http://indochinatoday.com/ en-us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:02:06 -0500 editor@technologyinnovator.com http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15407&sectionID=288 Geneva -- The U.N.'s top human rights official, Louise Arbour, has lashed out at Burmese authorities for obstructing aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis. Arbour called into question Burma's rights... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:25:26 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15405&sectionID=288 Bangkok -- United States naval ships with relief supplies for cyclone victims in Burma are leaving the area, because the Burmese government refused their help. As Ron Corben reports from... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:21:35 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15408&sectionID=288 The U.S. military says it will withdraw its warships from the waters off Burma after the ruling military government refused to allow the ships to deliver relief supplies to the... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:26:54 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15406&sectionID=288 Geneva -- The United Nations reports only about half of the 2.4 million survivors of Burma's devastating Cyclone Nargis have received assistance. But, it says that aid is generally spotty... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:24:26 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15354&sectionID=288 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Washington will remain committed to Asia, no matter who is in the White House. Gates told a high-level security forum, the Shangri-La Dialogue, in... Sat, 31 May 2008 15:25:41 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15325&sectionID=288  Bangkok -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Burmese military government's rejection of aid soon after the May second cyclone may have cost the lives of 'tens of thousands'... Sat, 31 May 2008 14:31:26 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15374&sectionID=293 A former Khmer Rouge government minister, facing charges of crimes against humanity before Cambodia's UN-assisted genocide tribunal, appealed for release from pre-trial detention in Phnom Penh on Wednesday May 21,... Fri, 30 May 2008 16:08:48 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15373&sectionID=293 The government has shut down a radio station in Kratie province, in what critics call a censoring of free press.   The station, Angkor Rotha, was shut down Wednesday after... Fri, 30 May 2008 16:07:36 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15372&sectionID=293 The submission of victim’s complaints has been slow in being processed by the Khmer Rouge tribunal, a leading rights group said. “We sent 77 complaints, among the more than 330... Fri, 30 May 2008 16:06:21 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15371&sectionID=293 Cambodians continue to suffer under a poor human rights situation and government repression, a Washington-based representative of Amnesty International said.   “It is a pathetic situation for Cambodian people, who... Fri, 30 May 2008 16:05:47 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15370&sectionID=293 The Funcinpec party said Friday at least 50 members had been forced to join the ruling Cambodian People’s Party in Siem Reap province. Chhum Sam, a Funcinpec commune leader for... Fri, 30 May 2008 16:04:33 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15369&sectionID=293 At least eight more residents of two villages in Kampot province have fled their homes, fearing arrest in a land dispute, rights officials and villagers said Friday. The residents, of... Fri, 30 May 2008 16:03:50 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15368&sectionID=293 Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday called for his government officials to work to curb inflation that has seen the price of goods increasing daily. The price of rice has... Fri, 30 May 2008 16:03:01 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15360&sectionID=293 National police on Friday clashed violently with protesters outside the Kandal province residence of Prime Minister Hun Sen, injuring six, rights officials said. The injured were among a large group... Fri, 30 May 2008 15:54:45 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15356&sectionID=293 Weeks ahead of Cambodia's general election, Prime Minister Hun Sen's government forces the closure of an independent radio station that gave airtime to the opposition. AFP PHOTO/Timothy A. CLARY Samdech... Fri, 30 May 2008 15:39:52 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15355&sectionID=285 Global food prices are still sky-high, but Cambodia has announced an end to its ban on rice exports, and Vietnam may soon follow suit. AFP Thai farmers harvest rice in... Fri, 30 May 2008 15:35:22 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15327&sectionID=288 Bangkok -- Burma's military government has begun forcing cyclone victims to leave relief centers and return to their homes in the devastated Irawaddy Delta.  U.N. officials are condemning the action.... Fri, 30 May 2008 14:36:19 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15326&sectionID=288 Geneva -- The United Nations reports logistical obstacles are making it difficult to get aid to cyclone victims in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta. U.N. officials say the Burmese authorities have now... Fri, 30 May 2008 14:35:12 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15367&sectionID=288 A World Food Programme (WFP) plane left from Cambodian capital Phnom Penh for Yangon on Saturday May 10, 2008 to deliver aid despite the risk of having supplies seized by the... Thu, 29 May 2008 16:00:54 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15357&sectionID=293 Burma's volunteer groups are helping villagers return to their land in the Irrawaddy delta in a bid to kick-start a rice harvest amid severe food shortages that linger in cyclone-hit... Thu, 29 May 2008 15:41:31 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15331&sectionID=288 Bangkok -- United Nations agencies warn that Burma's food shortages and escalating prices pose a threat to its food security. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, aid agencies also say... Thu, 29 May 2008 14:41:15 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15330&sectionID=288 Bangkok -- International relief agencies say Burma's military government has been granting visas to a larger number of foreign relief workers this week. But the agencies complain that once in... Thu, 29 May 2008 14:39:44 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15329&sectionID=293 State television in Burma says the country's new constitution is now in force, following approval in a national referendum that was completed last week in the country's cyclone disaster zone.... Thu, 29 May 2008 14:38:50 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15328&sectionID=290 Geneva -- The World Health Organization (WHO) warns hundreds of thousands of victims of Burma's devastating Cyclone Nargis face a potentially serious health crisis.  