Asia

    ASIA 26 March 2014 Asia’s rising inequality While emerging Asia continues to achieve a stunning performance in poverty reduction, the gap between rich and poor   keeps widening

    Tuesday, February 15, 2011 From Print Edition Islamabad Social inequality is the root cause of all problems in South Asia and structural  inequalities have not allowed any development

Muzaffarnagar on edge after another gang-rape Sanjay Pandey, Lucknow, June 8, 2014, DHNS: Incident sparks violence; six police personnel suspended Tension has flared up once again in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar

Modi will be prime minister, says Rajnath Ahmedabad,May 14, 2014, DHNS BJP president Rajnath Singh told reporters soon after he landed at the airport here that the National Democratic Alliance

[BurmaCampaign] Louie is walking for Burma and needs your help! May 2 at 11:37 PM To burmacampaign@lists.burmacampaign.org.uk  Download All   Dear friend My name is Louie Tham, and after a

War, Economic Catastrophe and Environmental Degradation. Under the Guise of Progress and Development Poverty and Despair in India By Colin Todhunter Global Research, April 27, 2014 Region: Asia Theme: Global

The International Writers Magazine: Moneylenders, Walls and Tax: Welcome to Chennai•  Colin Todhunter   Many a long and tiring journey begins or ends in this huge, cavernous hall. Rows and

Farmer ends life in front of Suvarna Soudha Belgaum, Nov 27, 2013, DHNS: A 72-hour agitation demanding higher purchase price for sugarcane by farmers in Belgaum took a tragic turn

Rosy Burmese Peace Talk Reports Are Deceptions Written by Maw Theh Mar TUE,26 NOVEMBER 2013 Asia Sentinel           Safe for a summer holiday?? There are many

ADB’s Chilling Report on Pacific Climate Change Written by Our Correspondent WED,27 NOVEMBER 2013 Asia Sentinel           Kiribati: soon gone? Disaster looms for low-lying countries With

Sexual Healing or Hong Kong Hypocrisy? Written by Our Correspondent WED,27 NOVEMBER 2013 Asia Sentinel           Some get caught, some don’t Bluenosed police and a selective

India‘s Top Cop Under Fire For Rape Remarks  Sky News – 3 hours ago India‘s top police chief is facing calls for his resignation after he said: “If you can’t prevent rape,

Nov 13 India’s 2014 General Election and APCO’s Trojan Horse         Global Research and Countercurrents 2014 will witness India’s general election. And the choice available from the two

India’s Political and Economic Elites: Swiss Banks, Harvard And Mars, In India Everything Is Okay Pockets of Consumerism amidst Abysmal Poverty By Colin Todhunter Global Research, November 07, 2013 Region:

Kerala actor withdraws complaint against MP following controversy Kochi, Nov 3, 2013 DHNS Just hours after filing a complaint of alleged molestation against Congress MP N Peethambara Kurup, actor Shwetha

Pakistan’s Youth: Source of Growth or Radicalization? Written by Salman Rafi Sheikh FRI,01 NOVEMBER 2013 Asia Sentinel           It isn’t just Malala Government’s ominous disregard for

Strike Demonstrates Indonesian Labor’s Clout Written by Our Correspondent FRI,01 NOVEMBER 2013 Asia Sentinel          Solidarity forever. Photo from Jakarta Globe Organized labor becoming an increasingly effective

Restructuring India Colin Todhunter, Nov 1, 2013: RAW DEAL TO THE POOR: Western agri-business has been given green light to take power away from farmers and uproot traditional agriculture in

NGO leader in Malaysia Alleges Prison Torture Written by Our Correspondent FRI,25 OCTOBER 2013 Asia Sentinel         Jailbird Officials deny mistreatment P Uthayakumar, the de facto leader

Pakistan’s Ghost Schools Written by Naeem Sahoutara & Shadi Khan Saif WED,23 OCTOBER 2013 Asia Sentinel                     Corruption, lack of monitoring

Japan’s Persistent Pacifism Written by Daniel Clausen THU,24 OCTOBER 2013 Asia Sentinel             Led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pacificsm seems to be fading As

Asia’s Gender Problem Written by Philip Bowring FRI,25 OCTOBER 2013 Asia Sentinel           She’s one of the few flying high Only the Philippines stands out in

Caring for Asia’s Growing Elderly Population Written by Our Correspondent THU,24 OCTOBER 2013 Asia Sentinel           Cat’s cradle Too many governments aren’t prepared for massive social

Written by Khanh Vu Duc THU,17 OCTOBER 2013 Asia Sentinel   A Suspicious Vietnam Greets the Chinese Premier         Trust but verify… A long history of skepticism

Thai divers, workers join search at Laos crash site   THE NATION, AGENCIES October 18, 2013 1:00 am Fourteen bodies found so far but many believed to be trapped in

India: Gurgaon’s Women Caught Between Two Worlds Written by Anuradha Dutt, Women’s Feature Service THU,17 OCTOBER 2013 Asia Sentinel  Beneath the modern veneer lurk feudal mores and misogynist attitudes  In

Name PM too: Parakh HYDERABAD, Oct 16, 2013, DHNS: Coal scam: ‘Manmohan equally responsible’ Former coal secretary P C Parakh, facing a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in coal block

Rose-Tinted Glasses President Thein Sein of Burma has been hailed as a reformer by the British government. However, Thein Sein rules a country which still has one of the worst

Keeping It Clean On Mint Street   Published in various outlets in 2013 A dishevelled figure approaches. Avoidance alert! Too late. “Hi friend. You want hash, brown or coke?” he whispers