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RIGHTS-THAILAND: Prime Minister Goes for Drug-free Country
The countdown has begun to get Thailand a unique place among the world's nations - as the only country that has succeeded in stamping out the drug menace.DEVELOPMENT-THAILAND: Anti-Poverty Drive ‘Overambitious’ – Critics
While Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra means business when it comes to alleviating poverty, his plan is running into a wall of opposition from critics who label it ''overambitious'' and ''dangerous''.THAILAND: Lack of Access to Clean Water Still Hounds Rural Areas
Despite its ample rainfall and abundant rivers, Thailand has been unable to wash away one stain that troubles water experts - the fact that close to one in three people are deprived of clean drinking water in their homes.MEDIA-VIETNAM: Openness Does Not Quite Reach the Press
Duong Xuan Nam typifies the spirit of journalism thriving among the upper echelons of Vietnam's media world. He considers his membership in the country's Communist Party as a badge of pride, for instance.MEDIA-VIETNAM: Openness Does Not Quite Reach the Press
Duong Xuan Nam typifies the spirit of journalism thriving among the upper echelons of Vietnam's media world. He considers his membership in the country's Communist Party as a badge of pride, for instance.POLITICS: Thailand Becomes Less Hospitable Place for Tamil Tigers
Within the space of three weeks, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have earned unflattering stripes in Thailand, a country they once roamed freely in search of weapons for their separatist struggle.THAILAND: Official Breathes Life into Crackdown on Wildlife Trade
A stocky Thai police officer is gradually becoming the rage here for his mission - to destroy a melange of restaurants, tourist shops, markets and slaughterhouses where dead or caged wildlife is prized.BURMA: U.N. Envoy’s Visit Means Judgement Day Is Nearing
By returning to Burma this week, a U.N. human rights envoy has set the stage for a political drama that could end up putting the strongest external pressure so far on Rangoon's military government.This prospect has animated both Burmese political activists living in exile in neighbouring Thailand and regional human rights monitors.
POLITICS-BURMA: U.N. Envoy’s Visit Means Judgement Day is Nearing
By returning to Burma this week, a U.N. human rights envoy has set the stage for a political drama that could end up putting the strongest external pressure so far on Rangoon's military government.HEALTH: Finally, Those Living with AIDS in Laos Get Drugs
Laos has taken a small, yet symbolic step to join the ranks of its South-east Asian neighbours, Thailand and Cambodia, in providing hope to its citizens living with HIV/AIDS.THAILAND: Gov’t Faces Storm over Status as Upgraded Ally of U.S.
Will Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra get away in his new role as a standard-bearer for U.S. military ambitions in the region?POLITICS-: China’s October Revelation Slows U.S. March in Asia
It was meant to be U.S. President George W Bush's big moment in Asia, but by the time he finished his six-country tour this week, there were unmistakable signs that the world's most powerful man had been undone by regional heavyweight China.ASIA-PACIFIC: Summit Zeroes in on Trade Talks to Terrorism
Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies succeeded in salvaging some relevance in their gathering - the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit - by coming to the rescue of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and by laying out a blueprint to take on ''transnational terrorist groups''.POLITICS-ASIA: Bush Trip Puts Region Back in U.S. Sights
U.S. President George W Bush's trip to Asia has helped ease concerns that Washington is shifting its gaze away from the region in the wake of its conquest of Iraq, but critics say that whether the attention is genuine or welcome under the circumstances is another matter.ASIA-PACIFIC: Mixed APEC Agenda Shows Its Changed Nature
Just as the curtain goes up on Thailand's biggest-ever international show Monday - a summit that will include the leaders of China, Japan, Russia and the United States - petty politics has stepped into the spotlight.HEALTH: Developed World Cripples Hope of Global Fund on AIDS
A defining moment to help millions infected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic appears to be aglow in cynicism, courtesy of the world's richest countries, rather than hope that is desperately needed at this hour.RIGHTS-THAILAND: Limited AIDS Drugs Force Doctors to Play God
Annop Lekhakul's early steps into the world of medicine have led him to a role that comes close to playing God. After all, he holds the power over longer life or quick death for the patients with HIV at the government hospital he serves here in Thailand.ASIA: Universal Status for Reproductive Rights Pushed
If populations across Asia are to enjoy the full scope of reproductive and sexual health rights, these must be given new life as one of the many human rights recognised universally, rather than merely treated as specific principles.POPULATION-ASIA: Universal Status for Reproductive Rights Pushed
If populations across Asia are to enjoy the full scope of reproductive and sexual health rights, they must be given new life as one of the many human rights recognised universally, rather than be reduced in significance and treated as specific and different principles.RIGHTS-ASIA: HIV-Positive Women Pay High Price to be Mothers
Marisa Netgaiboon is ready for the price she will have to pay when motherhood comes - a life of humiliation and harsh taunts from her community and even from people who are expected to be caring, like doctors and nurses.POPULATION-ASIA: U.S. Bullying Tactics Come under Fire at Meet
A conference on reproductive health began here Monday with U.S. President George W Bush being cast as a villain for his attempt to bully health clinics in the developing world to follow his conservative political agenda.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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