Full Coverage: South East Asia

29.06.2007 The International Red Cross has made a rare public denunciation of Myanmar's continued violations of international humanitarian law against civilians and detainees. The armed forces' use of detainees as porters is singled out.

29.06.2007 On May 30, 2005, along with three other persons I received a letter of death threat sent to my office by a person using a name of M. Julfikar from the defender of the New Order. In the letter he said that that I am a communist and disturbing stability in relation to the fights for justice for the Trisakti and Semanggi Student Shooting case (TSS) and accordingly within 15 days I will be executed.

28.06.2007 According to the study, 48% of Papuans are unaware of HIV/AIDS, and the number of AIDS cases per 100,000 people in Papua is almost 20 times the national average. In addition, the percentage of people who reported being unaware of HIV/AIDS increased to 74% among uneducated populations in the region.

28.06.2007 Thirty years after fleeing Vietnam, Andrew Lam rediscovers old family letters and tries to recognize the childhood innocence he left behind and decides to write a letter addressing his young self.

24.06.2007 Kehittyvien maiden välinen Tieteen, Teknologian ja Innovaation keskus päätettiin perustaa YK:n johdolla Malesiaan. Malesian ministeriön hallinnoima keskus tukee Etelä-Etelä -välistä teknologian siirtoa, säännösten luomista sekä maiden välistä tutkimusta ja yhteistyötä.

21.06.2007 WASHINGTON, Jun 21 (IPS) - Environmental campaigners are urging several heavyweight investment firms, including Credit Suisse, Barclays, Fortis Group and Merrill Lynch, to shoulder some responsibility for a catastrophic mud volcano on the Indonesian island of Java that resulted from a gas project the firms helped fund.

20.06.2007 A new report, No one should have to live like this, urges UN agencies, international donors, NGOs and the Bangladesh government to solve a 15-year refugee problem involving thousands of people who fled Myanmar.

20.06.2007 The July/August issue of World Watch Magazine covers a broad range of topics, including the impact of toilet paper on climate change, carbon offsets 101 and palm oil plantations in Malaysia.

19.06.2007 Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is today spending her 62nd birthday under house arrest - bringing her detention to 11 years and 238 days.

18.06.2007 The logging operations conducted by some Asia Pulp & Paper subsidiaries are situated inside Senepis forest block which is a potential habitat of endangered Sumatran tiger. Meanwhile, the local environmental agency says that PT RUJ, a company associated to Asia Pulp & Paper, did not comply with the procedure in conducting Amdal.

18.06.2007 Decades of irregular migration to Malaysia have resulted in large numbers of undocumented children living alone on the street with no family ties and a government that does not recognize them as citizens.

15.06.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 14 (OneWorld) - A globally minded think tank is calling on governments and disaster relief organizations to work for peace when disaster strikes in conflict zones.

14.06.2007 After a visit to Indonesia, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General has voiced "deep concern" over evidence of arbitrary detention, torture, harassment and the restriction of movement of indigenous Papuans who speak out about human rights violations.

14.06.2007 Aid workers have discovered the first cases of "extensively drug resistant" TB among migrants from Myanmar, intensifying fears about untreatable infectious diseases propagating in the army-ruled former Burma.
From: Reuters AlertNet

12.06.2007 FSPI report the case of violence and shooting against the peasants in Tanak Awu, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara to the UN Commission of Human Rights in Jakarta. This time, the case is reported to the special delegation of UN Secretary Hina Jilani.

12.06.2007 Environmentalists are accusing Malaysia, which is the world's largest producer and exporter of palm oil, of upsetting biodiversity as it brings more land into oil palm cultivation.

11.06.2007 In early June, the 14th conference of the 'Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora' (CITES) will be held in the Netherlands. Friends of the Earth Netherlands wants governments to combat deforestation by taking CITES measures to regulate trade.

11.06.2007 The EoF Investigation found Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) involved in illegal logging in a concession belonging to its competitor in Kampar Peninsula forest block. EoF found that over 4,500 hectare of natural forest has been clearcut for acacia plantation where around 1,500 ha of cleared land remain unplanted.

10.06.2007 The human rights situation in Cambodia is "parlous" and donors should call the government to account in an aid consultation later this month, according to a leading Asian rights group.

07.06.2007 The third World Electronic Media Forum (WEMF3) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 10-11 December 2007. The meeting is expected to attract broadcast executives, policy makers, academics, journalists, visionaries and decision makers from around the world. The agenda will include the safety of journalists and preserving the world's audiovisual archives. Read on...