http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/970/ en_GB_uk South East Asia http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/159046/1/ BANGKOK, Mar 20 (IPS) - New technology, religion, and the market must be harnessed to secure basic toilet facilities for Asia's rural and urban poor, sanitation experts from the region said here Thursday. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/156711/1/ A new mobile phone service launched in Singapore aims to extend the reach of government e-services to the public and business users on the move. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/156296/1/ The Internet is set to play a critical role in poverty eradication efforts by providing unprecedented access to knowledge to the poor billions, according to experts gathered at a global knowledge conference. Hosted by the Global Knowledge Partnership, a multi-stakeholder platform by and for various sectors, the summit was a celebration of ten years of partnerships and the sharing of knowledge for the common goal of ICTs for development. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/151744/1/ BANGKOK, Jul 27 (IPS) - Dr. Weng Tojirakan was in a defiant mood the morning after he was detained by the police at the Criminal Court in the Thai capital. "This happened because of the tyranny in our country," the 56-year-old medical doctor said in an interview Friday. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78869 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 http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/149102/1/ BANGKOK, May 10 (IPS) - By standing up to pressure from big pharmaceutical companies over cheap anti-AIDS drugs, Thailand may have created an opening in global trade rules that will permit developing countries to more readily break patents in times of public health emergencies. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/148264/1/ UNDP-APDIP and APC WNSP release a publication on Gender and ICT which says access to ICTs benefits women. This e-primer examines the role of women in ICT, and to ensure their equal participation in the Information Society. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77949 Singapore-based AMIC is organizing the RadioAsia Conference 2007 at Singapore Expo. The conference will supposedly challenge the perception that technology alone is responsible for driving change in communications. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/146153/1/ This APDIP e-note provides an overview of the policy considerations that are needed to promote ICT usage among SMEs. It discusses critical components for a comprehensive policy and legislative strategy that would address the various policy, legal, market, technical and social considerations needed in order to create conditions conductive for encouraging ICT-enabled SMEs. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/145077/1/ 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. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76356 The site compiles comprehensive write-ups on the tsunami that inform about aid and assistance after the disaster, its social effects and the environmental lessons learnt from it. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76338 Visit Reuters AlertNet's Indian Ocean Tsunami page for news, analysis and regular updates. Also check out photographs, features and blogs put up on the site. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76337 The Housing and Land Rights Network works on promoting the human right to adequate housing among people in South Asia. Visit their website for information on the international legal aspects of human rights to shelters, housing and land. Also check out their reports and statements on the post-tsunami rehabilitation work. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76327 ActionAid was among the numerous NGOs to respond to the tragedy, launching its emergency response in all the affected countries - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Maldives and Somalia. Click here to access the tsunami information centre by ActionAid and find out how ActionAid is bring hope to people in the affected countries. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76306