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Want to Help Nepal Recover from the Quake? Cancel Its Debt
Kanya D’Almeida, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
After the Earthquake – What Nepal Needs
Meenakshi Ganguly – Human Rights Watch
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on After the Earthquake – What Nepal Needs)
Australia: The Secret Country Again Wages War on Its Own People
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Australia: The Secret Country Again Wages War on Its Own People)
Women’s Delegation to Cross DMZ between Koreas
John Feffer – Foreign Policy In Focus
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Women’s Delegation to Cross DMZ between Koreas)
The Heart of the Hawaiian Peoples’ Arguments against the Telescope on Mauna Kea
Doug Herman, Smithsonian – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Heart of the Hawaiian Peoples’ Arguments against the Telescope on Mauna Kea)
Australia to Authorize Guards to ‘Beat Asylum Seekers to Death’ – Report
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Australia to Authorize Guards to ‘Beat Asylum Seekers to Death’ – Report)
Former Ambassador: 40 Years Ago, US Handed Cambodia to ‘Butcher’
Denis D. Gray, AP, Stars and Stripes - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Former Ambassador: 40 Years Ago, US Handed Cambodia to ‘Butcher’)
Don’t Arm Pakistan’s Teachers
Maham Javaid – Al Jazeera America
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Don’t Arm Pakistan’s Teachers)
Australian PM Attacks “Lifestyle Choice” of Poverty-Stricken Aborigines
Susan Allan, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Australian PM Attacks “Lifestyle Choice” of Poverty-Stricken Aborigines)
Buddhist Nationalists Stoke Hatred in Myanmar
Richard Bennett – Al Jazeera
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Buddhist Nationalists Stoke Hatred in Myanmar)
The U.S. Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics into Crisis
Walden Bello – The Nation
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on The U.S. Military Just Plunged Philippine Politics into Crisis)
Rohingya and National Identities in Burma [Myanmar]
Carlos Sardiña Galache, New Mandala – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Rohingya and National Identities in Burma [Myanmar])
Myanmar (Burma): Rights That Should Be Upheld
Soe Myint – Mizzima Media
March 2nd, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Myanmar’s [Burma’s] Buddhist Terrorism Problem
Usaid Siddiqui – Al Jazeera America
February 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Myanmar’s [Burma’s] Buddhist Terrorism Problem)
Sri Lanka: Tamil Province Charges Colombo with Genocide
Meera Srinivasan – The Hindu
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Sri Lanka: Tamil Province Charges Colombo with Genocide)
Misunderstanding Myanmar’s Military
Tim Heinemann – Asia Times
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Misunderstanding Myanmar’s Military)
Australia’s Ambivalence toward Muslims
Greg Austin – The Diplomat
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Australia’s Ambivalence toward Muslims)
Look Back to Move Forward: Advice to the New Sri Lanka President
Jared Genser – The Diplomat
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Look Back to Move Forward: Advice to the New Sri Lanka President)
Sectarianism Rears Its Head as Asean Launches Community
Michael Vatikiotis - The Straits Times
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Sectarianism Rears Its Head as Asean Launches Community)
How a Tibetan Monk Brings Free Education to Herdsmen’s Children with Cheese Revenue, Government Funding
Zhou Yu - Global Times
January 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on How a Tibetan Monk Brings Free Education to Herdsmen’s Children with Cheese Revenue, Government Funding)
Challenges Ahead: Sri Lanka’s Mass Atrocities and International Justice
Nirmanusan Balasundaram – Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
January 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Challenges Ahead: Sri Lanka’s Mass Atrocities and International Justice)
Flying Indonesia Airlines Is Like Playing Russian Roulette?
Andre Vltchek – Russia Today
January 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Flying Indonesia Airlines Is Like Playing Russian Roulette?)
