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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.

World Cup: But South Africa Will Win

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Less than a hundred days to go, and the world looks on, often more with scepticism than anticipation.

Pakistan: In More Ways Than One, Bollywood Dancing Creates Waves

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Saleha Firdaus, a mother of two teenage children, has been moving to the Bollywood beat at a dance studio for over a year now and 'loves every moment' of this personal time. For her part, 22-year-old Maheen Jafri was a 'bedroom dancer' until she discovered a Bollywood and hip-hop dance studio and 'shed my inhibitions totally.'

Rights-Bahrain: Weak Laws Let Rapists Off the Hook

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Cunning rapists in Bahrain can avoid victimising virgins so they could escape the maximum penalty provided by law, and those who force themselves on young girls can evade punishment by promising to marry their victims.

Malawi: Rural Communities Jointly Care for Orphans

Monday, March 15, 2010

At the age of 66, village headman Kamwala of Dedza district in central Malawi is starting to feel the effects of ageing. He gets tired easily and needs frequent naps but says he cannot afford this luxury. He and his wife are caregivers to a one-year-old orphan.

Culture: Arab Cinema Dying for Poor Patronage

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Arab cinema, which had a promising presence at international film festivals during the 1990s, may now be going through a declining phase for lack of patronage.

Mexico: Music and Dance Classes Foster Tolerance, Self-Esteem

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Ten-year-old Jessica Algoneda leaps in the air, raising her arms and spinning around at her primary school in the Mexican capital, as if in honour of Terpsichore, the Greek muse of dance and poetry.

China: Binge-drinking Culture Turning from Fun to Lethal

Friday, March 12, 2010

After Chen Lusheng, a police sergeant from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, died in December after an off-duty night of heavy drinking with local officials, his superiors tried to have him designated a 'martyr' who 'died in the line of duty,' so that his family would receive greater compensation.

Burma: Despite Loss at Oscars, Film A Testament to Courage

Thursday, March 11, 2010

It may have not won an Oscar, but its having been a final contender for the prestigious statue at the U.S. Academy Awards on Mar. 7 has taken ‘Burma VJ’ to heights never achieved by previous films depicting the oppression and courage in military-ruled Burma.

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