006
Radio is the most accessible medium to reach the greatest number of population in the rural areas. Supported by ENRAP, the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources Management (CHARM) Project implemented a school-on-air program to disseminate among farmers the best lessons learned during the project’s implementation in the provinces of Abra, Benguet and Mountain Province.
Read moreRelated: [Philippines] [Poverty] [ICT] |
07/26/2006
Thailand's deputy prime minister is seeking to become the next UN secretary-general, but his record does not show a respect for the rule of law and human rights, says the Asian Human Rights Commission.
Read moreFrom: Asian Human Rights Commission Related: [Thailand] |
07/25/2006
Burman sotilashallinnon osanotto Helsingin Asem-talousministerikokoukseen ilman avointa keskustelua aiheesta kuvastaa Aasian ja Euroopan järjestöfoorumin mukaan Asemin nihkeää suhtautumista kansalaisyhteiskuntaan ja ihmisoikeuskysymyksiin.
Read moreFrom: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Related: [Myanmar] [Economy] Image: Oppositiojohtaja Aung San Suu Kyi © Digital Freedom Network
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07/24/2006
After successfully fending off the spread of HIV through prostitution, Cambodia faces a new challenge in its battle against HIV/AIDS. Transmission now occurs primarily between husband-to-wife there, provoking calls to revamp the country's HIV prevention strategy.
Read moreFrom: Population Action International Related: [Cambodia] Image: Addressing Cambodia's HIV/AIDS rate involves tailoring efforts to local needs. © United Nations Children's Fund
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07/24/2006
Stateless for more than 20 years and the victims of systematic human rights violations in Burma, the Rohingya people have sought refuge in nearby Bangladesh, but that country has become increasingly unwilling to harbor them, fearing an influx for which they are unprepared.
Read moreFrom: Refugees International Related: [Bangladesh] [Myanmar] Image: Bangladesh currently hosts approximately 28,000 Rohingya refugees. © Refugees International
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07/21/2006
Arviolta 230 000 perhettä on edelleen väliaikaissuojan tarpeessa 27. toukokuuta Jaavan saarella Indonesiassa tapahtuneen maanjäristyksen seurauksena. Vaikka tilanne alueella on edelleen vaikea, yhteisöt ovat positiivisia ja katsovat kohti tulevaisuutta. Perheiden yhteistyö toimii hyvin, alueella vierailevat avustustyöntekijät kertovat.
Read moreFrom: UNDP Nordic Office Related: [Indonesia] [International Cooperation] |
07/21/2006
Kirkon ulkomaanapu tiedottaa yhteistyökumppaneidensa työstä Jaavalla ja Lähi-idässä. Jaavalla lääkintäryhmä on lähetetty tsunamin pahiten iskemään Pangandaran kaupunkiin. Lähi-idässä taas on aloitettu ruuan ja perustarvikkeiden jako 1500:lle evakkoon tai saarroksiin joutuneelle perheelle. Kirkkojen katastrofiapu on myöntänyt varoja molempiin kohteisiin.
Read moreFrom: Kirkon Ulkomaanapu Related: [Indonesia] [Middle East] [Emergency Relief] |
07/20/2006
A claim by a UN rights representative that a new Thai decree makes impunity for soldiers and police officers "look like official policy" should be discussed and acted on, says a leading Asian rights group. It also said that if the government failed to pay attention to the criticism, it risked rejection of its candidate for the post of UN secretary-general.
Read moreFrom: Asian Human Rights Commission Related: [Thailand] |
07/19/2006
As the death toll in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Java island's southern coast crossed the 500 mark, officials admitted to having been caught by surprise, despite the elaborate precautions taken after earthquake-triggered monster waves smashed into Aceh province in northern Sumatra in December 2004.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service Related: [Indonesia] |
07/19/2006
Affordable drugs are crucial to fighting HIV/AIDS in developing countries, and this is especially true in Thailand where AIDS death rates have plummeted thanks to generic drugs. But a free trade agreement with the U.S. could change all that.