The Slow Genocide of (Myanmar’s) Rohingyas: Interview with Dr Zarni
Basfin Siregar - GATRA National News
December 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Slow Genocide of (Myanmar’s) Rohingyas: Interview with Dr Zarni)
The only Terrorist Organisation Involved in the Sydney Siege Is the Murdoch Press Empire
Joshua Dabelstein – New Matilda
December 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on The only Terrorist Organisation Involved in the Sydney Siege Is the Murdoch Press Empire)
US Intervenes in South China Sea Dispute
Peter Symonds, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Intervenes in South China Sea Dispute)
Myanmar and Its Manufacturing Genocidal Racism towards Rohingya
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Myanmar and Its Manufacturing Genocidal Racism towards Rohingya)
Remembering Yoshikazu Sakamoto (1927-2014)
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Remembering Yoshikazu Sakamoto (1927-2014))
Richard Katz on the Failures of ‘Voodoo Abenomics’
Jeff Kingston - The Japan Times
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Richard Katz on the Failures of ‘Voodoo Abenomics’)
Myanmar [Burma] Says Plight of Rohingya Minority a Media Fabrication
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Myanmar [Burma] Says Plight of Rohingya Minority a Media Fabrication)
Burma/Myanmar’s Missing Millions [of People]
Guy Horton, DVB – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Burma/Myanmar’s Missing Millions [of People])
UN Secretary-General Calls for Greater Rohingya Rights Protections
Sean Gleeson & Kyaw Hsu Mon – The Irrawaddy
November 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on UN Secretary-General Calls for Greater Rohingya Rights Protections)
Myanmar [Burma]: Rohingya Not Welcome
Ivan Watson and Tim Schwarz - CNN
November 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Myanmar [Burma]: Rohingya Not Welcome)
Eight Dangerous Warning Signs of Genocide in Burma-Myanmar [Infographic]
Rachel Monteagudo, United to End Genocide – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Eight Dangerous Warning Signs of Genocide in Burma-Myanmar [Infographic])
A Minor Footnote to Australia’s Shameless Persecution of Asylum Seekers
Michael Brull – New Matilda
November 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on A Minor Footnote to Australia’s Shameless Persecution of Asylum Seekers)
Myanmar Policy’s Message to Muslims: Get Out
Jane Perlez – The New York Times
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Policy’s Message to Muslims: Get Out)
Burma [Myanmar] Genocide: Case of Burmese Rohingyas Presented at Harvard
Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Burma [Myanmar] Genocide: Case of Burmese Rohingyas Presented at Harvard)
Why Obama’s Courtship of Myanmar Backfired
Josh Kurlantzick - Bloomberg
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Why Obama’s Courtship of Myanmar Backfired)
Conflict as an Opportunity: Transforming Myanmar’s Inter-Communal Conflicts
Khin Su Wai – Myanmar Times
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Conflict as an Opportunity: Transforming Myanmar’s Inter-Communal Conflicts)
Asia for the Asians
Gilbert Rozman – Foreign Affairs
November 10th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Camps Bring Further Danger to Rohingya Muslims Fleeing Potential Genocide in Burma
Nic Dunlop - Newsweek
November 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Camps Bring Further Danger to Rohingya Muslims Fleeing Potential Genocide in Burma)
Resisting U.S. Bases in Okinawa
Ayano Ginoza, Michiko Hase and Gwyn Kirk – Foreign Policy In Focus
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Resisting U.S. Bases in Okinawa)
Sri Lanka Revisited: The Whitewashing of a War Crime by Corporate Lobbyists
Andrew Buncombe – The Independent
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Sri Lanka Revisited: The Whitewashing of a War Crime by Corporate Lobbyists)
Rethinking Strategy: Some Reflections on Political Structures and Accountability in Sri Lanka
JS Tissainayagam – Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Rethinking Strategy: Some Reflections on Political Structures and Accountability in Sri Lanka)
Hong Kong’s Umbrellas are ‘Made in USA’
F. William Engdahl – New Eastern Outlook
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Hong Kong’s Umbrellas are ‘Made in USA’)
Why the USA May Go to War in the South China Sea
Ian Ralby – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Why the USA May Go to War in the South China Sea)
