Australian sends refugees to remote island

Posted on November 5, 2009 by sanooaung

Australian sends refugees to remote island

CHRISTMAS ISLAND, Australia, Nov 5 — Deep in the jungle on this small island lost in the Indian Ocean, Australia’s new US$370 million (RM1.26 billion) refugee detention center reaches its full power after its lights come on at dusk. Bracketed by rain forest, steep cliffs and the sea, it rises [...]

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Myanmar election needs Suu Kyi involvement, US says

Posted on November 5, 2009 by tunaung

BANGKOK, Nov 5 — It would be “very hard” for next year’s elections in Myanmar to be legitimate without the involvement of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a senior United States official said today .

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Protests find a new home on Facebook and Twitter — Armando Siahaan

Posted on November 5, 2009 by tunaung

NOV 5 — When I opened my Facebook account a few days ago, one particular news feed struck my attention. Dozens of my friends had joined a group called “Gerakan 1,000,000 Facebookers Dukung Chandra Hamzah and Bibit Samad Riyanto” (“The Movement to Get 1,000,000 Facebookers to Support Chandra Hamzah and Bibit Samad Riyanto”).

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Marina Mahathir:Connecting the Dots on Migration

Posted on November 5, 2009 by sanooaung

Marina Mahathir:Connecting the Dots on Migration 
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Connecting the Dots on Migration

Yesterday the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its annual Human Development Report. The theme for this year is Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development.
I went along to the launch because the HDRs are often very valuable sources of [...]

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