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Obama tells Myanmar junta to free Suu Kyi

AP | VIJAY JOSHI | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

Read More: Burma, Typhoon, Obama, Democracy, Myanmar Democracy, General Election, Suu Kyi Release, Association of Southeast Asia, Myanmar, Asia Visit, Myanmar Elections, Asean, Junta, Communism, Military Junta, Barack Obama, Southeast Asia, Suu Kyi, Free Suu Kyi, Buddhism, Us, Burma Elections, World News

SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face i...

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Itzhak Perlman to Perform at Lincoln Center to Help Rotary Eradicate Polio

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Pakistan, Asia, Nigeria, Avery Fisher Hall, India, Southeast Asia, New York City, Afghanistan, Europe, Rotary International, Indian National PolioPlus Committee, Global Citizens, Western Pacific, Jim Luce, World Health Organization, Uttar Pradesh, Islam, John Kenny, New York Philharmonic, Africa, Unicef, Lincoln Center, Itzhak Perlman, Karen F. Dimanche Davis, Polio, Eastern Mediterranean, Ulema Council for Polio Eradication, Concert to End Polio, Carol Pandak, Thought Leaders, Gates Foundation, Bopv, Polioplus, Americas, New York News
Jim Luce

"Polio is only a plane ride away." So began my sobering interview with Carol Pandak, Manager of PolioPlus for Rotary International about polio, a cr...

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Rafflesia: New Hope For Saving The World's Biggest And Weirdest Flower

The Independent | Relax News | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Southeast Asia, Flowers, Conservation, Malaysia, Sustainability, World's Biggest Flower, Ecotourism, Rafflesia, Green News

Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia blooms the world's biggest flower -- a massive fleshy orb designed by nature to attract insects by mimicking the...

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The Story of CAN-DO: Enough Is Enough

Eric Klein | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Refugee Camps, Relief, Disaster Relief, Tsunami, Volunteering, Sri Lanka, Nonprofits, Southeast Asia, Aid, Rebuilding, Donations, Fundraising, Accountability, Can-Do, Impact News
Eric Klein

CAN-DO was born out of my own frustration with the system and the critical need I saw to hold charitable organizations accountable for hard-earned donations and to the communities they serve.

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Asia Hit By Tsunamis, Earthquakes: Send Us Your Photos

Huffington Post | Posted 09.30.2009 | World

Read More: Samoa Earthquake, Vietnam Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Tsunami, Slidepoll, Southeast Asia, Samoa, Indonesia Earthquake, Pictures of Tsunamis, Vietnam Hit by Tsunami, Slideshow, Vietnam, Philippines, Tsunami Us Earthquake, Tsunami Vietnam, Pictures of Tsunami, Samoa Earthquake Slideshow, Tsunami Pictures, Tsunami Photos, Asian Tsunami Video, World News

Earthquakes and tsunamis have wreaked havoc on multiple nations in Asia and the South Pacific over the past few days, killing hundreds, causing seriou...

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Vietnam: Typhoon Ketsana Kills At Least 41

AP/ Huffington Post | Posted 09.30.2009 | World

Read More: Southeast Asia, Ketsana Vietnam, Vietnam, Natural Disasters, Ketsana, Vietnam Ketsana, Vietnam Typhoon, Vietnam Typhoon 2009, Typhoon Ketsana, Ho Chi Minh Typhoon, Vietnam Typhoon Ketsana, 2009 Vietnam Typhoon, Typhoon Ketsana Vietnam, Tsunami Ketsana, Ho Chi Minh City Typhoon, Ketsana Asian Country, Typhoon Vietnam, Vietnam Typoon, World News

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam Typhoon Ketsana headed west toward Laos on Wednesday after battering central Vietnam with powerful winds and heavy rain, lea...

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Vietnam Adoption Scam Leads To 6 Jailed

AFP | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

Read More: Southeast Asia, Vietnamese Adoption, Vietnam, Vietnam Adoption, Adoption, World News

HANOI, Sept 28, 2009 (AFP) - Six Vietnamese were Monday sentenced to prison terms for their roles in a graft scandal which saw hundreds of babies adop...

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Indonesia Fights Against "Creeping Fundamentalism"

Death by Stoning | Posted 09.28.2009 | World

Read More: Indonesia Islam, Islam, Indonesia, Indonesia Stoning, Southeast Asia, Indonesia Fundamentalism, Islam Indonesia, Asia, World News

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Aceh, Indonesia's northernmost province, has this month been compared to Somalia, Nigeria and even Iraq. So it goes when lawmake...

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Cambodia: Collaboration is Needed

Eve Blossom | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Unemployment, Economic Crisis, Collaboration, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Jobs, Sustainability, Business, Human Trafficking, Women's Rights, Garment Industry, Sex Workers, Garment Workers, Sex Work, International Labor Organization, World News
Eve Blossom

Many see the results of human trafficking and want to get involved; but more importantly, the focus should be on empowering the mechanisms to prevent it.