New Zealand Cops Raided Home of Reporter Working on Snowden Documents
Glenn Greenwald and Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
October 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on New Zealand Cops Raided Home of Reporter Working on Snowden Documents)
Pacific Islanders on Canoes Blockade Australia Coal Export Terminal
Al Jazeera and Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Pacific Islanders on Canoes Blockade Australia Coal Export Terminal)
Hope for Myanmar Democracy Now Fading
Editorial, The Nation (Thailand) – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Hope for Myanmar Democracy Now Fading)
Mad Monks: Wirathu, Sri Lanka, and Diverting Democracy in Burma
Jack Healey – HuffPost
October 6th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Mad Monks: Wirathu, Sri Lanka, and Diverting Democracy in Burma)
Muslim Minority Bears Brunt in Burma as Radical Monk Stirs Sectarian Pot
Mary Fitzgerald – The Irish Times
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Muslim Minority Bears Brunt in Burma as Radical Monk Stirs Sectarian Pot)
War, Circus and Injustice Down Under
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on War, Circus and Injustice Down Under)
Snowden: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Isn’t Telling the Truth about Mass Surveillance
Edward Snowden – The Intercept
September 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Snowden: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Isn’t Telling the Truth about Mass Surveillance)
15 Years after Liberation, Australia Is Still Screwing the East Timorese
Tom Clarke – New Matilda
September 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on 15 Years after Liberation, Australia Is Still Screwing the East Timorese)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Allies of a New Type
Alexander Yakovenko – Russia Today
September 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Allies of a New Type)
Japan Still Hobbled by Racism and Militarism
Michael Walker – Foreign Policy In Focus
September 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Japan Still Hobbled by Racism and Militarism)
Indigenous Indonesians Stand Up Against ‘Silent Genocide’ Promoted by Government
Christina Sarich – Nation of Change
September 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Indigenous Indonesians Stand Up Against ‘Silent Genocide’ Promoted by Government)
Agent Orange Lives On in Vietnam, Poisoning Children and Ruining Lives
The Advocacy Project – Peace & Collaborative Development Network
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Agent Orange Lives On in Vietnam, Poisoning Children and Ruining Lives)
Recurring Nightmares: Genocide and the Long Shadow of Colonialism in Burma
Steven Kiersons, MA – The Sentinel Project
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Recurring Nightmares: Genocide and the Long Shadow of Colonialism in Burma)
Xi, Modi, Jokowi: The Rise of a New Triad
Kishore Mahbubani - The BRICS Post
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Xi, Modi, Jokowi: The Rise of a New Triad)
Fukushima Crisis Continues, Was Worse Than First Reported
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Fukushima Crisis Continues, Was Worse Than First Reported)
Is Burma’s Anti-Muslim Violence Led by “Buddhist Neo-Nazis”?
Ray Downs, Vice –TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 ( 3 Comments »)
Peak Hour Traffic Trumps the Right to Protest, Court Finds
Nick Riemer – New Matilda
August 25th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Peak Hour Traffic Trumps the Right to Protest, Court Finds)
Swamped by Rising Seas, Small Islands Seek a Lifeline
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Swamped by Rising Seas, Small Islands Seek a Lifeline)
Japan’s “Peace Constitution” Is in Jeopardy
Akira Tashiro, Chugoku Shimbun – Hiroshima Peace Media Center
August 18th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Buddhism in Myanmar: Extremism Galore
Sufyan bin Uzayr – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Buddhism in Myanmar: Extremism Galore)
Khmer Rouge Verdicts Bring History Alive for Cambodian Students
Preeti Jha, AFP News - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 11th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Khmer Rouge Verdicts Bring History Alive for Cambodian Students)
India Warms Up to Nepal – Is China Feeling the Heat?
Jhinuk Chowdhury – Russia Today
August 11th, 2014 ( Comments Off on India Warms Up to Nepal – Is China Feeling the Heat?)
