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Khmer Rouge Turned Cambodian Family Members Against One Another Three decades since the Khmer Rouge decimated Cambodia , killing up to a quarter of the population in pursuit of a communist utopia, the devastation to families is still being felt. As the four most senior surviving Khmer Rouge leaders go on trial in ...

น้ำท่วมจีนทำชาวบ้านเดือดร้อนกว่า 2 ล้านคน : "สำนักข่าวซินหัวของทางการจีนรายงานว่า ประชาชนกว่า 2 ล้าน คนไร้ที่อยู่ และได้รับความ เดือดร้อนจากอุทกภัย ที่ มณฑลเจ้อเจียง สื่อของทางการจีนรายงานว่า ...

"โบโน ยู2"งานเข้า ถูกแฉรณรงค์แก้จนแต่ตัวเลี่ยงภาษี : "“โบโน” นักร้องนำวงดนตรี “ยู2” ชาวไอร์แลนด์ แกนนำการรณรงค์ต่อสู้แก้ปัญหา ความยากจน ให้แก่ชาวโลกกลุ่มชาติกำลังพัฒนา ถูกกลุ่มต่อต้านระบบทุนนิยม “อาร์ท อันคัต” ...

Thailand's politicians must commit to a pension for older people This commitment needs to be made into an official policy and, as with the Democrats, Pheu Thai must spell out how the benefit will be adjusted with inflation. Poverty in old age is a major issue in Thailand . The poverty rate among older people is ...

Border issue won't derail polls : "The general election will definitely go ahead this Sunday and the long-running border dispute with Cambodia and Thailand's withdrawal from the World Heritage Covention will not derail it, the prime minister and army chiefs reaffirmed on Wednesday. ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Palestine wins as Asian WCup qualifiers start : "Palestine will host the second leg on Sunday, with the aim of progressing to a second-round meeting with Thailand . Palestine played Thailand in Olympic qualifying earlier this year, with Thailand winning in a penalty shootout after two legs but ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

59 refugees complete path to US citizenship : ""I don't want to go back to Cambodia ." "For years, I wasn't ready to become a citizen yet; I didn't know what it meant," said Thong Mou, a social worker who came to Fresno 37 years ago from Laos. "Now, it's really an honor." For Jane Brown, it took 10 ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Preventing enforced marriages of under-age girls in Bangladesh : "The report looks at the causes of early marriage, often the result of gender inequality, poverty and traditional or religious practices. And though many girls in countries like Bangladesh are married below the legal age, prosecutions are extremely rare ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Thai premier denies planning Cambodia offensive to delay election Bangkok - Thailand will not escalate a border conflict with Cambodia in order to delay a general election scheduled this weekend, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Wednesday. Abhisit was responding to comments reportedly made by Cambodian Prime ...

Human rights during Aquino's first year: Falling far short : "Aquino should go further by publicly supporting the establishment of an international Commission of Inquiry into violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in Burma . An international inquiry would be a significant step toward ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

A Final Farewell to My Friend Ko Ye Myint He had been a dedicated and farsighted Burma activist, who never fails to adhere to the big picture of “equality, democracy and human rights ” in all aspects. While he had made numerous contributions to the cause during his time as a Burma activist, ...

US nominee concerned on Myanmar ASEAN chair In his Senate confirmation hearing, Mitchell reiterated the administration's stance that it seeks a "positive relationship" with Myanmar but hoped that the regime would address key concerns such as human rights and lack of democracy. ...

Living in the shadow of prosperity: why children in rural India don't go to school : " ... West Bengal, close to India's border with Bangladesh . Being a teacher and educator for 30 years has not been enough to prepare her for this schooling experience in rural Bengal. "I have never witnessed poverty at such close quarters," she explains. ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Thai troops accused of pre-vote intimidation BANGKOK — Four Thai soldiers have been arrested in the northeast of Thailand for allegedly intimidating opposition activists ahead of a general election at the weekend, police said Wednesday. The arrests came after Puea Thai party canvassers ...

