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Friday, September 18, 2026
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ENVIRONMENT: ASEAN to Hunt Wildlife Syndicates
South-east Asian governments are setting up cross-border traps to nail the gangs that have raked in profits from an illegal wildlife trade estimated to run into billions of dollars and, in the process, decimated several endangered species.POLITICS: Ethnic Strife Spikes in South Thailand
Prospects for peace in Thailand's troubled south have dimmed because of escalating incidents of violence by shadowy, Muslim-Malay insurgent groups on the one hand and calls for tougher measures by Buddhist monks on the other.HEALTH-ASIA: Bird Flu, Fearsome but Fickle
Despite the doomsday scenarios being painted in sections of the media, now that Europe has detected its first signs of bird flu, the virus concerned has left only a small signature in Asia, during a career that began in January 2004.HEALTH-ASIA: Talking Sex To Save Young Lives
Talking sex in predominantly Muslim Malaysia is not for the faint-hearted. More so if you dare do it in the full gaze of the public eye and on television week in and week out.HEALTH: Bird Flu Brings Out Double Standards on Drug Patents
With hardly a hint of shame, voices from the Western world's political establishment are exhibiting a view that seems to say that the lives of people in the developed world matter more than those that populate the South.HEALTH: Bird Flu Brings Out Double Standards on Drug Patents
With hardly a hint of shame, voices from the Western world's political establishment are exhibiting a view that seems to say that the lives of people in the developed world matter more than those that populate the South.LABOUR: Jobless Growth Still Plagues Asian Youth
Christine Mallion's tireless search for an ideal job in the Filipino capital continues months after she graduated from Ateneo de Manila University, a private liberal arts establishment.ENVIRONMENT-BURMA: Junta Pays China in Timber for Protection
An environmental disaster unfolding along the border that military-ruled Burma shares with China has all the elements of hypocrisy written large. In this case, the guilty party is China.ENVIRONMENT-BURMA: Junta Pays China in Timber for Protection
An environmental disaster unfolding along the border that military-ruled Burma shares with China has all the elements of hypocrisy written large. In this case, the guilty party is China.DEVELOPMENT: ‘Get GE Rice Off Asian Paddies’
A coalition of environmentalists and grassroots activists from Asia intensified their drive against genetically engineered (GE) rice by calling on the U.N. food agency to ban such tampered grain from the paddy fields of the continent.ASIA: Tribal Wisdom Valuable Against Earthquakes
As the death toll mounts in the earthquake that struck the Himalayan territory of Kashmir on the weekend, fresh light is being shed on the remarkable escape of an Indonesian community from another natural disaster - last December's devastating tsunami.TSUNAMI IMPACT: NGOs Can Add to Disasters
Among the estimated 300 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that descended on the shores of Aceh in the wake of the devastating Dec. 26 tsunami was a group that sported the name 'Scientology'.HEALTH-ASIA: Dengue, Worse Threat Than Bird Flu
For most of his adult life, Dr. Suthee Yoksan has toiled in the hope of defeating the mosquito that spreads dengue fever in South-east Asia.HEALTH-THAILAND: Cheap Generics Bring Hope for HIV-Infected
When the thousands of people living with HIV in Thailand mark World AIDS Day on Dec.1, they will have reason to smile. No more will the threat of early death for lack of anti-HIV drugs haunt them.RIGHTS: Uniformed Terror Stalks Southern Thailand
From the tea shop that she runs with her husband, Maye Leh surveys the silence that has descended on the surrounding small houses with cracked walls, shut windows and closed doors, unsure when the normal rhythm of life in this Thai village will be restored.RIGHTS: Uniformed Terror Stalks Southern Thailand
From the tea shop that she runs with her husband, Maye Leh surveys the silence that has descended on the surrounding small houses with cracked walls, shut windows and closed doors on a late Sunday morning.MILLENNIUM GOALS: Corruption, Worst Hurdle in Asia-Pacific
Corruption is a major hurdle that stands in the way of governments in the Asia-Pacific region, trying to lift millions of people out of poverty and hunger, says U.N. Undersecretary General Kim Hak-Su.MEDIA-THAILAND: Censorship by Proxy, a Looming Threat
Paiboon Damrongchaitham is the new public enemy of Thailand's independent press. ''An arrogant, inconsiderate entertainment mogul'' is how 'The Nation' newspaper described him in an editorial on Monday.RIGHTS: Unease Grows Over Thai Refugees in Malaysia
Uneasiness is steadily spreading through the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as ethnic disaffection in Thailand's southern provinces threatens to stain the country's laudable record in dealing with refugees.DEVELOPMENT: Thailand Ready to Give More Aid to Neighbours
In another demonstration of its commitment towards south-south cooperation, Thailand unveiled a report detailing its 167 million U.S. dollars contributions in a year as official development assistance (ODA) to aid its poorer neighbours.THAILAND: Drug Runners Get Creative As Crackdown Intensifies
Customs officers manning the border post in this small town, on the international boundary with Burma, are on the lookout for people with unusual gaits because the chances are high that they are carrying packets of drugs concealed in their rectums.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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