WikiLeaks Defies Australian Court’s ‘Blanket Censorship Order’ by Publishing It
Nadia Prupis – Common Dreams
August 4th, 2014 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks Defies Australian Court’s ‘Blanket Censorship Order’ by Publishing It)
Australian Government: Pirates of the Indian Ocean
Fiona Broom – Al Jazeera
July 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Australian Government: Pirates of the Indian Ocean)
“Buddhists Betray the Teachings” — Jack Kornfield on the Anti-Muslim Violence in Burma
Jack Kornfield, Shambhala SunSpace – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 21st, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Sri Lanka’s Downward Spiral
Taylor Dibbert – Foreign Policy
July 21st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Sri Lanka’s Downward Spiral)
Child and Forced Marriage – Manifestation of Gender Discrimination
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 14th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Child and Forced Marriage – Manifestation of Gender Discrimination)
The Spoils of Aid in Burma: Transition a Boon for Former Dictators
Jonathan Hulland – The Irrawaddy
July 14th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Spoils of Aid in Burma: Transition a Boon for Former Dictators)
Hate Crime, Racism on the Rise in Southeast Asia
Abby Seiff, UCANews – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Hate Crime, Racism on the Rise in Southeast Asia)
Fukushima’s Children Are Dying
Harvey Wasserman, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 7th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Tooling Up for War: Can Japan Benefit from Lifting the Arms Export Ban?
David Mcneill - The Japan Times
July 7th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
What Did $7 Billion Spent on Opium Eradication in Afghanistan Buy? More Opium.
Dan Murphy – The Christian Science Monitor
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on What Did $7 Billion Spent on Opium Eradication in Afghanistan Buy? More Opium.)
Sri Lankan Minister Confirms Australia’s Handover of Tamil Refugees
Mike Head, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Sri Lankan Minister Confirms Australia’s Handover of Tamil Refugees)
Japan Announces a Military Shift to Thwart China
Martin Fackler and David E. Sanger – The New York Times
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Japan Announces a Military Shift to Thwart China)
The Ethnic Cleansing Going On Right Now You Probably Haven’t Heard About: Burma, aka Myanmar
Joseph Allchin – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 30th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Ethnic Cleansing Going On Right Now You Probably Haven’t Heard About: Burma, aka Myanmar)
Foreign Aid Funding Luxury Hotels in Myanmar
Michelle Tullo, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 16th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
There’s a Kind of Hush
Nicholas Kristof - The New York Times
June 16th, 2014 ( Comments Off on There’s a Kind of Hush)
Obama Success, or Global Shame?
Nicholas Kristof – The New York Times
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Obama Success, or Global Shame?)
“Soft Power” Strategy: The Geopolitics of the Eurasian Economic Union
Eric Draitser - CounterPunch
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on “Soft Power” Strategy: The Geopolitics of the Eurasian Economic Union)
Sri Lanka: War Remembrance, Reconciliation and Nonviolent Resistance
Nirmanusan Balasundaram – Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Sri Lanka: War Remembrance, Reconciliation and Nonviolent Resistance)
The Pall of Silence around Myanmar’s Fictitious Democracy
Giacomo Tognini – The Jakarta Globe
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Pall of Silence around Myanmar’s Fictitious Democracy)
Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup
Walden Bello – The Nation
June 2nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup)
Myanmar’s Appalling Apartheid
Nicholas Kristof - The New York Times
June 2nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Myanmar’s Appalling Apartheid)
Fukushima Daiichi Begins Pumping Groundwater into Pacific
Justin McCurry – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Fukushima Daiichi Begins Pumping Groundwater into Pacific)
Another Way Forward for Myanmar
Knox Thames – The Diplomat
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Another Way Forward for Myanmar)
Why You Should Worry About the Election of Narendra Modi in India
Bob Dreyfuss – The Nation
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Why You Should Worry About the Election of Narendra Modi in India)
How Thailand Is Contributing to the Misery of Burma’s Persecuted Rohingya
Editorial Board – The Washington Post
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on How Thailand Is Contributing to the Misery of Burma’s Persecuted Rohingya)
Burma/Myanmar: Preventing the Next Genocide
Sir Geoffrey Nice , Francis Wade – Foreign Policy
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Burma/Myanmar: Preventing the Next Genocide)
Japan: Constitution Day Feted, Fought Over
Ayako Mie – The Japan Times
May 5th, 2014 ( 2 Comments »)
Abe Taking Pacifist Constitution Away from the People
The Asahi Shimbun, Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 5th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Nirvanaless: Asian Buddhism’s Growing Fundamentalist Streak
Anuradha Sharma and Vishal Arora – Religion News
May 5th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
United Nations Expert Says There Are “Elements of Genocide” against Myanmar’s Rohingya
London Conference on Decades of State-Sponsored Destruction of Myanmar’s Ethnic Rohingya - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on United Nations Expert Says There Are “Elements of Genocide” against Myanmar’s Rohingya)
Anzac Day: A Fitting Codicil to a Century of War
Jake Lynch – New Matilda
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Anzac Day: A Fitting Codicil to a Century of War)
When Will the World Act on Myanmar’s Abuses?
