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Nepal Ban urges all parties to maintain momentum to hold elections within timetable
24 May 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all parties in Nepal to overcome remaining political obstacles to hold the country's next elections within the existing timetable. In a statement, Mr. Ban's spokesperson said the Secretary-General "has been following events in Nepal closely," and "urges all parties to maintain momentum by overcoming the remaining political obstacles ...
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UN rights experts call for stronger protection of victims of caste-based discrimination
24 May 2013 150 More than 260 million people across the world are still victims of human rights abuses due to caste-based discrimination, United Nations independent experts warned today, urging South Asian countries to strengthen legislation to protect them. "Caste-based discrimination remains widespread and deeply rooted, its victims face structural discrimination, marginalization and ...
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Nepals Tibetan Refugees Struggle Under Chinas Shadow
KATHMANDU Tibetan refugees in Nepal say they face increasing restrictions from Nepalese authorities due to pressure from China. VOA correspondent Aru Pande talks to Tibetans who, for decades, have made the Himalayan country their home. Dolma Lama learned to weave Tibetan carpets from her mother - who fled Tibet and settled in Kathmandu after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese ...
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Obama Urges Military to Stamp Out Sexual Assaults
U.S. President Barack Obama says sexual assaults in the U.S. military undermine trust in the armed forces. The president used a commencement speech at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland Friday to tackle recent reports of widespread sexual violence in the military. "Those who commit sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that ...
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Legacy of cruelty by Islamists should end Bangladesh educationist
Bangladesh educationist Azad Chowdhury called for the banning of the country's biggest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, and blamed the organisation for misusing Islam and committing the wartime atrocities during the 1971 liberation war. In an interview, Chowdhury blamed the Jamaat for butchering intellectuals in huge numbers. "Jamaat is an organized party, they had a legacy of this sort of ...
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Suicide blast leaves 4 killed several injured in NW Pakistan
Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): At least four people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber hit a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city Friday afternoon, local media reported. Urdu TV channel Dunya said that the blast happened at about 2: 00 p.m. (local time) when an unknown suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the mosque located in a seminary in Hafiz ...
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PCB to soon bring umpires under domain
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it would soon introduce new rules to bring Pakistan umpires under its 'domain' so that they can keep a check on their behaviour. The PCB made this statement in the wake of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision to withdraw Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf from the ICC Champions Trophy following his questioning in connection with the ...
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Pak releases 45 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture
Pakistan has freed 45 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a goodwill gesture, officials have said. Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso decided last week to release the Indian fishermen who have already served their sentences, reports The News. The authorities released a group of 45 prisoners from Karachi, Malir prison who later boarded a bus that will take them to the eastern ...
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China clears Boeing 787s for commercial service
Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a certification for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Thursday, a milestone for the 787 to begin commercial service in China. The CAAC presented Boeing with a Validation of Type Certification (VTC), indicating that the design of the 787 Dreamliner is compliant with China's aviation regulations and that China endorses ...
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Sub-standard construction material led to Bangladesh building collapse says govt report
A Bangladesh Government report into the collapse of a multi-storied factory building has uncovered a series of violations. The report revealed that the building had been constructed with sub-standard materials on unsuitable land. According to the BBC, it also recommended life sentences for the building's owner and the owners of five garment factories operating there. The Rana Plaza collapse ...
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Nawaz Sharifs govt. faces urgent calls to address violence against journalists
The new government of Pakistan has faced urgent calls to address the country's appalling record of violence against journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists has said in a major new report that a total of 23 journalists were murdered in the past decade, with not a single conviction, reports The Independent. The CPJ's Asia programme coordinator Bob Dietz said that the government, ...
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Osama doc Afridi was denied asylum in US reveals report
Jailed Pakistani doctor, Shakil Afridi, who helped the US track down Osama bin Laden, had applied for asylum in the US but was denied by authorities, according to a classified Pakistani government report. The 357-page Abbottobad Commission Report, which has yet to be made public, said also that Afridi was convicted by a tribal court on bogus charges, and that it has undermined Pakistan's ...
