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‘Give plantation workers a better deal’
Humayun Kabir 16/10/09
Malaysia’s plantation sector should come under the ambit of the Rural and Regional Development Ministry and be accorded the same privileges and benefits that settlers covered by the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) enjoy, the Malaysian (...)
The struggle for full independence — 10 years on
Dili Mericio Akara 06/10/09
What is commemorated as Timor Leste’s (East Timor) “liberation” is the United Nations-facilitated referendum on August 30, 1999. East Timor was already an independent country, as a result of the pro-independence political party Fretilin declaring (...)
Activists face oil company, state repression
25/09/09
The article below is an open letter issued by “Concerned Teachers, Students, Writers, Artists, and Activists Around the World”. It is abridged from Mrzine On September 2, the members of a nationwide alliance in Banladesh — the National Committee (...)
Melanesian land alliance formed
Tim Anderson 21/08/09
In June, several Melanesian community groups met in Madang, Papua New Guinea, to create a land defence group. The Melanesian Indigenous Land Defence Alliance (MILDA) will coordinate efforts in the region to help traditional families maintain (...)