Global IssuesPolitics-Burma: A Poll, Yes, But Not Political Change
Friday, March 19, 2010
In teashops and markets, the national election due this year in Burma is the talk of the town, so much so that Thuzar, who did not take part in the 1990 poll, is quite eager to cast her vote this time.
Iraq: Seculars Gain as Religious Parties Lose Ground
Friday, March 19, 2010
Iraq's largest secular bloc appears to be the biggest surprise of the parliamentary elections at a time when some of the most well-known religious groups and figures have sustained great losses, preliminary election results so far indicate.
Kenya: State Insists Counterfeit Law’s No Threat to Right to Life
Friday, March 19, 2010
Kenya’s Constitutional Court heard yesterday from counsel representing the government that the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008 does not threaten the importation or manufacturing of cheap generic medicines and therefore does not deny Kenyans their constitutional right to life.
Media-Asia: Exiled Radio Plays A Cat-and Mouse Game
Thursday, March 18, 2010
For exiled journalists working on shortwave radio programming aimed at Burmese and Tibetan listeners, dodging the ‘enemy’ in the name of freer speech is often a cat-and-mouse game.
Education-Malawi: Communication Made Easier with a Local Language Dictionary
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The thickest book on secondary school teacher Hellen Ndalama’s desk is her indigenous language dictionary. It is also her most-used book.
West Africa: Stopping the Polio Virus
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners hope to eliminate the circulation of the polio virus in West Africa as soon as June by launching the first round of national synchronised immunisation days against the debilitating disease.
Climate Change: The U.N.'s Boys' Club
Thursday, March 18, 2010
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's decision to appoint a 19-member, all-male high-level advisory group on Climate Change Financing (CCF) has triggered strong protests from women's groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) outraged by the composition of the panel.
Development: 'Aid Industry is Part of the Problem'
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Aid organisations perpetuate humanitarian disasters. That is one of the conclusions made by war correspondent Linda Polman in her latest book as she describes the world of humanitarian aid.
Peru: Priest on Campaign Trail Defrocked by Church
Thursday, March 18, 2010
A priest who is touring the country in his bid to run for president next year, at the head of a leftist movement, was indefinitely suspended by the Catholic Church for getting involved in politics.
Migration-US: Mixed-Status Families Face Hard Choice
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Norma Tolsa-Garcia is a U.S. citizen but she fears new proposed laws in Arizona might force her and her family to move away from the state she grew up in because her husband is an undocumented immigrant.
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