Emanuel Stoakes – Al Jazeera
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on When Will the World Act on Myanmar’s Abuses?)
War and the Visual Language of Flowers: An Antipodean Perspective
Ann Elias – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 21st, 2014 ( Comments Off on War and the Visual Language of Flowers: An Antipodean Perspective)
Reconciliation of Hawaiians For and Against Sovereignty
John H. McFadden – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 21st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Reconciliation of Hawaiians For and Against Sovereignty)
Sri Lanka Retaliates Against UN Call for War Crimes Investigation – List Tamil Groups as Terrorists
World News Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Sri Lanka Retaliates Against UN Call for War Crimes Investigation – List Tamil Groups as Terrorists)
British Aid for Myanmar Ethnic Cleansing
Maung Zarni – Asia Times
April 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on British Aid for Myanmar Ethnic Cleansing)
Sinister Efforts to Minimise Japanese War Crimes and Portray the Empire As a Victim Must Be Exposed
Robert Fisk – The Independent
April 7th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Don’t Count on It – Myanmar’s Course Is Leading in the Wrong Direction
Banyan – The Economist
April 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Don’t Count on It – Myanmar’s Course Is Leading in the Wrong Direction)
U.S. Sailors and Marines Allege Fukushima Radiation Sickness
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on U.S. Sailors and Marines Allege Fukushima Radiation Sickness)
Fukushima’s Shameful Cleanup
The Editorial Board - International New York Times
March 24th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Once Again, Australia Is Stealing Its Indigenous Children
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Once Again, Australia Is Stealing Its Indigenous Children)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Trap or Trajectory for Sri Lanka?
Nirmanusan Balasundaram – Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Trap or Trajectory for Sri Lanka?)
3 Years after Fukushima: How Survivors’ Mental Health Continues Deteriorating
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on 3 Years after Fukushima: How Survivors’ Mental Health Continues Deteriorating)
The Plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya
Editorial Board – Los Angeles Times
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya)
The Children of Japan’s Fukushima Battle an Invisible Enemy
Toru Hanai and Elaine Lies, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Children of Japan’s Fukushima Battle an Invisible Enemy)
Sri Lanka: Bring Up the Bodies
The Economist – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Sri Lanka: Bring Up the Bodies)
The Sultan of Brunei Intends to Stone Adulterers (Wait, What Century Is This?)
Charlie Campbell - Time
March 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Sultan of Brunei Intends to Stone Adulterers (Wait, What Century Is This?))
Thailand’s Edsa 2: From Civil Conflict to Uncivil War?
Walden Bello – CETRI-Centre Tricontinental
March 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Thailand’s Edsa 2: From Civil Conflict to Uncivil War?)
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Activities in Myanmar Ordered to Close Down
Médecins Sans Frontières Holland – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Activities in Myanmar Ordered to Close Down)
Silence as Myanmar ‘Genocide’ Unfolds
Nancy Hudson-Rodd - Asia Times
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Silence as Myanmar ‘Genocide’ Unfolds)
Japan’s Odd Pro-Western ‘Nationalism’
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Will India Abolish Death Penalty?
Hindustan Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Will India Abolish Death Penalty?)
