শনিবার, 25 ফেব্রুয়ারী 2012 13:56
Madonna T. Virola
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Download The remote province of Aurora is a promising tourism destination in the Philippines – blessed with natural attractions and historical sights.
But activists and locals are worried about its future given the government’s plans to build the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone or APECO, in the area.
Expected to be a major hub in the Pacific region, it’s also home to thousands of farmers, fisher folks and indigenous people.
Several protests demanding the project be halted have been staged.
And recent investigations by the anti-APECO international mission have revealed early signs of human rights violations in the project area, located in the isolated municipality of Casiguran.
Madonna Virola joins the investigation team to take a look.
Download If you’re keen to work at Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence, you’ll need to get at least one “tight Malay civet” suit and be sure not to wear anything that would “poke the eye”.
These phrases, alongside a swathe of others, are just some of the puzzling instructions found on the English-language version of the Defence Ministry’s website.
The English translation of the site has recently been removed, but not before sparking a controversy about the poor command of English throughout the country.
Download For the first time in history, Indonesian films have been selected for the final competition at the Berlin International Film Festival this year… making it the first time Indonesian directors and actors to walk the red carpet at the event.
“Postcards from the Zoo” is up against strong competition, but the film has already been snapped up countries such as Germany and Korea.
The Berlinale is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, along with the Academy Awards, Cannes and the Venice Film Festival.
With three other Indonesian films to be screened at the event, Indonesian filmmakers are fast making their mark on Europe’s big screens.
১৪ বছরের মালালা ইউসাফজাই হচ্ছে প্রথম পাকিস্তানী শিশু যে আন্তর্জাতিক শিশু শান্তি পুরষ্কারের জন্যে মনোনয়ন পেয়েছে। এ পুরষ্কার সেইসব সাহসী শিশুদের দেওয়া হয় যারা পরিবর্তন আনতে ভয় পায় না।
একই সময়ে সে তালিবানদের নারীশিক্ষা নিষিদ্ধে তার অনলাইন ডায়েরি প্রতিবেদনের জন্যে পাকিস্তানের জাতীয় শান্তি পুরষ্কার পেয়েছে।
মালালা সওয়াত উপত্যকায় থাকে। এটা পাকিস্তানী তালিবান এবং সরকারি বাহিনীর যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র।
এখন সে একজন শিশু অধিকারকর্মী যে ভবিষ্যতে কখনো রাজনীতিবিদ হতে চায়।
মুদাসসার শাহ প্রথম যখন তার সাক্ষাৎকার নেন তখন সে গা ঢাকা দিয়ে লিখত। এখন পুরষ্কারের মনোনয়ন পাওয়ার পর তিনি আবার গিয়েছিলেন।
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