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Malawi: Should there be a Sex Workers Bill

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 20/11/2009

Marshal discusses Sex Workers Bill in Malawi: “Recent media reports pointing that the government intends to come up with a Sex Workers Bill with an aim of protecting sex workers in the country, shocked quite a few of us.”

English Gender Law Malawi Politics Roundups Sub-Saharan Africa

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Kenya: Inventor of the World Wide Web lands in Kenya

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 20/11/2009

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is in Kenya: “Credited with inventing the World Wide Web(WWW), Sir Tim Berners- Lee is in town and was today at the Strathmore University for an Interactive IT education session for IT professionals, students and innovators.”

English Internet & Telecoms Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Technology

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Maldives: Tolerance

Posted by Rezwan on 20/11/2009

Jadulla Jameel at Madulu Blog comments: “In Maldivian society, as in rest of the world we need more tolerance and respect towards each other. Then and only then, we will be able coexist peacefully in the present and in future.”

English Human Rights Maldives Roundups South Asia

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Global Health: World Toilet Day Raises a Stink

Posted by Juhie Bhatia on 19/11/2009

While it may sound like a bad joke, today's World Toilet Day focuses on a not-so-funny issue impacting almost half the world's population -- a lack of toilets and sanitation.

Brunei Development English Environment Ethiopia Feature Gender Health India Oman Science Singapore Thailand United Kingdom Weblog

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Bangladesh: Corruption Reduction Policy Under Question

Posted by Rezwan on 19/11/2009

This year Bangladesh improved her position in the Transparency International corruption perception index. However citing some recent lapses, Habib Siddiqui questions: “How committed is Bangladesh Government about boosting the Corruption Perception Index?”

Bangladesh English Governance Roundups South Asia

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