Thailand's election and the rural debt trap : " By Vaudine England BBC News, Taai Ban Mai, Thailand Politicians are making grand promises ahead of national elections, stoking fears of surging public debt. Thailand's politicians have been promising anything from 25% wage hikes to free laptops in a ... BBC News "

Child Smugglers Risk Life for a Few Dollars : " Life along the India- Bangladesh border has become a dangerous game for poverty -stricken children trying to make the most of their location by bootlegging. On either side, poverty has produced a large number of young local smugglers, ... The Irrawaddy News Magazine "

Auckland measles outbreak escalates : "It is believed passengers on a flight from Bangkok to Auckland may have been exposed to the measles virus. The Thai Airways flight TG491 landed in Auckland on Sunday, 19 June and carried a passenger who was in the early stages of measles and was ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

MYANMAR: Government open to microcredit expansion : "The president made the announcement at a rural development and poverty ... NGO Pact which recently hosted Myanmar's largest microfinance project. ... "

National, International experts attend Burma's third development forum : " New Delhi (Mizzima) – Economists from Burma and foreign countries attended ... do and what we could do for development and poverty alleviation', he said. ... Mizzima News "

สำนักข่าวแห่งชาติ : ประธานสภา กทม. เปิดตัวนักกีฬาฟุตบอลเยาวชน ... : "ประธานสภา กรุงเทพมหานคร เปิดตัวนักกีฬาฟุตบอลเยาวชน กรุงเทพมหานคร รุ่นไม่เกิน 12 ปี ทีมชาย-หญิงแข่งฟุตบอลเยาวชน 7 คนที่ประเทศสวีเดน ระหว่างวันที่ 1-10 กรกฎาคม ...

A Peace Conference for Afghanistan : "And I saw the cost for America's erstwhile Vietnamese friends, and the appalling toll on Laos and Cambodia . Yet Vietnam had an effective alternative government that could rebuild the country; Afghanistan does not and chaos there could have far-reaching ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Laos to build 10 hydro-power dams over next five years By Deutsche Presse-Agentur Vientiane (dpa) - Laos plans to build 10 hydroelectric dams over the next five years as part of plans to become the "battery of South-East Asia," state media reports said Friday. The 10-plant goal was set in the country's 7th ...

Cambodia Denies Troop Reinforcement Along Border With Thailand : "PHNOM PENH, June 28 (Bernama) -- The Cambodian Defence Ministry on Tuesday denied that it has reinforced troops and added weaponry at Cambodian -Thai border, reported China's Xinhua news agency. The ministry also rejected the claim by Thailand's Army ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

EC accused of disenfranchising 500000 voters : "The Bangkok -based free election advocacy group said some advance voters were not aware that their names remained on the old advance voting list in their former area of residence. "This fact left them unable to vote this year in their actual ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Govt urged to delist World Heritage site : ""It's a shame for Thailand if the government continues to use the World Heritage sign in front of the sites after its withdrawal from the World Heritage Convention," said Adul Wichiencharoen, a former member of the National World ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

"Thailand's Nan residents fear another 'Great Flood'" : " THAILAND - Six districts in the northern province of Nan, including the town of the same name, were declared flood disaster zones yesterday, while 50 schools were temporarily closed and the Nan Prison ordered some of its 100 inmates moved to other ... AsiaOne "

Laos raises profit tax on foreign firms but baulks at beer tax Vientiane - Laos is to raise the profit tax on foreign investments from 20 to 26 per cent within three months, state media reported Tuesday. The National Assembly approved amendments to the Taxation Law on Friday, including changes on corporate and ...

Khmer Rouge Commanders Go On Trial In Cambodia : "PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The four most senior surviving members of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime went on trial for war crimes on Monday, three decades after their "year zero" revolution marked one of the darkest chapters of ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

CPV congratulates Cambodian People's Party : "(VOV) - The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee has sent a congratulatory message to the Cambodia People's Party (CPP) Central Committee on the 60th founding anniversary of the party (June 28). The message says the CPV and Vietnamese people ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Myanmar joins in City travel expo : "HCM CITY – Myanmar will be the fourth country besides Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam participating in the HCM City International Travel Expo 2011 under the theme "Four Countries-One Destination". "After joining the conference among four tourism ministers ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Laos accused of rescinding promise to delay dam project : "Last month in response to concerns expressed by its neighbours Thailand and Cambodia on the impact of the dam on water levels and fish stock, Laos said that it would delay the 3 point 8 Billion dollar project subject to further studies. ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Feature: Microfinance and the achievement of the MDGs : " ... world leaders came together to agree on common grounds to fight poverty , individuals like Dr Yanus the acclaimed “father of microfinance” had taken the lonely road to provide a formula to help reduce the incidence of poverty in far away Bangladesh . ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Philippines, Laos, Singapore improve anti-trafficking efforts WASHINGTON -- The US is crediting Singapore, Laos and the Philippines with improved efforts to combat human trafficking while aiming tough criticism at many Asian governments for failing to check exploitation of migrant laborers. ...