Read moreFrom: openDemocracy Related: [United States] [Thailand] |
07/19/2006
Kambodžassa vannoi hiljattain tuomarinvalansa pitkään odotetun tuomioistuimen kolmisenkymmentä jäsentä. Ensi vuonna alkavassa oikeudenkäynnissä syytetään pientä ryhmää entisten Punaisten khmerien johtoa lähes kahden miljoonan ihmisen kuolemasta Pol Potin hirmuhallinnon aikana.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Cambodia] [Human Rights] |
07/19/2006
Invocano aiuto e hanno paura di essere trascurati dai soccorsi i circa 23 mila sopravvissuti allo tsunami di ieri a Pangandaran in Indonesia. La famosa località turistica è stata la più colpita dall’onda anomala abbattutasi sull’isola di Java in seguito a un forte sisma sottomarino a largo di Jakarta. Nel disastro sono morte almeno 379 persone. E il bilancio è ancora provvisorio. Intanto laddove non arrivano gli aiuti ufficiali i locali si mobilitano come possono - riporta l'agenzia Asianews. Centinaia di rifugiati, che hanno dormito all’aperto la notte scorsa in moschee e campi allestiti d’urgenza, lamentano che il governo locale non ha ancora distribuito sufficiente cibo e acqua, né vestiti. Gli abitanti restano sotto forte shock: il cataclisma di ieri è il terzo a colpire l’Indonesia in un anno e mezzo. Intanto si indaga sulle responsabilità ed è polemica sulle misure di sicurezza: l'allarme infatti è suonato in ritardo e la parte meridionale dell'isola di Giava era completamente priva di un sistema di controllo.
Read moreRelated: [Indonesia] [Emergency Relief] [Environment] Image: Indonesia: la devastazione dello tsunami
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07/18/2006
The death toll from the tsunami that hit Indonesia Monday afternoon has now risen to over 250--more by some accounts--and nearly 30,000 have been displaced from their homes, according to the International Red Cross.
Read moreRelated: [Indonesia] Image: File photo: Mbah Putri Setu survived Indonesia's May 27 earthquake. © Debbie Tomasowa / Mercy Corps
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07/17/2006
The government will allocate RM3 million to help visually impaired students, mainly to provide access to Information Communication and Technology (ICT) facilities, Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said Sunday.
Read moreRelated: [Malaysia] [Education] [ICT] |
07/15/2006
Disabled people tend to be ignored, shunted aside and seen as passive recipients of aid rather than as people making their own decisions. But in Cambodia, change may be on the way.
Read more+ OneWorld Cambodia Guide From: OneWorld UK Related: [Cambodia] Image: Disability: changing attitudes
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07/14/2006
In Sulu, Philippines, poverty is some of the worst in the world, and the community has battled with warfare and terrorism for more than three decades. While few people expected a bright future, the Asia America Initiative was not daunted, implementing a "Development for Peace" project.
Read moreFrom: Asia America Initiative Related: [Philippines] Image: The Asia America Initiative is empowering the community in Sulu. © Asia America Initiative
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07/14/2006
Indonesiassa arvioidaan 100 000 – 300 000 lapsen jääneen luonnonkatastrofin vuoksi orvoiksi tai joutuneen eroon perheestään. Näistä lapsista 30 prosenttia kärsii vakavasta traumasta. ”Acehilaiset lapset ovat jälleen elämässä kiinni. He ovat kuin laukkaavia hevosia, täynnä intoa”, kymmenvuotias koululainen Titan Putra Arian kirjoittaa.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Indonesia] [Children] |
07/13/2006
“Sarà pure un atto formale, ma oggi per noi questo gesto rappresenta la speranza di un futuro migliore”. E’ la voce che in questi giorni corre tra i villaggi della Cambogia fra chi ha vissuto l’orrore del sanguinario regime di Pol Pot. Il 3 luglio scorso, i 30 giudici - 17 cambogiani e 13 internazionali - che faranno parte del Tribunale internazionale per i crimini commessi dai Khmer rossi fra il 1975 e il 1979 hanno giurato ufficialmente al palazzo reale della Pagoda d’Argento nella capitale Phnom Pehn alla presenza di due monaci buddisti. La domanda di giustizia del popolo cambogiano sembra finalmente essere stata accolta. Ci è voluto però molto, troppo tempo. Trentuno lunghi anni sono passati da quando i Khmer rossi di Pol Pot conquistarono il potere proclamando l’anno zero della Rivoluzione comunista e per creare l’Uomo Nuovo, il comunista perfetto, perseguirono la distruzione sistematica di tutto ciò che era legato al passato, alla civiltà cambogiana.
Read moredi Arianna Miorandi From: Unimondo Related: [Cambodia] Image: Cambogia: foto documentative delle vittime dello sterminio
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07/12/2006
Asia Pulp & Paper continues to threaten forests in Indonesia that are important to both wildlife and people, despite earlier commitments and pledges made by the company to its buyers, an environmental group claims.
Read moreFrom: WWF International Related: [Indonesia] |
07/11/2006
The Malaysian authorities have been slammed for banning 18 books in the last month on the grounds that they may "disrupt peace and harmoney".
Read moreFrom: Article 19 Related: [Malaysia] |
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