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Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?

Posted by Aparna Ray on 17/11/2009

Can ICT truly preserve and protect distinct identities and culture? Does ICT by its very intervention introduce an element of Westernization amidst the indigenous culture that it purports to preserve and protect? What is the optimum balance between preserving traditional knowledge and embracing remi ...

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US/ASEAN: Obama Should Press Asian Leaders on Rights

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 12/11/2009

(New York) - US President Barack Obama should urge Asian leaders at the first ASEAN-US summit to unite in addressing the region's most pressing human rights concerns, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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Bird Island Nest House: A beautiful dome of sustainability

Posted by AditiJ on 02/11/2009

Amalgamating creativity with sustainability is the Bird Island Nest House. Designed by Grant Associates, the structure deriving inspiration from the bird inhabitants of Bird Island wraps the dwelling within a functional and beautiful woven dome,...

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“Fast for the Nation, Peace for Malaysia”

Posted by Mong Palatino on 05/10/2009

“Fast for the Nation, Peace for Malaysia” or Fast4Peaceinitiative aims to invite all Malaysians to become a positive force for change by uniting in a common fast for one day, and committing to at least one act of kindness to another person.

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Malaysia upholds caning sentence for Muslim woman

Posted on 29/09/2009

Amnesty International has urged the Malaysian government to place a moratorium on the punishment of caning after an appeal court upheld a six strokes caning sentence given to a Muslim woman for drinking alcohol in public. Shariah Court of Appeal in the State of Pahang upheld the sentence imposed ...

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