International
Myanmar: Hunting Endangered Animals in the Jungles of Myanmar
Jun 9, 2016
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Katie Arnold, Al Jazeera
The Asiatic black bear, characterised by the white crescent that adorns its chest, is a globally threatened species that roams a vast territory stretching from…
Climate Change: NATO Secretary General: “Climate Change is Also a Security Threat”
Jun 9, 2016
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Shiloh Fetzek, The Center for Climate & Security
In advance of the NATO Summit Warsaw in July, the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg sat down for an interview with POLITICO Europe. When…
Myanmar: Team Investigating Missing Gem Funds Submits Report to Myanmar Government
Jun 9, 2016
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Radio Free Asia
A team investigating the disappearance of nearly U.S. $100 million in funds belonging to a gem association submitted its findings on Wednesday to Myanmar's minister…
Colombia: Colombia Rural Strike Stands Strong as Police Repression Mounts [Photos]
Jun 9, 2016
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teleSUR
Tens of thousands of peasants, rural workers, and Indigenous people in Colombia have been fighting against massive land inequality and privatization decrees, as well as…
Côte d’Ivoire: Ivory Coast Land Disputes Threaten New Violence as War Refugees Return
Jun 9, 2016
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Joe Bavier, Reuters
A post-war economic recovery has made Ivory Coast the darling of investors in Africa. But as refugees from the war trickle back - around 16,000…
India/Pakistan/Kashmir: Kashmir: A Water War in the Making?
Jun 9, 2016
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Baba Umar, The Diplomat
Today Pakistan and India are locked in a bitter water conflict. Though diplomatic exertions have prevented a major escalation, both countries are entangled in legal…
Nigeria: Nigeria Delta Avengers Say Oil Rich Region Could Break Away
Jun 9, 2016
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TV360Nigeria
A Nigerian militant group, which has claimed a string of attacks on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta, said on Thursday the region might break…
China/Japan/East China Sea: A First: Chinese Naval Vessel Enters Senkaku Contiguous Zone in East China Sea
Jun 9, 2016
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Ankit Panda, Diplomat
Early on Thursday, a Chinese Navy frigate entered the contiguous zone adjacent to the 12 nautical mile Japanese territorial sea around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands…
DRC: Congo Mining Sector Sheds 3000 Direct Jobs since Last Year- Chamber
Jun 8, 2016
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Aaron Ross, Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo's mining sector has lost at least 3,000 direct and 10,000 subcontractor jobs since commodity prices began to tumble last year, the…
Rwanda: "Feminine" Virtues Blamed for Unequal Land Rights in Rwanda, Research Shows
Jun 8, 2016
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Anna Pujol-Mazzini, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Female "silence and submissiveness" continue to be valued feminine traits in Rwanda, stopping women from taking advantage of equal land and property laws, researchers said.
Afghanistan: Afghan Security Forces Deploy to Prevent Illegal Mining
Jun 8, 2016
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Rahim Faiez, Associated Press
Afghan authorities are deploying security forces to ensure that insurgents fighting to overthrow the government do not benefit from illegal mining, an official said on…
Myanmar: Forest Dept Replants Trees in Shan State
Jun 7, 2016
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Maung Zaw, Myanmar Times
More than 100,000 trees will be planted in northern Shan State by mid-June to mark World Environment Day, forestry officials said. Kyaukme district forest department’s…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan, Turkish Company Sign MoU for Extension of Kajaki Hydropower Dam
Jun 7, 2016
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Khaama Press
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Energy and Water of Afghanistan and a Turkish company for the extension of Kajaki…
Myanmar: Kyaukphyu Farmers Refuse Pipeline Compensation
Jun 7, 2016
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Su Phyo Win, Myanmar Times
Holdout farmers are threatening to sue the Southeast Asia Gas Pipeline Company unless they receive the compensation they demand for damage caused by a pipeline…
Iraq: Iraq is Pumping Oil at Record Pace Despite Chaos
Jun 7, 2016
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Matt Egan, CNN
Iraq is pumping more oil than ever before, even as ISIS-fueled chaos grips parts of the Middle Eastern country. Iraq, which relies on oil to…
Myanmar: Fragrant Oil, Rare Fungi, Big Bucks
Jun 7, 2016
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Ann Wang, Frontier
The remote northern town of Putao is poised to reap rich rewards from a project that capitalises on the production of a prized raw ingredient…
Colombia: In Colombia, Abundant Water Brings No Security
Jun 7, 2016
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Stratfor
The country is just as vulnerable as those that have much less water.