Sri Lanka’s War Crimes and the US “Human Rights” Charade
WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Sri Lanka’s War Crimes and the US “Human Rights” Charade)
Myanmar Journalists on Trial for Reporting Alleged Chemical Weapons Factory
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Myanmar Journalists on Trial for Reporting Alleged Chemical Weapons Factory)
Kerry’s Laughable Remarks in Beijing
Eric Sommer – Russia Today
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Kerry’s Laughable Remarks in Beijing)
Over Half of Population Opposes Japan Engaging in Collective Self-Defense: Survey
The Japan Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Over Half of Population Opposes Japan Engaging in Collective Self-Defense: Survey)
Abe Road
Nancy Snow – Foreign Policy In Focus
February 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Abe Road)
U.S. Signs off on Japanese Collective Self Defense
Peter Lee – International Policy Digest
February 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on U.S. Signs off on Japanese Collective Self Defense)
Japanese Government Promotes Militarism in Media and Schools
John Watanabe, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 10th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Child Marriage in India: A Human Trafficking Problem?
Tripti Lahiri - The Wall Street Journal, India
February 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Child Marriage in India: A Human Trafficking Problem?)
Pakistan’s Future Is Tied to the Taliban
Tariq Ali – The Guardian
February 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Pakistan’s Future Is Tied to the Taliban)
US Increases Pressure on Sri Lankan Government over War Crimes
K. Ratnayake, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Increases Pressure on Sri Lankan Government over War Crimes)
Nationalism Returns to Japanese Politics
Jacob Lynagh – New Matilda
February 3rd, 2014 ( 2 Comments »)
Thailand’s Deep Divide
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy In Focus
February 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Thailand’s Deep Divide)
Patterns of Impunity and Deceit in Myanmar
Emanuel Stoakes - Al Jazeera
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Patterns of Impunity and Deceit in Myanmar)
How to Understand Thailand’s Conflict
Apivat Hanvongse – Centre Tricontinental
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on How to Understand Thailand’s Conflict)
Down and Out in Paradise: Homeless in Hawai’i
Cosme Caal - CounterPunch
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Down and Out in Paradise: Homeless in Hawai’i)
Why Single Out the Case of the Rohingya Vis-A-Vis Other Unfolding Atrocities Around the World?
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
The Fukushima Secrecy Syndrome – From Japan to America
Ralph Nader – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Fukushima Secrecy Syndrome – From Japan to America)
A Countryside of Concentration Camps: Burma Could Be the Site of the World’s Next Genocide
Graeme Wood – New Republic
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on A Countryside of Concentration Camps: Burma Could Be the Site of the World’s Next Genocide)
Peoples’ Tribunal on Sri Lanka
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Peoples’ Tribunal on Sri Lanka)
The Monks’ Army
Eric Ellis – The Global Mail (Australia)
January 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Monks’ Army)
Fukushima: An Ongoing Warning to the World
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW!
January 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Fukushima: An Ongoing Warning to the World)
Japan’s Response to Fukushima Should Worry Us All
William Boardman - Reader Supported News
January 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Japan’s Response to Fukushima Should Worry Us All)
Crackdown in Cambodia
Mu Sochuajan – International New York Times
January 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Crackdown in Cambodia)
How Much Has the United States Been ‘Standing Up Against’ Atrocities in Burma?
Glenn Kessler – The Washington Post
January 6th, 2014 ( Comments Off on How Much Has the United States Been ‘Standing Up Against’ Atrocities in Burma?)
