News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 88
BURMA: Junta Targets Ethnic Rebels to Forge Unity Ahead of Polls
- Inter Press Service
Burma’s military regime is turning to a familiar strategy — sending in troops — to impose its will on the north-eastern corner of the country that shares a border with China’s Yunnan province in the east. The move shatters a 20-year peace deal with an armed ethnic rebel group that controls part of that mountainous terrain.
Q&A: 'Blogmailing' to Foment Debate on Filmmaking
- Inter Press Service
Blogging has taught him to share his deepest concerns with people who think differently, to treat others and himself more compassionately, to learn from even the most impassioned disputes, and above all, to show that far from being the sole possessor of truth, he is desperately seeking it.
POLITICS-JAPAN: Untested New Regime Raises Fresh Hopes
- Inter Press Service
The stunning victory of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) against the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sunday’s election has left Yasuyo Takahashi, a Tokyo suburb resident, more upbeat about the prospects for change in her country.
EAST TIMOR: ‘No Resolution in Sight on Issue of Justice’
- Inter Press Service
Ten years since its people voted 78.5 percent in favour of independence, how has East Timor fared?
CLIMATE CHANGE: Early Warning Systems for the Coming Storm
- Inter Press Service
Climate change is here. The challenge in Geneva this week is to find ways to help the world cope with a climate that will have more and worse extremes in terms of temperatures, floods, and storms.
THAILAND: Lese Majeste Law Tests Mettle of Human Rights Groups
- Inter Press Service
Thailand’s draconian lese majeste law is steadily emerging as a testing ground for the principles that renowned international human rights lobbies stand for.
THAILAND: Muslim Women Carve Leading Roles as Insurgency Rages
- Inter Press Service
Till last year, the rice fields near this village that sits in the midst of a rubber plantation had remained abandoned. It was neglect that is easily explained: a steady rise in the price of rubber had been more enticing to the villagers.
POLITICS-CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Keeps the Country Informed
- Inter Press Service
The ongoing Khmer Rouge tribunal here of Kaing Guek Eav, known as Comrade Duch, has heard some highly charged testimony in recent weeks, as civil parties have told the court of how the murders of their loved ones ruined their lives.
RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Young Girl’s Suicide Ignites Public Debate
- Inter Press Service
By all accounts, 14-year-old student Anuthara Jayawardene was an unobtrusive child. But her death, by hanging herself inside a toilet in her school premises on July 22, has brought her right into the middle of media attention. Her name and the circumstances surrounding her death are now at the centre of a public dust storm.
POLITICS-US: Case Challenges E-Voting's Constitutionality
- Inter Press Service
A case brought by election integrity advocates in Georgia claiming that unverifiable electronic voting, or E-voting, is unconstitutional could spell trouble for the controversial practice, as it heads to the Georgia Supreme Court for a ruling.
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