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Malaysia: Conversion Mix-Up Leads To Arrest Of 9 Christians

AP | JULIA ZAPPEI | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

Read More: Malaysia Christians, Malaysia Islam, Malaysia Conversions, Christians Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Christians, Asia, Malaysia Religion, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police Wednesday freed nine Christians who were arrested and held overnight after a university official mista...

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China Mounts Defense of Myanmar after Junta Pledges to Free Some Political Prisoners

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights Violations, Uk, France, China Uighur Protests, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations, Southeast Asia, United States, UN Security Council, China, Myanmar, Britain, World News
Evelyn Leopold

China's deputy U.N. ambassador has made clear that Beijing, a major trading partner of Burma, would not use its influence to bring about any major change in the isolated southeast Asian nation.

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Water Festival Carries On Despite Thai State Of Emergency (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons, Kelly van der Kwast | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

Read More: Water Festival Deaths, Water Festival, Water Throwing, Thailand Celebration, Myanmar Junta, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Tourism, Thailand Political Upheaval, Red Shirt Protests, Buddhism, New Year, Burma, Water Festival Photos, Burma New Year, Songkran, Slideshow, Bangkok-Thailand, Cambodia, World News

* Scroll down for photos of New Year's celebrations across Asia. Southeast Asia is drenched in celebration this year for the Water Festival, a festiv...

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Freeman Foundation Scholars: Liberal Arts from an Asian Perspective

Michael Roth | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Southeast Asia, Liberal Education, College Scholarships, College, Scholarships, Wesleyan University, Asian Scholars, Freeman Foundation, Politics News
Michael Roth

While we in the U.S. debate the merits of investing in education as part of a short-term stimulus package, it is instructive to see how much value Asian students attribute to an American education.

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Siam Sunray: Thailand Invents National Cocktail To Lure Tourists

The Guardian | Ian MacKinnon | Posted 03.23.2009 | World

Read More: Tourism, Cocktail, South Asia, Thailand Cocktail, Alcohol, Southeast Asia, National Cocktail, National Drink, Thailand, Asia, Thailand Tourism, World News

When tourism has taken a self-inflicted battering, the temptation might be to have a drink to drown your sorrows. Thailand is going a step further: i...

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Burma Lawyers Risk Jail For Doing Job

Inter Press Service | By Marwaan Macan-Markar | Posted 04.14.2009 | World

Read More: Burma Rule of Law, Burma, Assistant Association for Political Prisoners in Burma, Rangoon, Burmese Lawyers, Nyi Nyi Htwe, Burmese Jails, Junta, Southeast Asia, Legal System in Burma, Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min, Lawyers in Burma, Burma Lawyer's Council, Jail, Dagon University, Dictatorship in Burma, Inter Press Service, World News

To be a lawyer in military-ruled Burma is to court danger, invite arrest and risk being jailed in the country's notorious prisons. It is the price...

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Women's Stories To Change the World

Tabby Biddle | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Sacred Travel, Southeast Asia, Women and Storytelling, Women and Leadership, Jen Sincero, Nepal, Lonely Planet, Women and Writing, Transformation, National Geographic Society, Women and Travel, Transformational Travel, Living News
Tabby Biddle

There has never been such an important time for women to step up, support each other and step more into our truth. One powerful way this can happen is by sharing our stories...and sharing them honestly.

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No-Plumbing Disease

John Sauer | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

Read More: Children, International, Celebrity Causes, Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Health, Public Health, Smart Power, Children's Health, Celebrities, World News
John Sauer

The most practical investment we can make in global public health is plumbing. If we recognize the illnesses caused by poor plumbing, we will save millions of lives each year.

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Two Men Survive 25 Days At Sea In A Cooler

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 02.20.2009 | World

Read More: Australia, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, World News

CANBERRA, Australia — Two desperate, dehydrated men found bobbing in a bathtub-sized cooler off Australia told authorities they spent 25 days ad...

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Indonesia Murder Trial: Widow, Public And International Observers Protest Acquittal Of Former Official

GlobalPost.com | Peter Gelling | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

Read More: Indonesia Corruption, Jakarta, Indonesia Intelligence Official, Indonesia Impunity, Human Rights First, Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, Indonesia Murder Trial, Indonesia Justice System, Indonesia Human Rights Activist, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Muchdi Purwoprandjono, Indonesia, Munir Said Thalib, Kontras, Muchdi Trial, Southeast Asia, Indonesia Human Rights Activist Murder, Indonesia Political Reform, Budi Setiawan, Asia, World News

Defying what analysts had called an opportunity to demonstrate reform, a Jakarta court on Wednesday acquitted a former intelligence official of any ...

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Forty Years After 'Secret War' In Laos, Countries Sign Convention Banning Cluster Bombs

The Guardian | Ian MacKinnon in Phonsavanh, Laos | Posted 01.02.2009 | World

Read More: Cluster Bombs, Secret War Laos, Southeast Asia, Vietnam War, Secret War, Vietnam, Laos, Asia, World News

More than 100 countries will today sign a convention banning the use of cluster bombs. In Laos, the most bombed nation on earth, their lethal legacy i...

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