18 Apr, 2015
Philippines crafts roadmap to boost handicraft industry – Manila Bulletin
Manila – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries (UP-ISSI) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to formulate the “Strategy Roadmap for Gifts, Decors and Houseware Industry” for 2013-2030. During the recent “GDH Gifts, Decors and Houseware Industry Situationer and Workshop”, DTI and UP-ISSI […]
more…18 Apr, 2015
Grape picking boosts tourism in La Union | Manila Bulletin
Bauang, La Union — Grape picking straight from the vines of a plantation in Barangay Urayong here has been attracting foreign and local tourists in this town thereby contributing to the province’s tourism industry. This town, known as the “Fruit Capital of La Union,” has been promoting various high-grade varieties of fruits like guapples or […]
more…18 Apr, 2015
No More Excuses on Patriot Act Surveillance Reform | Human Rights Watch
This week, Human Rights Watch took two major steps to challenge the US government’s invasive and unrestrained collection of our personal data. HRW, along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, sued the US Drug Enforcement Agency for illegally collecting records of our international calls as part of a secret mass surveillance program that has been ongoing […]
more…18 Apr, 2015
Indonesian Bill on alcohol ban gets secular backing | The Jakarta Post
Lawmakers from secular parties have added their voices to those of their counterparts in Islamic parties in support of a bill prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic beverages. The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the Golkar Party and the Democratic Party respectively the largest party and second- and fourth-largest parties in the House of […]
more…18 Apr, 2015
Bali tourist areas exempt from beer ban | The Jakarta Post
The Trade Ministry’s new regulation on alcoholic beverages, scheduled to take full effect on Thursday, will not be enforced on Bali as the ministry has decided that tourism areas would be exempted from the ban. On Thursday minimarkets, small vendors and beachside beverage vendors across the country were to stop selling beer. Bali administrations, retail […]
more…18 Apr, 2015
How to respond to nasty emails – Sydney Morning Herald
Catherine Gerhardt had just launched her business when she received an email so nasty she still hasn’t forgotten it. “It really felt like that person had kicked me in the guts,” she says. “I honestly felt physically unwell – not only when I read the email, but also afterwards as you find you keep mulling […]
more…18 Apr, 2015
Noam Chomsky: ‘Any reader of Orwell would be perfectly familiar’ with US maneuvers – RT USA
Major American media organizations diligently parrot what US officials want the public to know about global affairs, historian Noam Chomsky told RT. To US leaders, any news outlet that “does not repeat the US propaganda system is intolerable,” he said. The culpability of the West – namely the United States – for world affairs, such […]
more…16 Apr, 2015
Seattle CEO cuts his salary by 90% to pay every worker at least $70,000 – The Independent
A chief executive has announced plans to raise the salary of every single employee at his company to at least $70,000 (£47,000) – and will fund it by cutting his own salary by 90 per cent. Dan Price, the CEO of Seattle-based tech company Gravity Payments, gathered together his 120-strong workforce on Monday to tell […]
more…16 Apr, 2015
India tops in remittances, receives $70 billion – Hindustan Times
The World Bank has said India continues to be the leading nation in remittances pulling in $70 billion from its global migrant workforce in 2014. World Bank’s study of remittance, the money workers and professionals working in foreign lands send back to their native countries, attributed this mainly to weak economic growth in Europe, deterioration […]
more…15 Apr, 2015
Study: Financial-related suicides on the rise in Italy – PressTV
A study by the Link Campus University of Rome has found that financially-motivated suicides have more than doubled in Italy in the last three years. A Link Campus University sociologist says that the number of such suicides were 89 in 2012, 149 in 2013 and 201 in 2014. The study has revealed how suicidal individuals […]
more…15 Apr, 2015
New tourists’ court in Dubai to hold swift trials for minor crimes | GulfNews.com
Dubai: A new misdemeanours court to handle cases involving tourists will be set up soon to look into minor crimes committed by holidaymakers. It will hold swift trials keeping in mind their visit visa’s expiry date. The Dubai Courts Department [DCD] will set up the new misdemeanour court later this year, said Mohammad Abdul Rahman, […]
more…15 Apr, 2015
PressTV – US trying to colonize Europe: Russia
Russia’s top lawmaker has accused the United States of trying to colonize Europe through its policies, stating Washington has already put Europe’s military and political spheres under its control and now trade and finance sectors are being targeted. Sergey Naryshkin, the speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, made the remarks in an article posted […]
more…15 Apr, 2015
Pakistani novelist shortlisted for Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction – DAWN.COM
Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie of Kartography and Salt and Saffron fame has been shortlisted for the 2015 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel A God in Every Stone. Published in 2014, The Guardian described A God in Every Stone as a story that “follows a young Londoner, Vivian Rose Spencer, from an archaeological […]
