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We Need to Disarm the Discourse on China

From racist tweets to rising hate crimes, the media’s anti-China propaganda has created a climate of aggression. Two weeks ago, a man drove a car into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, yelling “Where’s the CCP?” Arab Americans have been…

Despite Progress Made, Study Finds Some Leaded Paints Still Sold in the Philippine Market

EcoWaste Coalition and IPEN Push for Improved Compliance Monitoring and Other Measures to Advance Lead Paint Ban 21 October 2023. Despite the notable progress in banning lead in paint manufacturing, a new study found lead in some solvent-based decorative and…

Bharat Mata Pujan Kick Starts in Guwahati

Five-day festival to Celebrate the Legacy, Culture, and Traditions of the Land Guwahati: Bharat Mata Pujan 2023, organized with the aim to celebrate the legacy, culture, and traditions of the great land, kick starts on Thursday (1 Kati of 1430…

A “Human Chain” Calls to Stop Reclamation and Save Manila Bay

What was once the nature-rich, 190-kilometer (118 miles) Manila Bay coastline famous for its beautiful sunset, straddling the highly populous capital region of Metro Manila and several provincial regions, is facing severe environmental degradation called reclamation. These reclamation projects pose…

EcoWaste Coalition Campaigns for Clean and Eco-Friendly Elections

17 October 2023, Manila City/Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocacy group for a zero waste and toxics-free society, made a last-ditch appeal to candidates running for elective Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan posts to think of Mother Earth as they…

The 13th World Human Rights Cities Forum in South Korea: ‘Human Rights Cities Responding to Poverty and Inequalities’

October 4-7, 2023. The South Korean city of Gwangju hosted the 13th World Human Rights Cities Forum (a live and online forum) at Kimdaejung Convention Centre. This year, the theme was ‘Human Rights Cities Responding to Poverty and Inequalities’, which…

Bharat Mata Pujan to Showcase the Legacy, Culture, and Traditions of the Land

The art connoisseurs along with the patriotic citizens in the far eastern part of Bharat (India) gather at the Chandmari AEI field in Guwahati on 19 October (1 Kati of 1430 Bhaskarabda) for a five-day festival to celebrate the legacy,…

Mohammad Muizzu’s ”India Out’ Policy’’-Where It Will Take the Maldives?

After a fiercely contested presidential race in the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu emerged victorious on September 30. Muizzu has always been known as pro-China. It is believed that China’s influence on the country will increase with the hand of Muizzu. But,…

Lavrov arrives in Beijing ahead of Belt and Road forum

While in Beijing, Lavrov is expected to hold talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in the Chinese capital on Monday, starting his visit to Beijing which will host its third Belt and Road…

Fukushima Up Close, 13 Years Later

The world is turning to nuclear power as a solution to global warming, but it is postulated herein that it is a huge mistake that endangers society. One nuclear meltdown causes as much damage over the long term as a…

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