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commentary: The Big picture 2012-05-23
23 May 2012, 9:37 am
Welcome to this week's edition of the Big Picture. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did selecting those photos. And remember that you can write your own comments when you click on those photos and bring up the photo viewer page. Express yourself and let us know what you think! Race start Photo by: Ed Fahey Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Photo by: Action Sports Photography Casey Stoner ...
commentary: Myanmar's power supply a political concern
23 May 2012, 12:40 am
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - Power shortages in Myanmar could become a political concern and a threat to ongoing reforms in the country if the government wrongly addresses the issue by politicising it and trying to blame armed ethnic groups.
commentary: Reproductive Health: Sidelined but irrepressible
22 May 2012, 12:40 am
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - When the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill (House Bill 4244) made it past Committee on Population in the Philippines early in 2011, legislators and civil society organizations supporting RH were ecstatic. They had reason to be, for after 14 years of being bottled up in committee, the RH bill had blasted its way to the plenary and appeared to have the momentum.
commentary: Racing past should not be forgotten
21 May 2012, 10:26 pm
During the next week there will be no shortage of stories about the Indianapolis 500.From Ryan Briscoe winning the pole to no-bump Bump Days to record fines for various infractions, Indy has plenty to offer.