Japan’s New ‘Fukushima Fascism’
Harvey Wasserman, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Japan’s New ‘Fukushima Fascism’)
Japan Enacts Strict State Secrets Law despite Protests
Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Japan Enacts Strict State Secrets Law despite Protests)
Shifty Shinzo’s Corporate Welfare Program: Boosting Profits While Wages Sag
Mike Whitney - CounterPunch
December 2nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Shifty Shinzo’s Corporate Welfare Program: Boosting Profits While Wages Sag)
Ambition Silences Myanmar’s Freedom Icon
Roger Mitton – The Manila Times
November 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Ambition Silences Myanmar’s Freedom Icon)
Branding Japan
Nancy Snow – Foreign Policy In Focus
November 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Branding Japan)
In Afghanistan, ‘Security Deal’ Means US Occupation Forever
Sarah Lazare – Common Dreams
November 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on In Afghanistan, ‘Security Deal’ Means US Occupation Forever)
The Killing Fields of Myanmar
Kate Linthicum – Gulf News
November 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Killing Fields of Myanmar)
Indonesia – Torn Apart but Glorified by Washington
Andre Vltchek and Crista Priscilla – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Indonesia – Torn Apart but Glorified by Washington)
In the Lucky Country of Australia Apartheid Is Alive and Kicking
John Pilger – The Guardian
November 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on In the Lucky Country of Australia Apartheid Is Alive and Kicking)
U.S. Government Pledges Aid to Pakistan’s Elite, Blocks Visa for Human Rights Lawyer
Mehreen Saeed – The Huffington Post
November 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on U.S. Government Pledges Aid to Pakistan’s Elite, Blocks Visa for Human Rights Lawyer)
Engaging With Myanmar Army Will Validate War Crimes
Seng Zin – Bangkok Post
November 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Engaging With Myanmar Army Will Validate War Crimes)
Special Report – Help Wanted in Fukushima: Low Pay, High Risks and Gangsters
Antoni Slodkowski and Mari Saito, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Special Report – Help Wanted in Fukushima: Low Pay, High Risks and Gangsters)
Fukushima Fraud and Corruption: Japanese Organized Crime Involved in Recruitment of “Specialized Personnel”
Prof Michel Chossudovsky - Global Research
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Fukushima Fraud and Corruption: Japanese Organized Crime Involved in Recruitment of “Specialized Personnel”)
Interview with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar
UN Humanitarian Affairs – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Interview with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar)
Myanmar’s Black Hole: Evolution of a Mafia State (Part 1)
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Myanmar’s Black Hole: Evolution of a Mafia State (Part 1))
Myanmar’s Black Hole: Fascist Roots, Rewritten Histories (Part 2)
Maung Zarni – Asia Times
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Myanmar’s Black Hole: Fascist Roots, Rewritten Histories (Part 2))
Myanmar’s Black Hole: A Class above, the Heaven-Born (Part 3)
Maung Zarni – Asia Times
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Myanmar’s Black Hole: A Class above, the Heaven-Born (Part 3))
No Place for Islam? Buddhist Nationalism in Myanmar
Harrison Akins – Al Jazeera
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on No Place for Islam? Buddhist Nationalism in Myanmar)
Blood and Tourism in Kashmir
Mehboob Jeelani – Dissent Magazine
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Blood and Tourism in Kashmir)
Mass Spying: How the US Stamps Its Supremacy on the Pacific Region
Antony Loewenstein – The Guardian
October 14th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Media Repression and Tamils in Sri Lanka
Daniel Kitts, TV Ontario – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Media Repression and Tamils in Sri Lanka)
Kachin Response to Elders’ Myanmar Visit
Pangmu Shayi – Kachinland News
October 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Kachin Response to Elders’ Myanmar Visit)
The Medicines Are Fake, the Illnesses Real
Catherine Wilson – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Medicines Are Fake, the Illnesses Real)
Interview with Dr. Maung Zarni on Burma aka Myanmar
Keren I. Yohannes, Praxis – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Carter, Elders Call for End to Burma Violence
Voice of America – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Carter, Elders Call for End to Burma Violence)
Abe Eager to Lift Japan’s Ban on Collective Defense
Jiji Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Abe Eager to Lift Japan’s Ban on Collective Defense)
Japan: Anti-Democratic Secrecy Bill
Editorial – The Japan Times
September 23rd, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Sri Lanka: Tamil National Alliance Wins Landslide Victory in First Local Elections since Civil War
Michael Edwards and wires – Australia Network News
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Sri Lanka: Tamil National Alliance Wins Landslide Victory in First Local Elections since Civil War)
Northern Elections: A Litmus Test for Democracy or Tamil National Aspirations?
Nirmanusan Balasundaram – Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Northern Elections: A Litmus Test for Democracy or Tamil National Aspirations?)
