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Migrant Workers in Singapore Demand Justice

Kalinga Seneviratne SINGAPORE, Feb 13 (IPS) – When a group of about 100 mostly Bangladeshi migrant workers went on strike…

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Burma in the Throes of Change – Part II

Preethi Nallu CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Feb 11 (IPS) – As ‘positive’ news flows out of Burma – release of political…

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PHILIPPINES: LGBT Radio Switches to Podcasting

Kara Santos* MANILA, Feb 9 (IPS) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues have generally been ignored in the…

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Burma in the Throes of Change – Part 1

Preethi Nallu CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Feb 6 (IPS) – Moves by the Burmese government to settle  ethnic conflicts in the…

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BURMA: Political Prisoners Freed – Conditionally

Preethi Mallu CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Jan 18 (IPS) – The release of 651 prisoners, a process which started this month,…

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THAILAND: Malay-Muslim Insurgency – Lessons Learnt

Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Jan 17  (IPS) – Teachers’ Day on Jan. 16 was a sombre affair in Thailand’s troubled southern…

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Malaysian court finds Anwar not guilty of sodomy

A Malaysian court on Monday found opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim not guilty of sodomizing a former male political aide, bringing…

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BURMA: Kachin Refugees Get UN Relief, Finally

Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK, Dec 16 (IPS) – Six months after fighting erupted between Burmese troops and ethnic Kachin separatists, international…

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