Hard job to argue for continuing sanctions against Burma Much remains to be done: the international community is calling for the release of more than 2000 political prisoners and an end of human rights abuses; Burma's neighbours have welcomed the changes made, but called for further political reconciliation; ...

Standing Up for Democracy: Human Rights Defenders and China The assault on human rights defenders and civil society activists is the case in many other countries - in Russia, in Columbia, Nigeria and Burma , to name just a few. Defenders are targeted for advocating and promoting respect for human rights . ...

US Urged to Target More Junta Cronies : "Noting that it has now been more than 100 days since Burma's ruling regime shed the moniker of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), the group said that nothing has changed, as about 2000 political prisoners remain behind bars, human rights ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Poverty declines in Bangladesh but no change in wealth inequality : " Bangladesh's poverty declined to 31.5 per cent in 2010 from 40 per cent in 2005 due to consistent economic and remittance growth, showed a major survey ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Bangladesh 'lifts 13 mln from poverty': government - Yahoo! News : " Bangladesh lifted 13 million people out of poverty in the five years to 2010, pushing the poverty rate in the South Asian country down to 31.5 percent, ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Bangladesh: Church Leaders Question Poverty Figures : "The report, Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2010 sponsored by the World Bank and conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), found that poverty declined to 31.5 percent from 40 percent in 2005. About 130 million people rose above ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

หญิงค้าบริการโคลอมเบียรวมตัวต้านการค้าบริการเด็ก : "คนขับแท็กซี่รายหนึ่งซึ่งเข้าร่วมในการประชุมรณรงค์เผยว่า เทคโนโลยีทำให้ การ ค้าประเวณี เด็กในขณะนี้ซับซ้อนมากกว่าเดิม ...

ยูเอ็นแยกตอลีบานออกจากบัญชีคว่ำบาตรร่วมก : " ... มีมติ แยก บัญชีดำ การ คว่ำบาตรกลุ่มตอลีบานและอัลกออิดะห์ ออก จากกัน ... ประเทศ สหรัฐเผย การ ต่อสู้กับเครือข่ายอัลกออิดะห์ยังคงดำเนินต่อ ไป แม้อุซามะห์ บิน ลาดิน ...

Conference on Vietnam-Laos judiciary cooperation : "(VOV) - A judiciary conference of Vietnamese and Lao border provinces was held in Sam Son township in northern Thanh Hoa province on June 27 by the Vietnam Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Laos Ministry of Justice. ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Cambodian War Crimes Trial Begins : "“The beginning of Case 002 will be a cathartic moment for all Cambodians,” said Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, a private advocacy group, using the formal term for the case. “While the crimes of the Khmer Rouge were ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Set up small industries: Nahid : "Nahid said there is an increasing need for employment for about three million people added to Bangladesh workforce each year to stay out of poverty . "Neither large industry sector, nor any government employment scheme can absorb so many people. ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Time : Thailand has become a political basket case : "Five years ago, as an army general, he led a military coup that overthrew Thailand's then Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. Now retired and running in the country's July 3 parliamentary election, he presents the coup as a brave and selfless act. ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Egypt sees a big opportunity in Thailand : "Egypt Tourism Office in India, along with Egyptian Embassy in Thailand and Egyptair is participating in a tourism workshop and exhibition of travel destinations in Bangkok. “Lets Visit Egypt” is the theme of the tourism workshop and exhibition and a ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Temple to remain a political time bomb : " Thailand's defiant decision to pull out of the World Heritage Convention late on Saturday in protest over Cambodia's management plan for Preah Vihear Temple could be another ticking bomb for the new government. ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Germany and Singapore embark on Human Rights Logo Initiative : " In promotion of the project, the organizers managed to rope in many well known human rights figures internationally. Two of the heavyweight juries include Aung Sung Suu Kyi from Burma and Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh. ... The Online Citizen (blog) "

Army gears up on border : " Mr Khomphet said he wanted the government to quickly end the conflict with neighbouring Cambodia . Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the cabinet will on Tuesday discuss the legal implications of Mr Suwit's announcement that Thailand was withdrawing ... Bangkok Post "

Trial of 4 Top Khmer Rouge Leaders Opens in Cambodia : "Photo: AP Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal has opened the trial of the top four surviving leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, accused of genocide and other atrocities in the late 1970s. The defendants are Khieu Samphan, 79, ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Vietnam, Laos Step Up Financial Cooperation : "HANOI, June 27 (Bernama) -- Vietnam is willing to share experience and work closely with Laos to promote the training of Lao lecturers, undergraduates and postgraduates in the field of finance and banking in Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Khmer Rouge leaders set for landmark Cambodian trial : " Photograph: Mark Peters/AFP/Getty Images The United Nations-backed trial of the four most senior surviving members of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime began on Monday, three decades after its "year zero" revolution marked one of the darkest ... The Guardian "