more…14 Apr, 2015
In rich Qatar, an Indian restaurant lets poor eat for free – DAWN.COM
DOHA: In a dusty corner of Qatar’s booming capital, a sign outside a modest restaurant popular with migrant labourers reads: “If you are hungry and have no money, eat for free!!!” Sixteen kilometres (10 miles) from the gleaming glass towers of Doha, one of the richest places on the planet, sits the “Industrial Area” of […]
more…14 Apr, 2015
Shashi Tharoor: Indian decision-making now needs “ok” from PM’s Office – The Hindu
Washington DC — The office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi exercises such an extent of control over policy matters that it could be impeding implementation, suggested to Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, who is on a brief visit to the U.S. Speaking at a private event at the World Bank focused on his […]
more…14 Apr, 2015
Int’l students promote peace via dance performances | The Jakarta Post
n the spirit of peace and global friendship, around 100 secondary school students from 20 countries around the world introduced their cultures during the International Festival of Language and Culture (ILFC) at Teater Jakarta in the Taman Ismail Marzuki cultural center on Saturday. The countries comprised Turkey, Tunisia, Jordan, Australia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Myanmar, […]
more…12 Apr, 2015
Mobile phone among 5 main causes of Saudi road accidents | Arab News
Use of mobile phones while driving is among the top five causes of accidents in the Kingdom, a Saudi organization that deals with traffic accidents has said. Motorists jumping the signal is another leading cause of mishaps, the figures available with the organization show. This revelation by the organization’s specialist was made following an ordinance […]
more…12 Apr, 2015
French visa for Indians in 48 hours – Hindustan Times
French President Francois Hollande has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his government’s decision to implement a scheme to issue visa for Indians within 48 hours, besides allowing Indian students to stay on for two more years after completing courses here. The post-study facility for Indian students to gain professional experience was closed in Britain […]
more…12 Apr, 2015
Mumbai stung by Marathi chauvinism, Hindutva | Gulf News.com
Mumbai/New Delhi: With the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) far right social agenda based on Hindu fundamentalism, also called Hindutva, and its hardline ally Shiv Sena sounding the war cry “Maharashtra for Maharashtrians” Mumbai — the glamour and commercial capital of India — is fast losing its sheen. Just two days ago, Shiv Sena workers […]
more…12 Apr, 2015
Pakistan all set to welcome Sikh pilgrims – DAWN.COM
LAHORE: Around 2,000 Sikh pilgrims from India intending to participate in the annual Baisakhi festival in Pakistan have so far been issued visas by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. More pilgrims (yatrees) are likely to be issued visas very soon, according to the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) chairman. “In addition to this, […]
more…11 Apr, 2015
American grovelling before Israel reaches new low – Gideon Levy
The top headline of Haaretz in Hebrew on Tuesday should have reverberated in Washington and shocked America. It also should have worried many Israelis. One day it might even be taught in history class in our schools, marking the time that Israel crossed all of the red lines. A headline is only a headline, but […]
more…11 Apr, 2015
PressTV – Bahrainis stage rallies against F1 race
Anti-regime demonstrators across Bahrain have held massive protest rallies, demanding the cancellation of the upcoming Formula One Grand Prix. On Friday, a large number of protesters took to the streets in several areas across the Persian Gulf kingdom to voice their outrage against the upcoming event. The fresh demonstrations came one week ahead of the […]
more…11 Apr, 2015
Islamic fashion’s expanding market attracts Sharia financiers | GulfNews.com
London: For Anas Sillwood, a British convert to Islam who moved to Jordan in the 1990s, Sharia-compliant fashion was initially just a way to support himself while he studied Arabic and the religion. Sillwood, who set up Shukr LLC in 2000, says he saw a gap in the market for elegant and modest clothing that […]
more…11 Apr, 2015
VHP, RSS force Muslim to sell home in Hindu locality | The Indian Express
Barely a year after he bought a bungalow in a predominantly Hindu neighbourhood of Bhavnagar, prompting Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia to ask neighbours not to allow him to move in, a Muslim businessman was forced to sell it off with functionaries of Hindu Right-wing groups brokering the deal. Scrap dealer Aliasgar Zaveri […]
more…10 Apr, 2015
Pakistani short-film ‘Baat Cheet’ goes to Cannes – DAWN.COM
2015 seems like a good year for Pakistani films because not only are we seeing multiple releases but our short-films are also hitting the right chords. Director Rayika Choudri’s short-film Baat Cheet is on its way to be screened at the 68th Cannes Film Festival held annually in the French city of Cannes. The ten-minute […]
more…9 Apr, 2015
California man charged in global child sex case – The Independent
