Posted by Tharum Bun to Global Voices Online Rising serious tension between Cambodia and Thailand started when UNESCO, on July 7, 2008, declared temple of Preah Vihear as a World Heritage site. The 11th century temple has long been a subject to dispute between the two nations; in 1962, Hague-based International Court of Justice ruled […]
Southeast Asia: Coping with the Rice and Food Crisis
by Mong Palatino Food prices continue to rise in the world market. People are concerned about the soaring cost of rice, which is the staple food in the Southeast Asian region and in many parts of the world. Governments are now re-examining their food and agricultural policies in order to prevent consumer panic and social unrest. […]
First pyramid in found in Europe-Great Find!
A mission to rescue workers from a coal mine, at Visoko, about 20 miles northwest of Sarajevo, has unearthed what could possibly be the first known pyramid in Europe. Team leader Semir Osmanagic, a Bosnian archaeologist who studied the pyramids of Latin America for 15 years, believes that what has been uncovered is an ancient […]
UJIAN NEGARA VS UJIAN DAERAH(PROPINSI)
Secara pribadi, saya akan bilang ujian negara sebaiknya di sesuaikan dengan kemampuan standar pendidikan masing-masing daerah. Hal ini terjadi karena pemerintah di nilai masih kurang berhasil memeratakan pendidikan di seluruh Indonesia sampai ke pelosok-pelosok daerah sehingga terjadi kasus yang memalukan akhir-akhir ini. Seperti yang di beritakan di media cetak ataupun media elektronik bahwa pasukan […]
Zimbabwe: Post-election violence on the rise
– by Ndesanjo Macha The election crisis in Zimbabwe continues: there are reports from the mainstream media, bloggers and human rights organisations about state organised post-election violence against supporters of the opposition, the main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has left the country for Botswana fearing for his life and the “ship of evil” continues to draw bloggers’ attention. […]
Pakistani Movie ‘Khuda Ke Liye’ Released in India
A Pakistani Movie with the title ‘Khuda Ke Liye’ (In the name of God), a Box Office hit in Pakistan has come to India and screened in Mumbai. A movie from Pakistan is being screened in India, after a lull of over 40 years. After the Indo-Pak war of 1965 when Pakistan banned Indian movies, India […]