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Asia's women need to be empowered
News, Published on 30/05/2012
» Everyone's eyes on are Asia's rise. China, once dismissed as poor and backward, is now the world's second-largest economy. India, with its huge population, scientific prowess, and entrepreneurial vitality, is another powerful engine of Asian growth. Add to this Japan and South Korea's formidable economies, and Southeast Asia's dynamism, and a picture emerges of rising wealth, confidence and leadership.
Do good, Feel good and make some money
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 28/05/2012
» In what could prove to be a golden opportunity for the global travel and tourism industry to enhance its contribution to society, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap) has officially declared 2013-2022 as the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities and invited all stakeholders to help make it a success.
Man sets himself on fire outside Breivik trial
AFP, Published on 15/05/2012
» A man set himself on fire on Tuesday outside the Oslo courthouse where Anders Behring Breivik is on trial for killing 77 people last July but there was no evidence the two events were linked, police said.
Nepal's kung fu nuns practise karma with a kick
AFP, Published on 08/05/2012
» It is a hot, cloudless morning on a hillside on the outskirts of Kathmandu and dozens of nuns arrange themselves into lines around a golden Buddhist shrine.
Chinese PM wraps up Iceland visit
AFP, Published on 22/04/2012
» Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao wrapped up a visit to Iceland on Saturday, the first stage in a four-nation European tour, after concluding an accord on cooperation in the oil-rich Arctic region.
A lasting charter is vital
News, Published on 17/04/2012
» To me, Thaksin Shinawatra wants to change the constitution because he believes that since he's been repeatedly backed by a landslide election, what he wants must be right, and any discussion of opposing ideas, or a rigorous, impartial system of checks and balances, merely delays implementation of what the majority knows to be right.
Asian nations seek gender equality
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/04/2012
» Thailand and 10 other Asian nations have pledged to find ways to enhance gender equality in politics, according to a statement from a regional conference in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
The hazards of settling for second best
News, Published on 05/04/2012
» The international community risks settling for second best on two key issues to be discussed this month at global meetings in Washington _ the lingering (if currently somewhat dormant) European debt crisis, and the selection of the World Bank's next president. It is not too late to change course, but doing so will require the United States and governments in Europe to resist harmful habits, and emerging countries to follow up effectively on recent initiatives.
Women's fund will result in more debt than development, say critics
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 01/04/2012
» It was one of the Pheu Thai Party's flagship policies _ a massive 7.7 billion baht National Development Fund for Women, ostensibly to redress gender inequality. In practice, however, the fund has become a lightning rod for controversy with critics contending that its aims are too vague, its management not transparent, registration requirements too onerous and that it is more likely to result in crippling debt for women than greater opportunities. They also question whether the move is merely a Pheu Thai tactic to reward and bolster support in rural areas.
Convention aims to boost female rights across globe
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/03/2012
» Discrimination against females and the role of women in government will top the agenda at a Bangkok conference this week.