Asia

The Malayalam Humanist magazine “Manavadrishyam” was launched 14 November, 2012, with a formal event that took place at the Collage of Commerce, a leading college in Kannur, Kerala, India. A well known short story writer, Shihabudheen Poithumkadavu, did the honours…

The balance of economic power is expected to shift dramatically over the next half century, with fast-growing emerging-market economies accounting for an ever-increasing share of global output, according to a new OECD report. Divergent long-term growth patterns lead to radical…

Letter from The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy to The Delegates, 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China The Delegates – 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Great Hall of the People Beijing [via] H. E. The Ambassador of…

Week-long celebrations surrounding the 21st Santa Magdalena March for Peace and the Environment was held in Santa Magdalena town in Sorsogon province, the southernmost province of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The photo here depicting students involveds in…

  Australia’s best-known documentary film-maker, David Bradbury, was prevented by the Tamil Nadu Police from entering Idinthakarai. It is reported that he was stopped at Thomas Mandapam, a few kilometers before Idinthakarai, by the police and taken to Radhapuram Police…

The Rakhine Buddhists are demonstrating against the Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya but it needs to be noted that these local minority group Muslims have been living without especial difficulties around Rakhine region for centuries. They are part of general society. They…

By Ramesh Jaura* Much to the chagrin of several millions in Japan and beyond, who are relentlessly campaigning for a nuclear weapons-free world, the government in Tokyo has declined to join an initiative calling for efforts to outlaw nukes out…

By Martin Khor* Recent government actions by Indonesia and India to issue compulsory licenses are extending the trend in Asia to increase access to cheaper medicines to treat serious ailments, especially HIV/AIDS, cancer and hepatitis B. The supply of generic…

The  historic signing of the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Malacañang   October 15, 2012, is cause for celebration not only for the people in southern Mindanao but for all…

This is an English version of the special interview with Karipbek Kuyukov on August 30, 2012 in Astana, Kazakhstan during the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament conference. The original Japanese version is on the interview section of Nuclear Weapon…