Community Radio in Bangladesh, some Potentiality and preservation

Kamrul Hasan 4 years ago Region: Bangladesh

  Community Radio: A ‘community’ is considered to be a group of people who share common characteristics or interests such as sharing a single geographical location i.e. a specific town, village, or neigh... more

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Turkmen Leader Seeks Longer Term

IWPR 4 years ago Region: Turkmenistan

  The constitutional reforms recently announced in Turkmenistan appear geared toward strengthening the powers of the president rather than achieving a balance of power between executive, legislature and judiciary, NB... more

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Fiji Government Raises Income Tax Threshold, Lowers Trade Duties

David Brant 5 years ago Region: Fiji

Acting Finance Minister Filipe Bole of Fiji's interim government has announced that his Department has raised the nation's minimum income tax threshold from $9000 to $15,000 (U.S.), a move which is getting mixed reactions ... more

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Chinese Olympic Torch delayed on Mount Everest

Jonathan Mitchell 5 years ago Region: Nepal

NEPAL, Namche Bazaar - Hampered in their efforts by an early onset of the south Asian Monsoon, the Chinese Olympic Torch is still stuck on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, delayed by bad weather, according to reports fro... more

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Over 100 Tibetan protestors arrested in Nepal

Jonathan Mitchell 5 years ago Region: Nepal

NEPAL - Police on Friday arrested over a hundred pro-Tibet protestors outside the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu. Demostrators shouted "China liars" and "We want a free Tibet," according to reporters at the scene. Tibetans... more

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BBC correspondent banned from Everest Base Camp by Nepalis

Jonathan Mitchell 5 years ago Region: Nepal

NEPAL, Namche Bazaar -- In a further crackdown by Nepalese authorities on any hint of pro-Tibetan protests on the Nepal side of Mount Everest, Nepalese officials have reportedly expelled BBC Nepal Correspondent, Charles Ha... more

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Oil Painting Originated In Asia, Buddhist Cave Paintings Suggest

David Brant 5 years ago Region: Afghanistan

“This is the earliest clear example of oil paintings in the world, although drying oils were already used by ancient Romans and Egyptians, but only as medicines and cosmetics."  Thus spoke Yoko Taniguchi concer... more

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Rice Prices Bring on Rice Rustlers in Asia

David Brant 5 years ago Region: Philippines

Rice, which is the staple food for half the world, saw its futures contracts rise just about 3% to $21.60 per 100 pounds on the Chicago Commodities Exchange today, sparking Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to a... more

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Stain on US Diplomatic Etiquette

Mohan Nepali 5 years ago Region: United States

US ambassador to Nepal Nancy J. Powell has broken the universal diplomatic etiquette as she interrogated Nepal’s security officials regarding security systems. She went to eastern Nepal on 17 March and gathered secur... more

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Thai Politics - Now What?

Lers Thisayakorn 5 years ago Region: Thailand

        Thai politics - now what? The former Thai Premier Taksin Shinawatana has returned to Thailand to fight his corruption cases on February 26, 2008. Will his return be developed into a social ... more

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