At heart of Thai election, a fugitive rallies : "A girl wearing a traditional costume holds a placard displaying a picture of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra during a religious ceremony at a temple in the village of Suan Mon near Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand June 25, 2011. ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Bangkok Post : Border villagers living in fear : "Villagers along the Thai-Cambodian border in Surin's Phanom Dong Rak district are afraid the fighting may resume following Thailand's withdrawal from the World Heritage Convention, a military source said on Monday. The source said they had packed ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Vietnam, Laos share experience in boosting external relations : "(VOV) - The Vietnam National Assembly's External Relations Committee and the Lao National Assembly's External Relations Committee jointly held a seminar in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province on June 27 to exchange information and discuss issues of ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Cambodian tribunal tries Khmer Rouge leaders : "SOPHENG CHEANG, AP Human skulls of the Khmer Rouge's victims are on display at Choeung Ek stupa, former Khmer Rouge killing field in the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia , Saturday, June 25, 2011. On Monday a UN-backed tribunal, comprising Cambodian and ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Top anti-drug trafficking station : "Mukang station is the only road connecting to the "Golden Triangle" area of Thailand, Laos , and Myanmar. The amount of drugs seized by Mukang station averages more than 1 ton every year, accounting for about 10 percent of the total drugs seized ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Voters will 'reset' the political button at polls : " ... poverty and numerous murky circumstances during the recent past would also need to come together as well. Whatever the result might be obviously depends on the outcome of next weekend's polls. At the national level, the two major parties, Pheu Thai ... The Nation "

Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court on Monday opened the trial of four top leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge accused of genocide and other atrocities in the late 1970s, the chief judge said.

Who's on trial at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal | The Associated ... : "The top surviving members of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime are facing justice for the first time Monday, standing before a U.N.-backed tribunal in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh. Their trial comes three decades after their plans for a ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Asian superband sings out against trafficking CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Asian pop sensation Super Junior M have joined the fight against human trafficking at a concert for thousands of screaming fans in northern Thailand . Six stars from the hit South Korean and Chinese boy band performed favourites ...

Investors show nerves ahead of Thai polls : "By Tim Johnston in Bangkok Overseas investors have withdrawn more than $1bn from the Thai stock market, according to some estimates, since Yingluck Shinawatra – sister of Thailand's divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra – took over the leadership ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Tempted by Thailand: Busy beaches, fertility rites and tiger tales at ... By Anna Pasternak To arrive at Rayavadee, a Thai resort snuggled between jutting limestone cliffs on a peninsula 500 miles south of Bangkok , is an unforgettable experience. Not just because you are powered from the pier of Krabi town by slick speedboat ...

Investors show nerves ahead of Thai polls : "By Tim Johnston in Bangkok Overseas investors have withdrawn more than $1bn from the Thai stock market, according to some estimates, since Yingluck Shinawatra – sister of Thailand's divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra – took over the leadership ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Thailand Withdraws From World Heritage Convention in Temple Dispute With Cambodia Photo: AP Thailand has withdrawn from UNESCO's World Heritage convention because of a simmering dispute with Cambodia over a 900-year-old temple in a remote border area between the two countries. Several military clashes at and near Preah Vihear temple ...

US Concerned By Violence, Rights Abuses in Northern Burma : "The United States says it is concerned by violence between Burma's government and rebels in northern Kachin state, particularly by reports of human rights abuses in the area. A State Department spokeswoman said Friday there are reports of casualties, ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

US will support UN-backed Myanmar rights probe : "The United States 'is committed to seeking accountability for the human rights violations that have occurred in Burma by working to establish an international commission of inquiry,' said the State Department, using the older term for the South-east ... 日本(Japan) | 中国 (China) 한국 (Korea) | ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thailand) Malaysia | Tiếng Việt (Vietnam) AU - ASIA | English

Refugees find saviours in a country of hostility : " Human rights advocates hope Australia's short-term interest in Malaysia will put the country's government in an uncomfortable spotlight and add force to the campaign for the better treatment of refugees. Andika Wahab, from Suaram, a non-government ... Sydney Morning Herald "

US Lawmakers Differ on Approach to Burma : " By LALIT K JHA Friday, June 24, 2011 US Congressmen are advocating different approaches to achieving the goals of establishing real democracy and protecting human rights in Burma in the post-election era. (Photo: AP) US Congressmen are advocating ... The Irrawaddy News Magazine "