WHO and partner agencies are launching... Thu, 29 May 2008 14:37:20 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15366&sectionID=290 It's in the cool of the very early morning, when the people of Kampong Thom province have only just begun to stir, that the bird-watcher has the best chance of... Wed, 28 May 2008 16:00:08 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15358&sectionID=288 Ethnic Chinese families close to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen are playing a key role in putting Chinese companies in touch with top Cambodian officials, resulting in billions of dollars'... Wed, 28 May 2008 15:42:24 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15334&sectionID=288 Burmese state media have softened their stance toward aid workers, saying donors can go to any area affected by Cyclone Nargis. Cyclone-affected children lined up in the rain waiting for... Wed, 28 May 2008 14:44:42 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15333&sectionID=288 New Delhi -- India has sent relief and pledged assistance to two neighboring countries recently struck by natural disasters: Burma and China. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on India's... Wed, 28 May 2008 14:43:23 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15332&sectionID=288 Washington -- The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific region says he is not sure how much of the U.S. relief aid flowing into Burma is reaching the people... Wed, 28 May 2008 14:42:02 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15365&sectionID=285 Until war and the Communist revolution ravaged Cambodia, Phnom Penh, the country's capital, was known as the 'Pearl of the East'. The city's landscape was an exotic blend of French... Tue, 27 May 2008 15:58:46 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15364&sectionID=293 Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday called for all competing parties for July’s election to avoid violence, but observers say such advisories are rarely taken seriously at lower levels of... Tue, 27 May 2008 15:57:52 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15363&sectionID=292 Many Cambodians with HIV or AIDS continue to face challenges finding work or careers, thanks to lingering discrimination of the disease, officials said as they marked Global AIDS Week.  ... Tue, 27 May 2008 15:56:51 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15362&sectionID=293 Trainers for four of the competing parties for July’s general election received training themselves Monday, so that they can teach poll observation to monitors.   Some 240 members of the... Tue, 27 May 2008 15:56:19 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15361&sectionID=293 Representatives of nearly 900 families separately protested in Kampot and Battambang provinces Monday, claiming they suspected local officials of selling their land to private companies.   Nearly 100 protesters from... Tue, 27 May 2008 15:55:33 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15340&sectionID=293 Bangkok -- Burma's military government has extended the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for at least six months. Security forces also arrested about 20 opposition supporters. VOA's... Tue, 27 May 2008 14:53:17 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15339&sectionID=293 Washington -- As cyclone victims in Burma continue to suffer with little relief, the military government says voters in cyclone-devastated areas have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution for the country.... Tue, 27 May 2008 14:51:27 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15338&sectionID=288 Washington -- The United States Tuesday sharply criticized the Burmese government's decision to extend the detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. But President Bush said U.S. cyclone relief... Tue, 27 May 2008 14:50:16 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15337&sectionID=288 United Nations aid agencies say they have been able to reach about one million survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Burma, also known as Myanmar, with aid.  That is slightly more... Tue, 27 May 2008 14:49:38 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15336&sectionID=288 An official with the World Food Program says the Burmese government has given some aid workers access to cyclone-struck parts of the country, where they found people who had not... Tue, 27 May 2008 14:46:24 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15335&sectionID=288 New York -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he regrets the Burmese government's decision to extend the house arrest of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. The military government's decision... Tue, 27 May 2008 14:45:31 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15343&sectionID=293 Bangkok -- Burma's assurances that it will allow in international relief workers are being put to the test as aid agencies await visas for workers seeking to help victims of... Mon, 26 May 2008 14:57:06 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15342&sectionID=293 Bangkok -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has long had a policy of engaging with Burma, even when many countries have criticized its military government. Now, some regional political... Mon, 26 May 2008 14:55:51 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15341&sectionID=293 Washington -- The cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China require a huge disaster relief response by the respective governments. The twin disasters have also prompted worldwide offers of... Mon, 26 May 2008 14:54:21 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15344&sectionID=293 Bangkok -- The United Nations secretary general said after a weekend international donors' conference in Burma he is optimistic the military government there will give international aid workers unhindered entry... Sun, 25 May 2008 14:58:04 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15353&sectionID=288 Washington -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is frustrated by the Burmese government's handling of the humanitarian crisis in the cyclone-devastated country. He is urging the military government to... Mon, 12 May 2008 15:23:25 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15352&sectionID=288 Washington -- U.S. officials say Burma's government has agreed to allow a single U.S. military aircraft carrying relief supplies to land in the country on Monday. Also, the UN's World... Mon, 12 May 2008 15:22:30 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15351&sectionID=288 Bangkok -- The United States has delivered its first load of humanitarian supplies for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma, and announced it is raising its relief donation to more... Mon, 12 May 2008 15:16:49 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15345&sectionID=293 Fort Wayne -- With most of the country cut off from the outside world, communicating with family and friends in Burma is a key concern. The most that many can... Mon, 12 May 2008 15:00:20 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15350&sectionID=288 Geneva -- A Red Cross plane loaded with 35 tons of equipment and materials has landed in Burma. The International Committee of the Red Cross says most of the relief... Sun, 11 May 2008 15:15:09 -0400 http://indochinatoday.com/index.php?articleID=15349&sectionID=293 Bangkok -- At least 10,000 survivors of the May 3 cyclone in Burma have left hard-hit Irawaddy Delta areas, searching for food, clean water, and medicine. The government confirms more than... Sun, 11 May 2008 15:14:06 -0400