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  • Philippines could face difficult time over remittance reliance

    MANILA--For the past five years, the Philippines has dodged the recession plaguing the developed world mainly because of the billions of dollars sent home by some 10 million Filipinos living or working abroad. But the picture is no longer that rosy. Last week, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP or central bank) reported that in March, remittances from overseas Filipinos grew at the slowest ...

  • What to do when you cant back down

    Beijing was quick to condemn the "barbaric act" by the Philippines. On the other hand, however, it reminded Manila of the "one China" policy, under which Taiwan is not to be treated as a state, and hence President Benigno Aquino should not apologize to either President Ma Ying-jeou or to the government of Taiwan. After Aquino said he would be guided by the "one ...

  • With long road ahead Myanmar cannot yet claim reform success

    BANGKOK--An official visit to the United States by Myanmar President Thein Sein this week should not be regarded as a celebration of the success of reforms in Myanmar. The job is far from finished, with many tough challenges still to be tackled, with no guarantee of success or ...

  • Xi Obama meeting coming at right time

    It was officially announced by both China and the US yesterday that Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with US President Barack Obama in California on June 7 and 8. This meeting will be somewhat "unofficial" because it will take place as Xi travels to three Latin American nations. Most interpretations of this visit have been positive; stating that it reflects that the Sino-US ...

  • Analysis Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

    President Barack Obama makes a statement next to Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius about contraceptive care funding in the press room of the White House in Washington, February 10, ...


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Incendiary: The Willingham Case

Incendiary: The Willingham Case

The case referenced in the title of Joe Bailey Jr. and Steve Mimss activist documentary Incendiary: The Willingham Case involved a man named Cameron Todd Willingham who was charged with purposefully setting a house fire in Corsicana, Texas, in 1991 that killed h ... ...

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  • The best ways to national unity

    , social entrepreneur and founder of Zubedy (M) SdnBhdAnasZubedy, Bukit Gasing assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran and PKR central committee member LatheefaKoya to discuss national unity and what are the best ways to move forward as a nation. The chat was moderated by Star online editor Philip Golingai. Philip: What is your take on National Unity? Rajiv: I think there is definitely room for ...

  • Leadership and nation building

    Being a leader is not just about holding an important position, but in carrying the amanah or trust, the leader will be held accountable to God. THE 13th General Election has come and gone and the leaders have been elected into Parliament and the State Legislative Assemblies. They have been chosen by voters to represent their interests, care for the welfare of the people and also drive the ...

  • A tale of two Islamist parties

    PAS is at a crossroads. The loss of Kedah as well as the fact that it has two seats less in the Dewan Rakyat weighs heavily on its leaders. It must surely now be pondering the ...

  • A lose-lose situation indeed

    I WOULD like to commend The Star’s Isabelle Lai for her excellent articles on the shameful rape of the virgin forests in Cameron Highlands. But if she were to make a root cause analysis, she would realise that all this rape boils down to the basic economic theory of demand and supply. As the population of the country increases, more virgin forests will have to be cleared for agricultural ...

  • No real efforts to nab the culprits

    I AM horrified to read the reports in The Star on the illegal land clearing going on at Cameron Highlands and the significant impact it is having on the environment. The Cameron Highlands Land and District Office is simply giving excuses for its failure to nab the workers doing the illegal land clearing, which will in turn lead to their paymaster and ultimate culprit. This shows its ineptitude. ...

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