A federal grand jury last week charged a California man with child sexual-exploitation crimes after investigators allegedly found hundreds of explicit images of underage children on the man’s laptop. Blake Robert Johnston, from Martinez, California, now faces charges of transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, online coercion, sexual exploitation involving […]
more…9 Apr, 2015
Robert Reich: How Big Money Is Buying Off Criticism of Big Money – Truthdig
Not long ago I was asked to speak to a religious congregation about widening inequality. Shortly before I began, the head of thecongregation asked that I not advocate raising taxes on the wealthy. He said he didn’t want to antagonize certain wealthycongregants on whose generosity the congregation depended. I had a similar exchange last year […]
more…9 Apr, 2015
Ex-greats call for promoting sports culture in Pakistan – DAWN.COM
LAHORE: A number of renowned international players attended a grand function arranged by the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace at a local hotel on Monday night where they urged the need to promote sporting culture in the country. Hockey Olympians Tariq Aziz, Akhtar Rasool Chaudhary, […]
more…9 Apr, 2015
Pak ghazal singer Ghulam Ali to perform at Varanasi temple — Hindustan Times
Renowned Pakistani ghazal singer Ustad Ghulam Ali will be performing at a music festival in Varanasi beginning April 8. The event will take place at the ancient Sankat Mochan temple. This is the first time a Pakistani artiste will be performing in the temple premises. Wishing that he could be present at the festival, Prime […]
more…9 Apr, 2015
US may have lost its role as the world’s economic leader: Lawrence Summers
Tehran, April 8, IRNA – An American economic expert stressed that the end may have come for the US as the world’s economic leader. Larry Summers who used to serve as an Obama economic adviser from 2009 through 2010 wrote in Business Insider that “this past month may be remembered as the moment the United […]
more…9 Apr, 2015
U.S. H1-B visa application cap reached within 5 days – The Times of India
NEW YORK: The US said it has reached the cap for the much-coveted H-1B work visas for 2016 within the first five days for the third consecutive year and will now conduct a lottery system to allocate the visas highly popular among IT professionals from countries like India. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) […]
more…9 Apr, 2015
People leaving UK face tighter passport checks – The Independent
Passport checks on people leaving Britain are coming into force. People arriving in the port of Dover will have their passports scanned and exit checks will be made on cross-Channel and Channel Tunnel travellers. Exit checks were dropped in 1998 but were re-introduced as part of a new system in the Immigration Act 2014. The […]
more…3 Apr, 2015
12-year-old Muslim girl from Mumbai wins Bhagwad Gita contest – Hindustan Times
A 12-year-old Muslim girl, studying in class six of a Mira Road school in Mumbai, secured the first place in a Bhagwad Gita competition organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) last month. Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, a student of Cosmopolitan High School in Mira Road, won the contest from among 4,500 students who […]
more…1 Apr, 2015
Why economic sanctions on Russia don’t work | The Japan Times
The Western approach to Russia is predicated on the supposition that continued pressure on the country will cause President Vladimir Putin’s regime to make concessions or even crumble. Nothing could be further from the truth. The assumption underlying the efficacy of Western sanctions is that the sharp economic deterioration that results from them will turn […]
more…29 Mar, 2015
How the American War Machine Is Sucking Up Vast Amounts of Cash to Screw Up the World | Alternet
President Obama and Senator John McCain, who have clashed on almost every conceivable issue, do agree on one thing: the Pentagon needs more money. Obama wants to raise the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal year 2016 by $35 billion more than the caps that exist under current law allow. McCain wants to see Obama his $35 […]
more…29 Mar, 2015
Homelessness in London soars by 79% since 2010 – RT UK
The number of people sleeping rough on the streets of London has risen by over one-third in the past year, new government figures reveal. The crisis has prompted homelessness charities to call for sweeping reforms. Data from the Department for Communities and Local Government found that levels of homelessness in the capital rose by 37 […]
more…29 Mar, 2015
The Gaza fisherman who built his own reef – and shot dead there by an Israeli gunboat – The Independent
The underwater rock formations provide the best fishing grounds off Gaza, but they are just beyond the limit set by the Israelis for local boats. Tawfiq Abu Riyala dreamt up an ingenious plan to solve this problem; but it may have ended up costing him his life. The 32-year-old fisherman had built up his own […]
more…29 Mar, 2015
Malawi to burn its £5m ivory stockpile to show commitment to wildlife conservation – The Independent
The world’s poorest country is to make the world’s most expensive bonfire. On Thursday, Malawi will set fire to ivory worth more than £5m, in an extravagant gesture designed to demonstrate its commitment to wildlife conservation and the fight against the colossal worldwide business of wildlife crime. Almost four tons of ivory is held in […]
more…28 Mar, 2015
Israel killed more Palestinians in 2014 than in any other year since 1967 – The Guardian
