Engineers of the soul
Engineers of the Soul: Ideology in Xi Jinping’s China by John Garnaut
Freedom
PNG Cybersecurity Law to target ‘cowards’ who ‘slander’: PM
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has forthrightly stated that a main thrust of the nation’s new Cybersecurity Law is to target so-called “cowards” on the internet who “bully or slander”.
HK umbrella movement one year on
One year on from the pro-democracy protests that brought Hong Kong to a standstill, organisers admit that China’s Communist leadership shows no sign of budging on reform, but a spark could reignite the movement.
Nobel Peace Prize: Meet some of the 2014 nominees
The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is due to be announced later this evening by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Australian TV current affairs program grills Fiji leader
The region’s largest meeting of the year, the Pacific Islands Forum, kicks-off next week in Cairns and will be without official representation from Fiji or its interim prime minister and coup leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
Insights into Burmese icon Suu Kyi
Burma’s recently released democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has given more insight into the affects upon her and her family after 15 years of incarceration.
Inaugural Pacific Media Summit 2009
“Breaking Barriers – Access to Information”: Mark Scott, Session 6 Relationships and Role of Development Partners – Friends or Neo-Colonialists Pacific Partner, Pacific Friend: ABC International
Claims lese majeste overused in Thailand
While there are many stated differences between Thailand’s competing political parties, their one constant – as with all Thais – is a reverence for the Thai royal family. But with new charges facing academics, and censorship being suggested for community radio stations and internet conversations on the king and monarchy, the reasons behind legally imposing … Continue reading “Claims lese majeste overused in Thailand”
Court first for Indian brain scan technology
An Indian court in July became the first in the world to convict a suspect based on evidence from some widely-unproven brain scanning technology. In one Indian state alone, around 75 crime suspects and witnesses have undergone the controversial technique since 2006. But fellow scientists, ethicists and the forensics community are extremely apprehensive about the … Continue reading “Court first for Indian brain scan technology”
The Branch Davidians and the Waco Media 1993-2003
From WorldWide Religious News.