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Pak SC says only federal govt. can initiate treason trial of Musharraf
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, while hearing the six identical petitions against former Pakistan Army Chief and president Pervez Musharraf, has observed that it is the jurisdiction of the federation to lodge a complaint and constitute a special court for his trial for subverting and abrogating the constitution. On the other hand, Musharraf's counsel, Ahmed Raza Kasuri, made it clear that his ...
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UN plans six-day mission to Afghanistan Pakistan
Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Humanitarian emergency directors from various UN agencies will travel on a six-day mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United Nations said Thursday. During the visit from May 26 to June 1, the directors will see for themselves "the ongoing humanitarian operations in the countries and look into ways in which the humanitarian community can strengthen its ...
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UN appeals ruling in favor of whistleblower
The United Nations is appealing a U.N. tribunal's ruling in favor of a whistleblower who accused senior colleagues of retaliating after he alleged corruption in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. Last week, representatives of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon filed an appeal challenging the finding by the U.N. Dispute Tribunal and the $65,000 award to James Wasserstrom, an ...
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5 climbers feared dead on worlds third-highest peak in Nepal
Five men who disappeared earlier this week trying to climb the world's third-highest mountain are feared dead, searchers leading the recovery effort in Nepal said on Friday, saying few could survive this ...
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New online HR management system
AITI's Information Management System - is built on the Microsoft SharePoint platform and is slated to bring about a "new way of working for ...
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36 UBD ITB students depart for Japan
Some of the 36 UBD and ITB students, who will be going to Japan as the second batch of Bruneians under the JENESYS 2.0 programme for this year, listening to a pre-departure briefing at the Japanese Embassy in Kiulap on May 16, 2013. Picture: BT/Ubaidillah ...
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Nurses play vital role in strengthening health care
Acting Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health Hjh Siti Mariam (C), Acting Senior Nursing Officer of Suri Seri Begawan Hospital in Kuala Belait Hjh Mariah (L), and Speech and Language Therapist at Suri Seri Begawan Hospital Meela Adreeyana (R), during the symposium at the Kuala Belait Convention Hall. Picture: BT/Sally ...
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Way to save Malay in global culture
YOUNG people in Brunei must be imbued with certain values to ensure the preservation of Malay ethical structures and establish "Malay-ness" within the global culture, which is dominated by the English ...
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Societal approach key to tackle health issues
Minister of Health YB Pehin Dato Hj Adanan (L) shaking hands with Director-General of WHO Chan Fung Chun Fu-Chun. Picture: Courtesy of Ministry of ...
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MinDef grants eight development projects to 7 local contractors
A representative from LSL Sdn Bhd (R) receiving signed contract documents from Permanent Secretary (Defence and Development) Colonel (Rtd) Pg Dato Paduka Hj Azmansham Pg Hj Mohamad. Picture: BT/Md Asdeny ...
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Google looking to build wireless networks in Southeast Asia Africa - report
, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. According to the report, Google is "deep in the throes" of the effort to build wireless networks for people outside major cities where wired Internet connections are scarce. It said Google plans to team up with local companies in some of the countries to ...
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Zahra Shahid Hussain Politician who worked for a better Pakistan
The politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, who was shot dead outside her home in Karachi, spent much of her life trying to help the less fortunate people of ...
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Brunei Red Crescent Society To Receive Visit From Msian Delegation
Kuala Lumpur - A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regional office in Kuala Lumpur will be visiting Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent from May 27 to May 28 for a series of courtesy calls and meetings with the authorities and its primary partner in the country, Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society (BDRCS). Mr Jeremy England, Head of ICRC Kuala Lumpur regional ...
Pakistan Feature
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Pakistan's darkest hour
What began as the normal monsoon season has turned into the greatest disaster, the greatest humanitarian crisis and the worst floods ever seen in the history of Pakistan. According to the UN, the disaster in Pakistan from 2010 floods is now worse than the 2005 earthquake in the country and the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia combined.
It is a catastrophe of mammoth proportions and the challenge faced by a centrally weak government is how to get food aid to the some 6 million in need of help and provide relief facilities to the 20 million people impacted by the disaster. Read more
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