Constitution Current Events Constitution Portfolio #6 http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/7645-burmese-govt-maintains-restrictions-on-religious-freedom-us.html After reading this article about religious restrictions in Burma‚ I found it ironic how in the U.S.‚ we have a Constitution to protect our freedoms‚ but in Burma and many other countries‚ everything that is said and done is controlled‚ monitored‚ or restricted by the government. Throughout the course of four to six months‚ the government
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How big of a problem is child labour today? Over 246 million children across the world are thieved of their childhoods and taken to work in unsafe‚ treacherous conditions. From mills to agriculture‚ children are being used as slaves‚ being treated like dirt. From a mere age of 5‚ children are captured and sent to work for at least 12 hour days. This work damages them not only physically‚ but mentally and socially. It is estimated that 22‚000 children die every year in work related accidents. The
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deficiency for proper infrastructure. The small sized region is a biodiversity hub‚ having one of the highest biodiversity density found anywhere in the world. The North East is a true frontier region. It has over 2000 km of border with Bhutan‚ China‚ Myanmar and Bangladesh and is connected to the rest of India by a narrow 20 km wide corridor of land. One of the most ethically and linguistically diverse regions in Asia‚ each state has its distinct cultures and traditions. From times immemorial‚ India’s
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thinks that Wikipedia is bad. Many times no one in China can read it or add to it.[2] Some parents block parts of the Internet they think are bad for children to see. Well-known examples of the whole Internet being blocked are in North Korea[3] and Myanmar. 1.MAIL: Electronic mail (or e-mail or email) is an Internet service that allows those people who have an e-mail address (accounts) to send and receive electronic letters. Those are much like postal letters‚ except that they are delivered much faster
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mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus‚ Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India‚[2] Nepal‚ Sri Lanka‚ Myanmar‚Mauritius‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Suriname‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚[3] and Fiji. The name "Diwali" is a contraction of "Deepavali" (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvalī)‚ which translates into "row of lamps".[4] Diwali involves the lighting of small clay
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Imagine being on the run for fourteen days‚ no food‚ no water and no rest. Your legs are numb‚ your mouth is as dry as sandpaper and you have lost all hope. This was the experience of a young man who was forced to flee a genocide in Myanmar‚ just last year. Good morning 8A and Ms. Cosman. Today‚ I will talk about the significance of two important words‚ “never forget.” It is crucial that we never forget the horrors of the Holocaust and the lessons that it offers. Sadly‚ since the Holocaust‚ genocides
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Youth in Extreme Poverty: dimensions and policy implications with particular focus on South East Asia Richard Curtain Professional Associate National Institute for Governance Curtain Consulting‚ Melbourne www.curtain-consulting.net.au 2 November 2004 1. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to present estimates of young people in poverty in the world‚ with particular reference to South East Asia. The paper also describes the efforts by countries in the latter region to overcome poverty
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Hunger Index (GHI) Report places India amongst the three countries where the GHI between 1996 and 2011 went up from 22.9 to 23.7‚ while 78 out of the 81 developing countries studied‚ including Pakistan‚ Nepal‚ Bangladesh‚ Vietnam‚ Kenya‚ Nigeria‚ Myanmar‚ Uganda‚ Zimbabwe and Malawi‚ succeeded in improving hunger condition. Poverty Situation The division of resources‚ as well as wealth‚ is uneven in India - this disparity creates different poverty ratios for
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PF/2762 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - A STRATEGY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF BANGLADESH INTRODUCTION 1. The post cold war era seemed to be indeed promising. The people found states with the aspirations of enhancing the individual and group security. Thus internal security is the prime responsibility of a nation state for the overall national security. “The former Soviet Union had to pay heavily for their ignorance of internal matters and giving priorities to ’Perestroica’ and other reforms”
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History of Air Asia AirAsia Berhad‚ is a Malaysian low-cost airline. It operates scheduled domestic and international flights and is Asia’s largest low fare‚ no frills airline. AirAsia was a pioneer of low cost flights in Asia. It is also the first airline in the region to implement fully ticketless travel and unassigned seats. However‚ as of 5 February 2009‚ AirAsia has implemented allocated seatings across all AirAsia flights‚ including in their sister airlines‚ Indonesia AirAsia and Thai AirAsia
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