Full Coverage: South East Asia

24.01.2007 "Massive environmental damage" and "serious human rights abuses" by the mining industry in The Philippines are condemned today in a new report that warns expansion plans are set to make the problems worse.

24.01.2007 The deployment of large numbers of Indonesian soldiers to the Punkak Jaya region of West Papua in response to the killing of two soldiers has caused an estimated 5,000 tribespeople to flee into the jungle.

19.01.2007 A few minutes with Al Santoli and you begin to think world peace isn't that unreachable after all. He spoke with OneWorlders about his work building peace in Southeast Asia and what others can do to promote peace worldwide.

18.01.2007 Environmental, human rights and occupational health workers from 14 Asian countries attending the fifth Waste Not Asia (WNA) conference have called for adoption of Integrated Zero Waste Management instead of polluting technologies like incinerators. The conference also called upon the UN and affiliated bodies to condemn and end the promotion of incinerators and other materials destruction technologies.

17.01.2007 Coffee lovers the world over are unknowingly drinking coffee grown illegally inside one of the world’s most important national parks for tigers, elephants and rhinos, says a leading wildlife conservation group.

17.01.2007 A coalition of anti-coup groups says it intends to stage street protests against the military junta in Thailand this week.
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16.01.2007 OneWorld Person of 2006 finalist Al Santoli, who has helped to spread peace through community development in a strife-torn region of the Philippines, will be chatting live online Thursday, January 18 from 2-3 pm (EDT). Post your question for Al today.

14.01.2007 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose life we celebrate this week, was widely condemned during the late 1960s for his public antiwar stance. His speech linking antiwar arguments with civil and human rights priorities is as relevant today as it was then.

08.01.2007 Several OneWorlders nominated Santoli and his organization for their inspiring efforts to build peace and security through community development.

02.01.2007 An HIV/AIDS and drugs education programme for junior and high schools has been developed by the National AIDS Commision (KPA) in Bali Province, Indonesia. The programme, infusing two methods of intra and extra curricula activities, has been implemented in six out of nine cities/regencies.

02.01.2007 While Imported fruits reign the local market, several researchers started to develop local fruit resources, one of which is mangosteen, that recently has an increasing demand for export.