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MALAYSIA: Let Information Flow, State Tells Federal Gov’t
- Inter Press Service
The freedom of information bill pending in opposition-ruled Selangor state may be just at the state level, but it throws a direct challenge to the federal government of Malaysia and its strict controls on the media.
PAKISTAN: Life At A Time Of Suicide Bombings
- Inter Press Service
Like any other Friday morning, hordes of people flocked at the shrine of 11th-century Sufi saint, Hazrat Ali Hajveri, that is near Bhaati Gate inside Lahore’s walled city on Jul. 2. By that afternoon, a much larger crowd had gathered at the site, this time for the usual Friday prayers.
ZIMBABWE: Rural Children with HIV a ‘Lost Cause’
- Inter Press Service
Eleven-year-old Irene Thembo* lies curled like a foetus on a white wooden bench for outpatients at a clinic in rural Zimbabwe. The orphan, whose parents died of HIV-related illnesses, is terribly sick.
Slack Monitoring of Peru's Amazon Rainforest
- Inter Press Service
Fifty-three percent of Peru is covered with native rainforest, but the agencies in charge of protecting and monitoring this vast area are toothless and have neither the staff nor the resources to cope with the job, according to a report from the Defensoría del Pueblo (Ombudsperson's Office).
CAMBODIA: Verdict Marks End of Impunity for Khmer Rouge Torturer
- Inter Press Service
For a country plagued by a weak judiciary and where government officials have profited from a culture of impunity, Monday’s verdict in the first case to try a surviving commandant of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime broke new legal ground in Cambodia.
AFRICA: 'Free Trade in Natural Resources Bad for Development'
- Inter Press Service
While some believe that restrictions on natural resource exports should be done away with, this could cause an increase in such exports that would be detrimental to the environment and bad for development.
VENEZUELA: Chronic Oil Leaks Sully Lake Maracaibo, Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
Dark oil slicks are spreading from the middle of Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo towards the shores -- the wetlands, mangroves, beaches and docks. Oil is permeating fishing nets, coating the garbage dumped into the water, killing off wildlife and driving away residents and tourists.
Boycott Cedes Power To Burundi's Ruling Party
- Inter Press Service
The coalition of 11 major opposition parties which boycotted July 23 national assembly elections will also boycott elections to the senate on July 28. The Alliance of Democrats for Change, as the coalition is known, claims that two previous polls - to elect Burundi's district administrators and the president - were characterised by 'massive fraud'.
SINGAPORE: Drumming Up Youths’ Support in Anti-trafficking Campaign
- Inter Press Service
A small group of students gathered, drawn like butterflies to the sweet sound of soft rock and pop music. Home to one of the most vibrant student communities in Singapore, Ngee Ann Polytechnic is no stranger to loud music and louder fashion sense. What was unusual for the crowd, though, was the concert’s mission — to drum up youths’ support against human trafficking.
CHINA: Youngsters Rebel Against ‘Authoritarian’ Parenting
- Inter Press Service
Fourteen years ago, Fang Xin declared war on her parents.
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