Israel killed more Palestinian civilians in 2014 than in any other year since the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip began in 1967, a UN report has said. Israel’s activities in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem resulted in the deaths of 2,314 Palestinians and 17,125 injuries, compared with 39 deaths […]
more…27 Mar, 2015
Finnish Musicians Union: Universal Loses Market Court Case Over Internet Music Rights
March 26, 2015 HELSINKI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Two sons of late Albert Järvinen, best known as guitarist for the Finnish rock’n’roll band Hurriganes, took a clear victory over Universal Music Finland in Helsinki Market Court over internet rights of two albums originally released in the early 1970’s. The case was processed on behalf of the artist rightholders with […]
more…27 Mar, 2015
Hindu fanatics attack Church, two schools in Jabalpur – Hindustan Times
A group of Hindu hardliners attacked a church and two schools in Jabalpur late on Friday night. They were unhappy over a Christians’ Convention taking place at St Peter & Paul Church and accused the church of promoting conversion. The miscreants, about 50 in number, mainly belonged to Dharma Sena and Bajrang Dal. They first […]
more…27 Mar, 2015
German Embassy rudeness leaves Thai orchid expert wilted – The Nation
Bangkok – The difficulty of Thais acquiring foreign visas has long been an issue, and some embassies make it so hard to apply for travel permission that even leading stand-up comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich joked about it in his one-man shows. But no one is laughing at the latest case of consular coarseness, which involves […]
more…27 Mar, 2015
Scott Horton: How to Rein in a Secretive Shadow Government Is Our National Security Crisis
Mark Karlin: Many book dedications are to relatives or friends of the author. You dedicate your book to Andrei Sakharov. Why so? Scott Horton: Andrei Sakharov was one of the most important and underappreciated thinkers of the last century. He also saw the problem I am writing about – the threat that secrecy presents to […]
more…27 Mar, 2015
Narendra Modi govt making Muslims ‘insecure’ – The Indian Express
Following a two-day convention of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the body on Sunday decided to constitute a committee called ‘Defend Constitutional Rights Committee’ to step up propaganda countering the anti-minority decisions of various state governments and the Center. The spokesperson of the body said that ever since the formation of the new […]
more…27 Mar, 2015
Communication breakdown? Emails are the culprit – Sydney Morning Herald
Several Australian companies have started banning internal and external emails in the workplace after they were found to cause stress and conflicts and slow work down. Nathan Schokker, director of facilities management services provider, Talio said he banned emails between employees to promote more face-to-face communication. “My staff are very energetic and tech savvy, being […]
more…27 Mar, 2015
Goa village bans kissing in public as it irritates residents – Hindustan Times
A Goan village has banned kissing in public, saying it causes irritation to residents. Reena Fernandes, deputy sarpanch of Salvador do Mundo, a picturesque village located a short distance from Panaji, told IANS on Thursday that the decision was taken by the village panchayat based on requests from locals. “There were a lot of unwanted […]
more…27 Mar, 2015
Facebook data privacy case to be heard before European Union court – The Guardian
A Facebook user is taking his privacy campaign to the European Union’s highest court to prevent US intelligence agencies gaining access to his personal data. The case brought by Maximilian Schrems against Ireland’s Data Protection Commission may eventually shape international regulations over access to, and ownership of, online information. The Austrian law student began the […]
more…27 Mar, 2015
Leave Facebook if you don’t want to be spied on, warns EU – The Guardian
The European Commission has warned EU citizens that they should close their Facebook accounts if they want to keep information private from US security services, finding that current Safe Harbour legislation does not protect citizen’s data. The comments were made by EC attorney Bernhard Schima in a case brought by privacy campaigner Maximilian Schrems, looking […]
more…22 Mar, 2015
The Lie of the Century: CIA Declassifies Document That Supposedly Justified the Iraq Invasion
Thirteen years ago, the intelligence community concluded in a 93-page classified document used to justify the invasion of Iraq that it lacked “specific information” on “many key aspects” of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs. But that’s not what top Bush administration officials said during their campaign to sell the war […]
more…21 Mar, 2015
Sad outcome of Israeli elections – Uri Avnery
So Netanyahu is back. That’s the sad outcome of the Israeli elections. Sad, but not the end of the world. Some people say that the best course now is a so-called national unity government. Looks like a nice idea. Unity always sounds nice. The advocates of this choice have one good argument: It’s the lesser […]
more…21 Mar, 2015
Amazon rainforest losing capacity to fight climate change as trees die – The Independent
The Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as trees are dying, which could have negative implication on climate change across the globe. A study led by the University of Leeds revealed that tree growth in the Amazon rainforest has declined by one-third since the 1980s and that the […]
