By Sean Healy
Thai authorities plan to deport up to 3000 Burmese dissidents to third countries, including Australia. All Burmese student dissidents must register for "resettlement" with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) by
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By Sam King
JAKARTA Suharto's fall and the mass movement that overthrew him have inspired a massive increase in the struggle for democracy in Indonesia's "autonomous province" of Aceh. On November 4, more than 30,000 people demonstrated in Aceh
Networker: Do technologies converge?
The information technology world is awash with talk of "convergence". This means different things to different people, but its simplest meaning is: television, telephones and personal computers are all merging
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Animal consciousness
"Unlike animals, human beings have consciousness, which means our intellect, personality and imagination are part of how we relate to each other." (GLW #382)
By what logic has the author come
By James Balowski
Later described by the president of Indonesia, Sukarno, as nothing more than "a ripple in the mighty ocean of the revolution", the "G30S/PKI [September 30 Movement/Indonesian Communist Party] affair", as it came to be dubbed,
Jabiluka faces another obstacle
By Jim Green
The future of the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory is in doubt. The Northern Land Council (NLC), following a full council meeting on October 19-21, advised Energy Resources of Australia
By Jim Green
Accomplishing as little as possible was the aim of some participants — including the United States and Australian governments — at the fifth conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn, Germany,
Looking out:' . . . www.booondocks.com'
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Boon-docks (boon' doks') pl.n. Slang. 1. Wild and dense brush; jungle. 2. Rural country; backwoods." — The American Heritage Dictionary The United States should be grateful for
Marina Carman
The Sydney Morning Herald revealed on November 2 that author Naomi Wolf was being paid A$23,000 a month to advise US Vice President Al Gore on how to win over younger voters.
In Australia, 1970s feminist Anne Summers was hired by
By Dr Amjad Ayub
On October 29, Pakistan's new "chief executive", General Pervaiz Musharraf, set up a seven-member National Security Council (NSC) to oversee the running of the country. Contrary to his early claims, none of the council members are
JAKARTA — On October 30, Green Left Weekly's SAM KING spoke with REINHARD SIRAET about the history and prospects of the student democracy movement in Indonesia. Siraet is coordinator of the international department of the Indonesian National
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