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Myanmar’s sham elections, the Civil Disobedience Movement, and the Government of National Unity
On December 29, elections will begin in Myanmar – the Burmese call them sham elections —which will be held until January 11, 2026, with a subsequent phase. Meanwhile, the junta’s army has been heavily bombing villages in the areas occupied…
How the Kamko app, created by a journalist in rural Nepal, is helping Nepalis gain digital literacy
In many villages of Nepal, young people now use smartphones for important work. They apply for jobs, check documents, and search for information online. But many still do not know which websites are official and which ones are not. This…
PEC Condemns Murder of a Scribe, Attacks on Bangladesh Newspapers
Geneva, 22 December: Expressing serious concern over the current volatile situation in Bangladesh, which erupted after the murder of a young leader, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) urges the caretaker government in Dhaka to…
EcoWaste Coalition and IPEN Urge PH to Join Other Countries in Nominating Lead Chromates for Listing as Hazardous Chemicals in Rotterdam Convention
21 December 2025, Quezon City. The environmental health and justice groups EcoWaste Coalition and International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) renewed their call for the Government of the Philippines to join the growing number of countries seeking the inclusion of lead…
Widespread Violence in Dhaka Following Hadi’s Death
By Sheikh Arif (Dhaka Bureau) Following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson for ‘Inqilab Manch’ (a political organization formed after last year’s student-led mass uprising) and a potential candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency in the upcoming February elections, students…
QUILL AND THE FLAME: Handing Down the Torch of Journalism
by Ruther Ray C. Ruado “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel,” the philosopher Socrates famously believed. On December 6 and 13, 2025, at San Vicente Elementary School (SVES) in Baguio City, Philippines, that…
MAIA brings Smokey Mountain Demolitions and Proposed WtE Incinerator to Congress
Makabayan Bloc Files House Resolution 592, and the House Housing Committee Hears Smokey Mountain Residents’ Demands December 16, 2025. —Pressed to defend their homes against intimidation and illegal evictions for a 100 MW Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incinerator, the Manila Anti-Incinerator Alliance…
EcoWaste Coalition Backs Senator Risa’s Proposed Inquiry on Health Risks Posed by Unauthorized Health Products
18 December 2025, Quezon City. The environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has signified its support for the inquiry proposed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros to address the health risks posed by the proliferation of unauthorized supplements and other health…
Redefining Aravalli, The Oldest Hill Chain: Why A Matter Of Concern?
The coming generations will hardly believe that there was a chain of the oldest mountains, namely the Aravalli hills, on the Indian earth and they will read only in books that the hills spread over 800 km from Gujarat to…
Let’s give a new meaning to the word solidarity.
My Dear Friend, As a person who joined my local YMCA in 1979 as a youth and then became an Executive Secretary of the National YMCA in 1988, I had the opportunity to work with the people in the North…
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