more…21 Mar, 2015
How the RSS “ghar wapsi” programme actually hurts Hindus – DAWN.COM
The Sangh Parivar’s ghar wapsi programme to convert members of minority communities to Hinduism is driven by anxieties of Hindus being lured away in droves from the faith of their ancestors by Abrahamic missionaries. While the fears of an exodus from Hinduism are greatly exaggerated, news broke on the weekend of a person converting from […]
more…20 Mar, 2015
Time for transparency for EU multinationals | EurActiv
This week, the European Commission unveiled its tax transparency package, proposing new rules for the exchange of information on secret tax deals and opening up a discussion on whether EU multinationals should publicly report basic information on their activities. The last decades have seen multinational companies grow ever more powerful and exert huge economic and […]
more…20 Mar, 2015
Saudi Arabia to stop issuing visas to Swedes after criticism | The Jakarta Post
Saudi Arabia will no longer issue business visas to Swedes or renew the current visas of Swedish nationals living in the country, a senior Saudi official told The Associated Press on Thursday. The official said the decision is in response to Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom’s recent criticism of Saudi Arabia’s record on human and […]
more…18 Mar, 2015
Australian insider trading masterminds jailed
Two men involved in a $7 million insider trading scheme that helped the mastermind buy an apartment from The Block television show to give his crimes a “cloak of respectability” have been jailed. Former NAB banker Lukas Kamay and former Australian Bureau of Statistics employee Christopher Hill had been involved in the worst case of […]
more…17 Mar, 2015
‘IS’ as a western phenomenon | Arab News
No matter how one attempts to wrangle with the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) rise in Iraq and Syria, desperately seeking any political or other context that would validate the movement as an explainable historical circumstance, things refuse to add up. Not only is IS to a degree an alien movement in the larger body politic […]
more…17 Mar, 2015
Skyfii’s Wi-Fi watching you shop in Westfield — Sydney Morning Herald
Data services company Skyfii has secured long-term contracts to supply and manage guest Wi-Fi in more than 20 Westfield shopping centres, as well as the the up-market MLC Centre in Sydney. It had previously inked deals with other big Sydney malls including the Queen Victoria Building and the Strand Arcade, Galeries Victoria, Chifley Plaza, World […]
more…17 Mar, 2015
Don’t want NSA to spy on you? 5 things you can do
More than half of Americans are worried about the US government’s digital spies prying into their emails, texts, search requests and other online information, but few are trying to thwart the surveillance. That’s according to a new survey from Pew Research Center, released Monday. A main reason for the inertia? Pew researchers found that a […]
more…17 Mar, 2015
Quality of life: Delhi is now a city on ‘terminal decline’ – Hindustan Times
Feted as an “ultimate city to visit and explore” by National Geographic’s Traveller magazine and the “best city to live in India” by the Institute for Competitiveness and Confederation of Indian Industry till three years ago, Delhi has lost the status to Mumbai — which was seen as a city on ‘terminal decline’ because of […]
more…17 Mar, 2015
In Sri Lanka, underworked army runs resorts, shops, salons and travel agencies | The Indian Express
A pristine white building with a classy brown wooden finish overlooks the blue Indian Ocean at Kankensanthurai, about 19 km from Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. It’s a luxury resort, and on Sunday mornings, families come here for a meal, a swim in the pool, and to play on the beach. Foot-tapping music plays at […]
more…17 Mar, 2015
As a Christian, suddenly I am a stranger in my own country: ex-Mumbai Police Chief Julio Ribeiro – The Indian Express
Today, in my 86th year, I feel threatened, not wanted, reduced to a stranger in my own country. The same category of citizens who had put their trust in me to rescue them from a force they could not comprehend have now come out of the woodwork to condemn me for practising a religion that […]
more…17 Mar, 2015
Jet-Etihad deal documents among those leaked: CBI — Hindustan Times
The CBI probe into alleged sale of confidential documents from Finance Ministry has revealed that most of the records related to controversial Jet-Etihad deal were allegedly leaked with the help of officials in the FIPB. The sources said during questioning of suspects arrested by the agency and phone intercepts available with it, it has emerged […]
more…16 Mar, 2015
Today’s politicians don’t speak for the selfie-stick generation – Sydney Morning Herald
By Clara Williams Roldan I am 23 years old. I have no experience in politics. And I am standing against the Premier, Mike Baird, as Greens’ candidate for Manly in this month’s NSW election. Based on my age alone, you might immediately dismiss me as idealistic and naive. I am happy to say I am […]
more…15 Mar, 2015
Rising Indian derailments also due to excreta corroding rail foot: Railways – The Hindu