Myanmar: Myanmar Targets Closure of Notorious Wildlife Trade Hub on Chinese Border
Jun 7, 2016
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Agence France-Presse
Myanmar authorities plan to shut down a notorious border town where exotic animal parts are sold openly, an official said on Tuesday, as Southeast Asia…
China: We Have No Fear of Trouble': China Talks Tough over South China Sea
Jun 6, 2016
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Tim Hume, CNN
A senior Chinese admiral strongly defended his country's activities in the South China Sea Sunday, restating Beijing's sovereignty in the region and warning it "had…
Afghanistan: Illegal Mining of Lapis Lazuli Fuels Taliban's Rise in Afghan Province
Jun 6, 2016
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Joe Boone, The Guardian
Struggle for control of mines producing blue stone is claiming lives in Afghanistan’s once peaceful province of Badakhshan.
Afghanistan: Blood Lapis: How Mining Funds Afghanistan’s Violence
Jun 6, 2016
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Megan Alpert, Foreign Policy
In northern Afghanistan, a man ties a 200-pound chunk of lapis lazuli to his back and hauls it down a mountain that is too steep…
Afghanistan: India Out to Damage Pakistan’s Water Interests on Kabul River
Jun 5, 2016
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Khalid Mustafa, The News
Afghanistan’s authorities with the help of Indian experts have completed the feasibilities and detailed engineering of 12 hydro-power projects with capacity to generate 1,177MW of…
Afghanistan: Greed, Corruption and Danger: A Tarnished Afghan Gem Trade
Jun 5, 2016
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Mujib Masal, New York Times
The local people called the militia’s takeover of the giant lapis mine in northeastern Badakhshan Province a white coup — easy and bloodless. Perhaps, but…
Afghanistan’s First-Ever Environmental Short Films Contest Held for World Environment Day
Jun 5, 2016
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UNDP
Filmmakers, actors and writers from across Afghanistan today received awards in the country’s first-ever Environmental Short Films Contest, organized by the United Nations Development Programme…
Iraq: As Iraq Repays Debt, Lukoil Pledges to Unlock Investment
Jun 3, 2016
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Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
Iraq has positively surprised oil majors by starting quickly to repay accumulated debts, the head of Russia's Lukoil said, pledging more investment to allow OPEC's…
South Sudan: IMF Warns of Further Deteriorating Economy in South Sudan
Jun 3, 2016
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Sudan Tribute
The world’s economic centre house - the International Monetary Fund (IMF) based in New York - has warned of further deteriorating economic situation in South…
Japan: Japan Protests Chinese Gas Rig Construction in East China Sea
Jun 3, 2016
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Ryutaro Abe, The Asahi Simbun
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida lodged a protest with the Chinese Embassy on June 2 after the ministry confirmed that China is constructing drilling towers in…
Myanmar: Minister Promises to Ban Timber Trade
Jun 3, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Ohn Win, minister for natural resources and environmental conservation, says he is working to stop timber extraction completely this financial year.
Myanmar: Chinese Delegation Visits Myanmar Locals Displaced by Controversial Dam Project
Jun 3, 2016
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Kyaw Myo Min, Radio Free Asia
China’s ambassador to Myanmar met on Friday with residents forced to relocate for the construction of the controversial China-backed Myitsone Dam project in Kachin state…
Myanmar: USDP to Sue Newspapers over Gems Corruption Story
Jun 3, 2016
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Sam Yamin Aung, The Irrawaddy
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), has said it will sue two Burmese weekly newspapers... for defaming former President Thein Sein and the USDP…