New Report: High Risk of Genocide in Burma
Steven Kiersons – The Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention
September 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on New Report: High Risk of Genocide in Burma)
War May Be Over but Sri Lanka Is Still Far from Peace
UCANews – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on War May Be Over but Sri Lanka Is Still Far from Peace)
TEPCO Official Denies Abe’s Claim That Nuclear Crisis Is ‘Under Control’
The Asahi Shimbun – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on TEPCO Official Denies Abe’s Claim That Nuclear Crisis Is ‘Under Control’)
Incidences of Thyroid Cancer on the Rise among Fukushima Children
Jessica Kozuka – Japan Today
August 26th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Incidences of Thyroid Cancer on the Rise among Fukushima Children)
Systematic Patterns of Anti-Muslim Violence in Burma
Physicians for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Systematic Patterns of Anti-Muslim Violence in Burma)
A Brewing Storm in the Western Pacific
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy in Focus
August 26th, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Brewing Storm in the Western Pacific)
Horror of North Korean Prison Camps Exposed at U.N. Panel Hearing
Ju-min Park and Michelle Kim, Reuters – Townhall
August 26th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Horror of North Korean Prison Camps Exposed at U.N. Panel Hearing)
Sri Lankan Buddhist Extremists Attack Muslim Mosque
W.A. Sunil, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Sri Lankan Buddhist Extremists Attack Muslim Mosque)
Nightmare Island Where Traffickers Imprison Burma’s Rohingya
John Sparks – Channel 4 News, UK
August 19th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Nightmare Island Where Traffickers Imprison Burma’s Rohingya)
The Number of the Beast
Carlos Sardiña Galache – Southeast Asia Globe
August 12th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Number of the Beast)
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso Says Government Can Learn from Nazi’s Example
Reiji Yoshida – The Japan Times
August 5th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso Says Government Can Learn from Nazi’s Example)
Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Security Are Coming Together, and Asia Must Drive the Post-2015 Global Agenda and Global Goals
Mukul Sanwal, India Environment Portal – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Security Are Coming Together, and Asia Must Drive the Post-2015 Global Agenda and Global Goals)
North Korea Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Victory
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2013 ( Comments Off on North Korea Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Victory)
One’s Burden Is One’s Freedom: Rejected Refugees in the Context of Sri Lanka
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2013 ( Comments Off on One’s Burden Is One’s Freedom: Rejected Refugees in the Context of Sri Lanka)
Constitutional Amendment in Japan — Potential Lessons from Australia
Joel Rheuben, University of Tokyo – East Asia Forum
July 29th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Constitutional Amendment in Japan — Potential Lessons from Australia)
Japan’s Constitutional Changes Could Echo through Asia
National Constitution Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 22nd, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Revive Aung San’s Original Secularist Multicultural Vision for the New Myanmar
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Revive Aung San’s Original Secularist Multicultural Vision for the New Myanmar)
Special Report: Thai Authorities Implicated in Rohingya Muslim Smuggling Network
Jason Szep and Stuart Grudgings, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 22nd, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Communal Tensions in Burma Continue
John Roberts, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Communal Tensions in Burma Continue)
Be the Change: Why Myanmar’s Subversive Band “Side Effect” Is Inspiring Freedom
Matt Carter, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Be the Change: Why Myanmar’s Subversive Band “Side Effect” Is Inspiring Freedom)
Rohingya Refugees in India: Tales of Endless Persecution, Torture and Exploitation
Shivnaryan Rajpurohit – Counter Currents
July 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Rohingya Refugees in India: Tales of Endless Persecution, Torture and Exploitation)
No Justice for Muslims Massacred by Myanmar Buddhists
Todd Pitman, AP – The Japan Times
July 15th, 2013 ( Comments Off on No Justice for Muslims Massacred by Myanmar Buddhists)
The Re-Emergence of Japanese Militarism
John Chan, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 15th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
[Political Satire] U.S. Promises Smooth Transfer of Quagmire from Afghanistan to Syria
Andy Borowitz – The New Yorker
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on [Political Satire] U.S. Promises Smooth Transfer of Quagmire from Afghanistan to Syria)
The Whistleblowers Are the New Generation of American Patriots
Gary Younge – The Guardian
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Whistleblowers Are the New Generation of American Patriots)
The Chimerica Dream: Two Nations, Two Dreams, One Pacific
Pepe Escobar - TomDispatch
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Chimerica Dream: Two Nations, Two Dreams, One Pacific)
Yoga for Peace
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
The War on Crime Is Enforcing Safety or Insecurity?
Federica Riccadonna – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The War on Crime Is Enforcing Safety or Insecurity?)
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