Dirty railway tracks and piles of garbage alongside the tracks have not only presented an ugly side to the travelling public but also posed serious safety problem to the Indian Railways. But it turns out that the excreta falling directly on the rails from the coaches is a major cause of corrosion of rail foot, […]
more…14 Mar, 2015
US must not impose its idea of democracy: Thai PM – The Nation
Bangkok – THE UNITED STATES should not try to impose a one-size-fits-all democracy on the rest of the world, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday. Prayut took to the podium as a keynote speaker at the 47th Wharton Global Forum at a Bangkok hotel and used the opportunity to extend an olive branch to […]
more…14 Mar, 2015
Gallup Polls: Americans Name Government as No. 1 U.S. Problem
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Gallup Polls) 1 March 2015 – — Americans continue to name the government (18%) as the most important U.S. problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months. Americans’ mentions of the economy as the top problem (11%) dropped this month, leaving it tied with jobs (10%) for second place. Though […]
more…14 Mar, 2015
Philippines’ generation of sex tourism children – Al Jazeera English
Angeles City, Philippines – Weekends are busy on Fields Avenue in Balibago. Young women greet meandering men and invite them into the bars that line the street. Known as the “supermarket of sex”, Angeles City’s red light district has fast become a top destination for sex tourism. Male travellers from Asia, Australia, the US, Europe […]
more…14 Mar, 2015
Binge drinking in men peaks at 25 before every day boozing starts later in life, says study – The Independent
The amount of alcohol a man drinks is the highest at around the age of 25, according to a new study. Alcohol consumption sharply rises during the carefree teenage years and reaches the highest levels of frequency and volume in the mid-twenties, when it becomes the linchpin of most social and corporate events. Men’s drinking […]
more…14 Mar, 2015
Australians among clients of alleged paedophile Peter Gerard Scully, investigators say
Investigators believe Australians were among the clients of Peter Gerard Scully, the Melbourne man whose alleged sex crimes against babies and children in the Philippines have renewed calls for the south-east Asian country to reintroduce the death penalty. A 13 year-old girl from an impoverished family, who has emerged as Scully’s latest alleged victim, has […]
more…14 Mar, 2015
British spies sacked for illicitly snooping on private info – The Independent
GCHQ spooks have been sacked for inappropriately accessing people’s personal information, it emerged today. The small number of British spies who have illicitly gathered personal data should face criminal charges for doing so, Hazel Blears, the spokeswoman for the Intelligence Security Committee, told Sky News. The disclosure came as part of a landmark report into […]
more…14 Mar, 2015
Japanese team says worms can accurately detect cancer | The Japan Times
A group of Japanese researchers recently announced in a science journal an economical and highly accurate cancer detection method that makes use of roundworms about 1 mm long that can identify cancer patients by sensing odors in urine. The researchers, including Takaaki Hirotsu, assistant professor at Kyushu University, said the cancer screening test, which is […]
more…14 Mar, 2015
Metadata retention laws will pass as Labor folds – Sydney Morning Herald
Australia’s corporate watchdogs will have wide-reaching power to crawl through email, telephone and internet records under a last-minute deal between Labor and the government to enact a controversial data-retention law. The deal will outrage civil libertarian groups, and internet service providers say the $400 million plan could lead to higher prices for customers, after Labor […]
more…14 Mar, 2015
Motivational speakers modern charlatans – Sydney Morning Herald
I caught up with my friend on her return from the conference to find out how it was. As expected, it was four days of her life she’ll never get back. During the event, she was made to sit through one of those ridiculous presentations from a motivational speaker. Actually, there were three presentations from […]
more…13 Mar, 2015
Hindu extremist groups campaign to ‘purify’ Muslim brides in West Bengal | The Indian Express
The din over the ‘ghar wapsi’ reconversion campaign in the north and west may have dropped many decibels after Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined “the undeniable right” of an individual’s choice of religion. But in the east, the RSS and its affiliates are experimenting with another conversion programme — where, instead of hounding a Hindu-Muslim […]
more…13 Mar, 2015
Minorities are culturally, nationally and DNA-wise Hindus: RSS leader
All Indians are “culturally, nationally and DNA-wise Hindus” and there are no minorities, a senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader said on Friday, while he attempted to distance the organisation from the religious conversion programmes being run by affiliates across the country. RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale was speaking to the media at the […]
more…13 Mar, 2015
Where Palestinians and Jewish settlers meet as equals
By Sara Hirschhorn Mar. 19, 2013, Ha’aretz – The story of his work in the last five years of his life, and an examination of the legacy he left behind, is the narrative that runs through a new documentary, “A Third Way – Settlers and Palestinians as Neighbors” directed by Harvey Stein. Stein, who moved […]
more…13 Mar, 2015
