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MALAYSIA: Creation of Commercial Hospital Wings a Mistake -Critics
- Inter Press Service
A Malaysian government scheme to create commercial ‘private wings’ in major government hospitals has come under fire from critics, who say it will add to the burden of people who need public healthcare the most.
THAILAND: In Convoys of Red, Rural Masses Stage Historic Protest
- Inter Press Service
An unprecedented show of force by men and women from Thailand’s rural hinterland was on display over the weekend as they poured into Bangkok in the tens of thousands to stake a claim on having a voice in shaping this South-east Asian kingdom’s national agenda.
RIGHTS-MALAWI: Country Not Safe for Homosexuals
- Inter Press Service
Malawi is quickly becoming unsafe for homosexuals as the country’s police service recently launched a campaign to hunt down and arrest prominent people who are suspected of being gay.
ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Law on Forest Rights Fails to Deliver
- Inter Press Service
A four-year-old landmark law that was supposed to bring profound changes in the lives of India’s tribal and forest-dwelling peoples has failed to deliver on that promise.
MEXICO: Consumers on the Offensive
- Inter Press Service
Mexican consumers are currently facing a combination of price rises, economic recession and lack of legal protection in the face of abuses committed by providers of goods and services.
RIGHTS: Gender Confab Marked by Political Uncertainties
- Inter Press Service
When a two-week meeting on gender empowerment concluded at U.N. headquarters Friday, there were several lingering questions crying out for answers.
POLITICS-NIGERIA: In the Shadows of Men: Women’s Political Marginalisation
- Inter Press Service
Ten years after Nigeria returned to civil rule women still play second fiddle in the male-dominated politics of Africa’s most populous nation, women politicians and activists say.
HAITI: Caribbean Unites Behind Recovery Plans
- Inter Press Service
As he travels back to his headquarters in Washington, World Bank president Robert Zoellick must be painfully aware that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have very strong feelings on the redevelopment of Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake.
DEVELOPMENT-CAMEROON: Are Women the Magic Bullet for 'Electoral Apathy'?
- Inter Press Service
A support network for women's political participation, are challenging head-on what it calls 'electoral apathy', after noting a growing trend in electoral abstention.
PHILIPPINES: Reproductive Health Tests Candidates’ Political Guts
- Inter Press Service
Filipino voters who have yet to make up their minds about their choice for their next president are being advised: look at each aspirant’s stance on reproductive health to help them gauge the candidate’s leadership mettle and political guts.
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