Myanmar junta says will keep power if voters abstain |
- Myanmar junta says will keep power if voters abstain
- US interest in Asia waxes again
- French rocking to an English rhythm
- The Kelantan equation in Galas
- Some good news for Obama from Israel "Tea Party"
- China kicks off population census after 10 years
- Some good news for Obama from Israel "Tea Party"
- ANALYSIS - Bomb plot could raise costs, but who pays?
- Brazil steps toward post-Lula era with Rousseff
- Suicide bomber wounds 32 in Istanbul's main square
- Video shows China ship to blame for collisions: lawmakers
- Use of gold dinar will stop currency war, says Mahathir
- Penang Gerakan asks DAP state govt to explain 27% water rate rise
- Two months jail for Ameng Spring
- Etiqa completes merger with Mayban Life Assurance
- Catholic Philippines steps up security for All Saints' Day
- Indonesia denies failures in tsunami aid effort
- Clinton visits Cambodian genocide museum
- Alcohol more harmful than heroin, crack cocaine: study
- Bosnian war rapes still an open wound, 15 years on
| Myanmar junta says will keep power if voters abstain Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:05 AM PDT YANGON, Nov 1 — Myanmar's military rulers threatened today to cling to power if the public abstained from voting in Sunday's long-awaited election and blamed foreign media for trying to derail the poll. The military, which has run the country since a 1962 coup, said 13 foreign news organisations had colluded with opposition movements to discourage ...
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| US interest in Asia waxes again Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:14 AM PDT It has taken nearly a decade, but after being distracted so long by the so-called War on Terror, the United States appears to have retrieved the ball it dropped back on 11 September 2001, and is now anxious to return to the Asian region as a full-time player.
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| French rocking to an English rhythm Posted: 31 Oct 2010 11:52 PM PDT A new generation of French rock bands are emerging who are breaking a major taboo by singing in English.
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| The Kelantan equation in Galas Posted: 31 Oct 2010 11:57 PM PDT Both the Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional must start from discovering the sentiments of Kelantan before they can fight for recognition. And the one who can better display the local characteristics of Kelantan will be the ultimate winner in Galas
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| Some good news for Obama from Israel "Tea Party" Posted: 31 Oct 2010 11:38 PM PDT TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A "Say No to Obama" event in Israel drew only 100 supporters on Sunday to the launch of an Israeli version of the Tea Party movement that is challenging the U.S. President in Tuesday's mid-term elections. 
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| China kicks off population census after 10 years Posted: 31 Oct 2010 11:04 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched a once-in-a-decade census on Monday in an exercise that will form a basis for policy-making in the world's most populous country, but is likely to face resistance from residents wary of government officials. 
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| Some good news for Obama from Israel "Tea Party" Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A "Say No to Obama" event in Israel drew only 100 supporters on Sunday to the launch of an Israeli version of the Tea Party movement that is challenging the U.S. President in Tuesday's mid-term elections. 
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| ANALYSIS - Bomb plot could raise costs, but who pays? Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Security fears triggered by the air freight bomb plot could increase the costs of global trade and fuel debate over the technology needed to screen packages and who should pay for it, transport officials said on Sunday. 
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| Brazil steps toward post-Lula era with Rousseff Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's president-elect Dilma Rousseff vowed to step up the fight against poverty without forfeiting economic stability in Latin America's largest nation when she takes over from her charismatic former boss on Jan 1. 
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| Suicide bomber wounds 32 in Istanbul's main square Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:31 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber wounded 32 people in an attack targeting Turkish police in Istanbul's main square on Sunday, an area teaming with tourists and shoppers. 
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| Video shows China ship to blame for collisions: lawmakers Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:48 PM PDT TOKYO, Monday 1 November 2010 (AFP) - Japanese lawmakers on Monday said a coast guard video shows a Chinese trawler intentionally ramming Japanese vessels in an incident that sparked the worst row in years between the Asian giants.
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| Use of gold dinar will stop currency war, says Mahathir Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:46 PM PDT Governments should consider the use of the gold dinar to stop a currency war, says Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
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| Penang Gerakan asks DAP state govt to explain 27% water rate rise Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:43 PM PDT Penang Gerakan has urged the DAP state government to explain why water charges in the state have been increased by 27% from today.
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| Two months jail for Ameng Spring Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:41 PM PDT Wan Aminuddin Wan Ismail or better known as Ameng Spring, the lead singer of pop group Spring, was sentenced to two months jail and fined RM4,000 by the Magistrate's Court here today for consuming drugs.
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| Etiqa completes merger with Mayban Life Assurance Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:38 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Monday 1 November 2010 (Bernama) -- Etiqa, the composite insurer and takaful operator, has completed its merger with Mayban Life Assurance Bhd.
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| Catholic Philippines steps up security for All Saints' Day Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:36 PM PDT MANILA, Monday 1 November 2010 (AFP) - The Philippines stepped up security as millions across the mainly Catholic country headed to cemeteries to honour the dead on All Saints' Day Monday.