British Muslims condemn terror laws for creating ‘witch-hunt’ against Islam – The Guardian
Anti-Muslim rhetoric and “endless ‘anti-terror’ laws” are in danger of creating a McCarthyite witch-hunt against Muslims, according to the signatories of a strongly worded public statement, who include several controversial figures. The statement accuses the government of “criminalising” Islam and trying to silence “legitimate critique and dissent”, and decries what it describes as “the ongoing […]
more…11 Mar, 2015
Leading politician says Canada treats Muslims today as it did Jews in the ’30s and ’40s – The Washington Post
In a dramatic speech Tuesday evening, the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party Justin Trudeau criticized the Canadian government for its rhetoric over the threat of Islamist-related terrorism – and compared the country’s treatment of its Muslims minorities with the restrictive policies against Jews prior to and during World War II. Speaking in Toronto to alumni […]
more…10 Mar, 2015
New international terminal opened at Multan airport, Pakistan – Dawn.com
MULTAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday inaugurated the international terminal of the existing Multan Airport, enabling international travel for Multan residents who previously had to travel to Islamabad and Lahore to make an international journey. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed his elation at the inauguration of the newly christened ‘Multan International Airport’, and said […]
more…10 Mar, 2015
Returned Australian soldiers face widespread depression and homelessness, investigative report reveals
Hundreds, if not thousands, of Australian soldiers are struggling to access the financial help they need to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder once home, veterans and support agencies say. ABC TV’s Four Corners on Monday night featured former soldiers undergoing gruelling therapy sessions to help them recover from PTSD, which has damaged their marriages, their […]
more…9 Mar, 2015
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales slams federal government data retention laws
Mr Wales said he understood the need for data retention schemes in fighting crime. But he added law enforcement bodies should be forced to get warrants when seeking people’s information. “With proper judicial oversight, probable cause, warrants, judges and not just police overseeing it, the ability to get access to information is perfectly valid,” he […]
more…8 Mar, 2015
In campaign against terrorism, U.S. enters period of pessimism and gloom – The Washington Post
U.S. counterterrorism officials and experts, never known for their sunny dispositions, have entered a period of particular gloom. In congressional testimony recently, Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. went beyond the usual litany of threats to say that terrorism trend lines were worse “than at any other point in history.” Maj. Gen. Michael […]
more…8 Mar, 2015
Pratap Chatterjee: Mentally-disturbed pilots quitting Drone Warfare – TomDispatch
The Air Force is currently under orders to staff 65 of these regular “combat air patrols” around the clock as well as to support a Global Response Force on call for emergency military and humanitarian missions. For all of this, there should ideally be 1,700 trained pilots. Instead, facing an accelerating dropout rate that recently […]
more…8 Mar, 2015
An inspirational message from India’s only woman Muslim pilot
“People initially think I’m Christian and then gawk when I tell them my full name,” laughs Saarah Hameed Ahmed (25) the Bengaluru girl who is the only known Muslim among the 600-odd women pilots employed in the Indian aviation sector. “I just love the look on people’s faces when they discover I am Muslim.” People’s […]
more…7 Mar, 2015
How a Jewish Casino Billionaire Stands in the Way of Mideast Peace | Alternet
Everything you need to know about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress Tuesday was the presence in the visitor’s gallery of one man – Sheldon Adelson. The gambling tycoon is the Godfather of the Republican Right. The party’s presidential hopefuls line up to kiss his assets, scraping and bowing for his blessing, which […]
more…7 Mar, 2015
Balinese welcome boycott by ”Ugly Australians” – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney The Twitter campaign for Australians to #BoycottBali over the very sad case of convicted drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran brought with it an immediate and expected backlash by Indonesians. “Australia can #boycottbali all they want,” tweeted @pandji, “that only means no more stupid drunks on board of Indonesian airlines.” And this from […]
more…7 Mar, 2015
Foreign nurses, caregivers to get special visa status | The Japan Times
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday approved the creation of a new category of visa for foreign nurses and caregivers as part of efforts to fill a shortage in the workforce. Drafted by the Justice Ministry and requiring Diet approval, the proposal to amend the immigration law mainly targets exchange students studying […]
more…5 Mar, 2015
Number of global ultra-rich swells to almost 173,000 – The Guardian
The world’s super-rich continued their seemingly unstoppable rise last year with the number of people worth $30m (£19.7m) or more expanding to 172,850. Between them they control nearly $22tn in assets – more than the national output of the US and Germany combined. Almost 5,300 people joined the ranks of so-called ultra high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), […]
