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Envi Group Urges PH Government to Prioritize Children’s Health and Safety Laws
As the country commemorates National Poison Prevention Week, environmental NGO BAN Toxics highlights the need to intensify efforts to protect children from exposure to highly hazardous chemicals found in everyday items designed for them, such as toys, school supplies, childcare…
Why does Bangladesh Urge ‘Well-timed Military Diplomacy’ Amid Myanmar’s Provocations Along the Border?
by Ozair Islam Notwithstanding misinformation about Bangladesh’s Saint Martin, and Myanmar’s persistent provocations, Bangladesh rightly pursues the concept of “defense diplomacy” with Myanmar in a nonviolent manner. The Myanmar border situation can only be resolved by “diplomacy”, according to Bangladesh’s…
Stop Red-Tagging and Criminalization of Social Development Workers
Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI) expresses deep concern over the series of actions by state agents using the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act against human rights defenders, political activists, and most recently, social development practitioners who…
Inflation, economic crisis and uncertainty in Bangladesh
In January 2009, when the Awami League came to power through a landslide victory in December’s general elections, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina saw terrorism and militancy as key factors threatening the security of the entire region. During the 2001-2006 rule…
When will Assam NRC Scam-stars be Punished!
Just ahead of the first Parliamentary session, a letter was sent to Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, who was reinstated to lead the Union government in New Delhi after General Elections 2024, seeking PM Modi’s intervention in the updation of…
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly to the stars
The name Yuri Gagarin is known throughout the world as the first man to orbit the Earth. His historic flight took place on 12 April 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Less well known, however, is Valentina Tereshkova, the Soviet…
More Proudly Made in the Philippines Paints Pass Third-Party Lead Safe Paint® Certification
A-Plus Paints Pass Independent Lead Safe Paint® Verification 21 June 2024, Talisay City/Quezon City. A-Plus and three other paint products of FH Colors & Coatings Corp. have been certified “lead safe” following a meticulous third-party verification confirming compliance with the…
BAN Toxics Pushes for Toxic-Free School Supplies for Children’s Health and Safety
As retailers begin to display various school supplies for early back-to-school shoppers, the toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics urges parents to be cautious when purchasing these items. They warn that some products may contain harmful chemicals like lead and phthalates,…
Why Does the Role of the Election Commission of India not Seem Beyond Doubt?
by Jag Mohan Thaken Chandigarh, India. While deciding a case, Lord Hewart, the then Lord Chief Justice of England, laid down a dictum– “Justice must not only be done but must also be seen to be done”. “It is not…
One More Pakistani Journalist Killed: PEC Expresses Shock
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, expresses utter shock over the relentless murder of journalists in Pakistan, as the South Asian nation has lost its seventh scribe to assailants this year. Condemning the gunning down…
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