Global agency issues flood recovery appeal following pallid 2010- 2011 international donations to worst disaster in Pak history With another extreme monsoon season predicted, government and aid agencies aim for recovery solutions now that reduce future disaster risks Islamabad, Pakistan– Wednesday, May 30, 2012 — Although millions of people in flood-devastated southern […]
Recognition Awards 2012 | Philippines: Palawan Bomb Attack ‘Extortion and Politics’ Seen with Arrest
This article was chosen as one of the best published so far in 2012 on Ground Report. The winners received a prize of $60, which comes from an anonymous donor. Palawan bombings: Extortion and Politics seen as behind Palawan Blasts – confirmed with Arrest by Mike Cohen Puerto Princesa City: Police on Palawan island have […]
Brazil: ‘Hands That Cure, Words That Heal’
Written by Paula Góes With their herbs, gestures, prayers and comforting words, the “doctors of the people” are an important element of Brazilian popular culture and religious syncretism. Folk healers are found throughout the country, but play a special role in remote areas, where medical professionals are scarce and allopathic medicine is inaccessible. In a […]
Philippines: Cyber attacks blamed on Scarborough stand-off leads to alert
Manila – The leading University, the sites of popular bloggers and writers, as well as news organizations web sites have noted a an increase in attempts to take over servers. In one case the actions succeded – when hackers struck and defaced the website of the University of the Philippines. Mostly with chinese langugae text […]
Philippines: Palawan bomb attack “Extortion and Politics” angles seen with Arrest
Palawan bombings: Extortion and Politics seen as behind Palawan Blasts – confirmed with Arrest Puerto Princesa City: Police on Palawan island have ruled out terrorism in a pair of holy week ‘scare bombing’ attacks. The weapons used be designed not to cause widespread injury but spread panic according to the Philippine local governments and interiror […]
Gandhi Global family always worked for peace, harmony of State: Verma
New Delhi/Jammu, April 04 (Scoop News) – Mr Sat Paul Verma was today presented the civilian award Padam Shri by the President of India Pratiba Singh Patil at Rashtarpati Bhawan, New Delhi. Mr Verma has been conferred the prestigious civilian award for his lifelong social work, besides his contribution towards spreading Gandhian ideology in […]
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