more…5 Mar, 2015
The Pakistani town where a Hindu fasts and a Muslim does not slaughter cows – DAWN.COM
by Hassan Raza Pakistan has become synonymous with terrorism. On most local and international news channels, we hear about minorities getting slaughtered at the hands of extremists; attacks on temples, churches, imambargahs; or the forced conversions of Hindus and Christians in the country. I reckon you might be pleasantly surprised to know that there is […]
more…4 Mar, 2015
Jew rebuts Jew: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Fantasy World
by Rabbi Michael Lerner “If you take out Saddam, Saddam’s regime, I guarantee you that it will have enormous positive reverberations on the region.” ~ Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu urging the US to invade Iraq in 2002. Netanyahu’s speech to Congress was brilliantly deceitful because it played to the fantasies that Israeli propaganda and right […]
more…4 Mar, 2015
Fear Dominates Politics, Media and Human Existence in America—And It’s Getting Worse | Alternet
People cannot think clearly when they are afraid. As numerous studies have shown, fear is the enemy of reason. It distorts emotions and perceptions, and often leads to poor decisions. For people who have suffered trauma, fear messages can sometimes trigger uncontrollable flight-or-fight responses with dangerous ramifications. Yet over time, many interlocking aspects of our […]
more…3 Mar, 2015
US: Sikh boy racially abused in school bus, video goes viral
A young Sikh boy in the US state of Georgia has been called a “terrorist” by a group of school children, with the video of the abuse now going viral on the Internet. In the video posted on Inquisitr, the bespectacled Sikh boy is seen sitting in what appears to be a school bus and […]
more…2 Mar, 2015
Smug, Snide, and Shallow – ‘The Three Superiors’ of the BBC – People’s Daily Online
On 25th February People’s Daily unveiled President Xi Jinping’s “Four Comprehensives”: A moderately prosperous society, Reform, Rule of law, and Party discipline. They are the blueprint for his government’s future strategy, and they represent a significant statement about what the future holds for China in the coming years. In an article on its website the […]
more…2 Mar, 2015
Hindus must boycott films of Muslim Khans: BJP leader
Hindus should boycott the Khan triumvirate of Bollywood as they promote love jihad, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should marry an Indian girl and settle down. These were some pieces of advice offered by Bharatiya Janata Party leader and preacher Sadhvi Prachi at a meeting of the Vishva Hindu Parishad, a right-wing organisation, in Dehradun […]
more…1 Mar, 2015
Graffiti artist leaves his mark in Israel-leveled Gaza Strip | Arab News
GAZA: World-renowned graffiti artist Banksy has caused a stir in the Gaza Strip, apparently secretly traveling to the Palestinian territory and painting murals on buildings ruined by the latest conflict. The artist, whose prefers anonymity, released an online video entitled “Make this the year YOU discover a new destination,” that purports to show him traveling […]
more…1 Mar, 2015
How the world’s most famous airline spied on its own staff – The Independent
British Airways paid £1m to hush up the details of a spying operation in which the phones and emails of its own cabin staff were allegedly improperly accessed during a bitter dispute with Britain’s largest union. The payment was made to stop the union, Unite, suing BA over the operation by specialist investigators based at […]
more…28 Feb, 2015
Australian Sikhs say abuse on the rise as they cop Anti-Muslim sentiment
SYDNEY – Not long after the terror alert level was raised to high, truck driver Amar Singh was working when a stranger approached and said: “You look like a terrorist. You should be on a terrorist watch list.” Mr Singh, who was sitting in his parked truck in Wollongong, was perplexed. He certainly was not […]
more…28 Feb, 2015
Norwegian doctor in Gaza speaks at Israel Apartheid Week in Oslo
He is one of the few foreign doctors who have seen from close the horrific consequences of several Israeli aggressions on Palestinians. Dr. Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor, has been travelling to and from Gaza for several years to treat Palestinians at the al-Shifa hospital. He was also there during the Israeli aggression last summer. […]
more…22 Feb, 2015
Indian govt ousts Modi critic, a Nobel Laureate, as head of Nalanda University – The Indian Express
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday ruled out reconsidering his decision not to seek second term as Chancellor of Nalanda University, saying that the government had decided “not to have me”. The 82-year-old economist’s decision to withdraw his candidature as the university Chair for the second term after complaining about political interference in academic matters […]
more…21 Feb, 2015
Hidden agenda: How EU-US trade deal could thwart “boycott Israel” campaign | The Electronic Intifada
Two members of the US Congress have introduced a bill that would turn a giant trade deal between the EU and US into a devastating weapon against the people of Palestine and all those seeking justice alongside them. Together with the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that is currently under negotiation, the proposed […]
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