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| Indonesia denies failures in tsunami aid effort Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:35 PM PDT PADANG, Monday 1 November 2010 (AFP) - Indonesian officials on Monday denied reports that aid is rotting in ports as desperate tsunami survivors scavenge for wild roots a week after the disaster that killed around 450 people.
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| Clinton visits Cambodian genocide museum Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:33 PM PDT PHNOM PENH, Monday 1 November 2010 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured Cambodia's genocide museum on Monday during a visit to the capital in which she is expected to urge the country to respect human rights and fight corruption.
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| Alcohol more harmful than heroin, crack cocaine: study Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:32 PM PDT LONDON, Monday 1 November 2010 (AFP) - Alcohol is more harmful than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, a new study by British researchers said Monday.
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| Bosnian war rapes still an open wound, 15 years on Posted: 31 Oct 2010 01:31 PM PDT By Katarina Subasic FEATURE SARAJEVO: Enisa Salcinovic knows a lot about sports. From basketball to rugby, she easily names top players and teams because watching matches is the only thing that does not trigger painful memories.TV sports, six different daily pills and an exhausting job as a cleaning lady have become the 55-year-old widow's mechanism for coping with her horrific 40-day ordeal of imprisonment, rape and torture during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. The nightmare began in late June 1992 when a former colleague of Salcinovic's husband Nusret started tormenting her after Nusret was taken prisoner by Serbs. "The first time he forced me to have oral sex in front of my parents," she said as she broke down in tears. "After that he raped me every time he came, every time he was off work." "Part of me died... it's a shame I cannot bear," the mother of two whispered, wringing her trembling hands. Salcinovic, whose husband was killed by Serbs in 1992, is one of at least 20,000 mostly Muslim Bosnian women whom government officials say suffered sexual abuse during the bloody inter-ethnic conflict. These atrocities, along with similar torture in the 1990s in Rwanda and west Africa, prompted the UN Security Council to adopt a groundbreaking resolution 10 years ago on Sunday. Gruesome torture The first to address the impact of war on women, Resolution 1325 calls on all parties to take special measures to protect women and girls from sexual violence and rape in conflict situations. In Bosnia, the spotlight was recently thrown back on the gruesome torture by the directing debut of Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie, who in October started filming a love story set during the Bosnian war. Reports that the storyline included rape not only opened old wounds but also divided victims' groups – exposing unease that wartime suffering was being exploited for political influence. In Salcinovic's hometown of Foca, Serb soldiers and paramilitaries detained, raped and tortured hundreds of Muslim women for months during the war in what the media dubbed "rape camps". One of the most notorious sites was the Partizan sports hall, right above the police station. After assaulting her at home for a period, Salcinovic' tormentor took her there. "The soldiers were coming in, taking girls and women in and out, sometimes raping them there," she said of the Partizan hall. Finally in August the women were bussed out, deported to neighbouring Montenegro and later to Macedonia or Serbia. Salcinovic and her two daughters --who were nine and eight-years-old at the time – spent the next 12 years in various refugee camps before coming to Sarajevo in 2003. She was among the first to break a taboo about wartime rapes and speak out publicly. Today, she heads the Association of Concentration Camp Torture Survivors (ACCTS) of Sarajevo area, helping other women to cope with the trauma and move on. Her campaigning, along with that of other associations and non-governmental organisations, forced the government of Bosnia's Muslim-Croat Federation – one of two semi-independent post-war entities along with the Serb-run Republika Srpska – to adopt a law in 2008 recognising women's status as war victims. This status ensure victims a monthly financial aid of 260 euros and easier access to health care. Painful recovery In the Republika Srpska, survivors have had a much harder time getting recognition, with only one commission to asses both veterans and civilian victims. "One commission deals with potential perpetrators of the crimes and their victims," Bosnian ombudswoman Jasminka Dzumhur said. A coalition of NGOs is working with the UN Population Fund (UNPFA) and Bosnia's Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees to create an overall strategy to give women survivors equal status across the country. But everybody – survivors, NGOs, officials and doctors – agree that this is only one small step in an extremely slow and painful recovery process for the women. According to UNPFA, 80% of the survivors still experience psychological and physical symptoms. "Those women mostly suffer from a chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as from depression," said Dubravka Salcic Dizdarevic, a doctor at a Sarajevo hospital and a leading Bosnian psychotherapist. "They have nightmares, flashbacks and feel shame and guilt," she said. "Many suffered multiple trauma as their husbands were killed, they were raped and then forced to flee leaving all their possessions behind". Despite her coping strategies, Salcinovic said there are still days when she cannot face getting up in the morning. "Sometimes, when I am alone at home, I find myself staring at television screen but not watching it," she said. "I am in Foca in 1992." - AFP
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