Look East Policy: An opportunity or uncertainty
UNDER THE Look East Policy of the Central government, Moreh an Indian town in Chandel district of Manipur bordering Myanmar was projected as one of the Land Custom Station (LCS) in the North-East regi...

‘Barua had close ties with Khaleda’s son’
| ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Barua maintained close links with former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Zia, and the two had interacted in at least three meetings, leading to the...

Northeast is best hope for tigers
| China has approximately 50 or fewer tigers living in the wild but efforts to stabilize the population in the bleak northeast are starting to pay off, a conservationist said on Monday. | The populati...

Ally for the Poor in an Unlikely Corner
| Andrew Witty is not quite as young or as buff as Anderson Cooper, but he does do interviews in shirtsleeves from the slums of Nairobi and rural hospitals in Uganda. | What makes that unusual is that...

Houston health care entities target Burmese refugees
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Houston health care entities target Burmese refugees
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India prepares to tackle Chinese threat in Andamans
Port Blair: In view of the Chinese presence in Myanmar's Coco Islands, just 40 km from the Andaman and Nicobar, and its increasing military activity in the Indian Ocean, India is planning to plug gaps...

Australia to increase aid to Burma
| Australia is to increase humanitarian aid to Burma to help the country to be ready for political change, Australia's foreign minister has said. | Stephen Smith said Burma could not be allowed to dec...

India to plug gaps in security of Andaman & Nicobar islands
| In view of the Chinese presence in Myanmar's Coco Islands, just 40 km from the Andaman and Nicobar, and its increasing military activity in the Indian Ocean, India is planning to plug gaps in th...

Northeast chief ministers urge stricter vigil along borders
Agartala/Shillong/Aizawl: India's northeastern states have called for stricter vigil along the international borders they share with Bangladesh and Myanmar and early completion of border fencing to ch...

Woman bites tiger! Amazing picture of maneater being nipped on the nose by animal trainer

| Delivering a loving nip to the tip of a tiger’s nose, this woman proves the big feline is just a pussy cat as she prepares him for his performance in the upcoming Chinese Lunar Year festivitie...

Fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China - expert
| BEIJING (Reuters) - China has an estimated 50 or fewer tigers left living in the wild, but efforts to stabilise one population in the bleak northeast are starting to pay off, a conservationist said ...

Australia boosts aid to Myanmar, sanctions remain
| CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will boost humanitarian aid to Myanmar while maintaining sanctions on the military regime, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Monday. | Smith said it was important...

Letters: Climate change and trust
| Apparently, scientists are supposed to be infallible paragons, whose pronouncements are never less than utterly certain. Following the shocking discovery that climate scientists are human beings, we...

Seize the opportunities
| The Golden Tiger may well add more sparkle to the new lunar year. | maj@thestar.com.my | THE Metal Tiger ushers in a year of good propects. It is a year of "thunder-fire abundance", says feng shui g...

A bridge to nowhere
By TEVIAH MORO, QMI Agency | Burmese children mine heaps of garbage in order to survive at a dump in Mae Sot, Thailand. (QMI Agency Photo) | MAE SOT, Thailand - Trucks packed with goods as high as the...

Poverty and power in one of India's poorest areas
By Delnaaz Irani | India Business Report, BBC World, Meghalaya | Kran Sumer looks at least 20 years younger than his actual age. | It's not because he's had an easy life. In fact, it's quite the oppos...

Australia for joint task force with India to counter maritime terror
| Port Blair: Australia's diplomatic relations with India may have come under strain over recent racial attack on Indians there, but the military relations is soaring to new heights, with their na...

Assam Rifles to deploy spy unit along Myanmar border
Shillong: Assam Rifles will deploy its independent intelligence unit along the Myanmar border by May this year, its Director General Lt Gen KS Yadava said on Sunday. | "The field intelligence unit is ...

Myanmar authorities hinder disaster-relief projects
| Yangon - Myanmar authorities have slowed recovery programs for areas hit by Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy Delta, by delaying visas and travel permits to aid workers, media reports said Sunday. | W...

Spanish cyclist gives new meaning to clowning around (Feature)
| Bangkok - Spaniard Alvaro Neil is giving new meaning to the phrase clowning around the world. In his sixth of a planned 10-year global pedal he is staging clown shows as he travels. | He's even inve...