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Seventy-five Percent of Children Report Physical Abuse in Papua New Guinea
The 38-year-old woman first arrived at the Family Support Centre (FSC) at Port Moresby General Hospital in August 2008. “The violence has been going on for years,” she told IRIN. “In July my husband gave me a black eye and bruises.”...Thai Ex-Prime Minister Thaksin a Wanted Man, Now with Six Outstanding Arrest Warrants
Today sees a sixth arrest warrant issued for Thailand’s deposed premier, Thaksin Shinawatra. Following on from a string of corruption charges, the latest centers on the country’s telecommunications industry. The former Prime Minister was removed...Unlikely to be Much Change in U.S. Policy Towards Asia After the Presidential Election
Despite the historic and perhaps transforming nature of this year’s presidential election in the United States, major changes in U.S. foreign policy in Asia, at least in the near term, are less likely, the president of the East-West Center said...American Presidential Candidates May have Dramatically Different World Views, But Both are “men of the Pacificâ€
The American presidential candidates may have dramatically different world views, but both are “men of the Pacific,†a major Australian political figure and academic said here last week in an address on U.S.-Australia relations.‘Best China Airline’ Award Goes to Air China
Air China Limited (Air China) has been named the “Best China Airline” in the 16th Annual Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards. This is the third consecutive year that Air China has won this prestigious award.What Now for the Island of Mindanao?
Sporadic violence has continued on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines after the reawakening of the armed conflict between the government and elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) a month ago.Media Watchdogs Call on President of Kyrgyzstan to Free Editor of Oppositional Newspaper
The Institute of Media Ombudsman and Public Association of journalists in Kyrgyzstan has sent an open letter on September 10 to President Kurmanbek Bakiev, Supreme Court and the General Prosecutor’s Office asking to free ex-editor-in-chief of the...Half a Million Displaced in Philippines By Fighting
Up to 500,000 people are enduring poor health services and unsanitary conditions after fleeing the fighting between the government and Muslim rebels in the south. Moreover, analysts fear that President Gloria Arroyo’s 3 September decision to...
