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	Topan Burma Memaksa Militer Menyerah May 10th, 2008 by Ronald Aung Nai and King Kong Janoi Kerusakan parah akibat topan Nargis di Burma lambat diungkap. Pekerja kemanusiaan dan pemerintah menyatakan sedikitnya korban tewas 30 ribu orang bahkan ada yang memperkirakan jumlahnya mencapai ratusan ribu jiwa. Ada kekhawatiran angka ini terus bertambah akibat kolera dan penyakit bawaan air lainnya yang menyebar ... (more...) No Comments »


	Burma’s Cyclone Brings the Military Government to Their Knees May 10th, 2008 by Ronald Aung Nai and King Kong Janoi The incredible devastation cause by Cyclone Nargis in Burma is being slowly revealed. Aid workers and the government say at least 30,000 are dead some estimate the number is in the hundreds of thousands. There are fears that the number of dead will continue ... (more...) No Comments »


	Sri Lankan Tsunami Baby Still Homeless May 10th, 2008 by Ponniah Manikavasagam Three and half years after the tsunami hit eastern Sri Lanka’s more than 30 thousand people still do not have homes. One of these homeless families belongs to the ‘tsunami baby’. Three month old Abilash was found washed away by the tides; he had ... (more...) No Comments »


	Setelah Tiga Tahun Tsunami Sri Lanka, Bayi Abilash Tetap Belum Punya Rumah May 10th, 2008 by Ponniah Manikavasagam Setelah tiga setengah tahun tsunami menerjang Sri Lanka bagian timur, lebih dari 30 ribu orang masih belum punya rumah. Salah satunya adalah keluarga bayi tsunami. Abilash yang ketika itu berusia tiga bulan ditemukan hanyut terbawa gelombang dan sangat mengejutkan ia selamat. Banyak pasangan mengaku orangtuanya ... (more...) No Comments »


	Saga of Restoring Pakistani Judges May 10th, 2008 by Mudassar Shah The newly established Pakistan civilian government says it will restore the judges sacked by President Musharaff on the 12th of May. If you remember, Musharraf accused the chief justice of corruption and ousted some 60 senior judges when he imposed a state of ... (more...) No Comments »


	Para Hakim Pakistan Yang Dipecat Musharraf Kembali Aktif May 10th, 2008 by Mudassar Shah Pemerintah Pakistan yang baru dibentuk mengatakan, pada Senin pekan depan akan mengaktifkan kembali para hakim yang dipecat oleh Presiden Musharaff. Pada November lalu, Musharraf menuding ketua hakim korupsi dan memecat 60 hakim senior ketika ia memberlakukan keadaan darurat. Keputusan untuk mengembalikan para hakim itu ... (more...) No Comments »


	Perkosaan dan Penganiayaan Anak Meluas Di Afghanistan May 10th, 2008 by Zubair Babakarkhail Awal pekan ini di Afghanistan, seorang anak perempuan berusia delapan tahun, diperkosa oleh sepupunya sendiri serta beberapa temannya. Keempat laki-laki itu telah mengakui kejahatannya dan polisi menangkap mereka. Sebagian pihak khawatir, kasus kekerasan seksual serupa semakin meningkat. Kelompok perempuan menuntut pemerintah Afghanistan menghukum mereka yang ... (more...) No Comments »


	Rape and Child Abuse Widespread in Afghanistan May 10th, 2008 by Zubair Babakarkhail Early this week an eight years old girl was rapped and killed by her cousin and his friends in Afghanistan. Four boys admitted to the crime and have been arrested by the police. There is mounting concern that cases of violence like this against ... (more...) No Comments »

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ON AIR THIS WEEK

Cyclone brings Burmese military to its knees: Now aid workers say at least 20,000 are dead and tens of thousands more injured. There are fears that the number will rise due cholera and other water-borne disease breaking out amongst the two million people made homeless by the cyclone.The Burmese military is under mounting pressure to allow UN aid workers unlimited access to deal with the disaster. However, as our correspondents report, they are resistant to receive outside help.

Cambodian school children drop out of school after the WFP stops providing rice: Global stocks of rice are at their lowest in two decades. As a result rice prices have more than doubled since the start of the year. The United Nations World Food Programme’s spokesperson, Paul Risley, says the “poorest of the poor” will go hungry because their agency can’t afford to buy rice. As of this month the United Nations World Food Programme has suspended free breakfasts to nearly half a million school children. Sorn Sarath from VOD went to visit one of the schools affected to see the impact.

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