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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 9 No. 166

November 2009

Envoys urge political parties for renewed progress on peace process

Sat, 2009-11-21 02:54 — editor
Kosh R. Koirala Reporting from Nepal

Kathmandu, 21 November, (Asiantribune.com): A group of the heads of diplomatic missions in Nepal on Friday urged all political parties in the country to fully abide by the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) reached between the then Seven Political Party and the Maoists and ‘rededicate’ themselves to their commitments to the people.

Mahajana Viyawastawa – A New Constitution for Sri Lanka’s Future

Sat, 2009-11-21 02:47 — editor
By Jay de Silva

Although several months have passed since the combined might of the three defence services and the police, ably supported by the President of Sri Lanka and the Secretary Defence was able to defeat the LTTE terrorists, the expected peace dividend has not yet materialised.

A Burmese Perspective Is America a Paper Tiger?

Sat, 2009-11-21 01:48 — editor
By Kanbawza Win

It seems that President Barack Obama's first trip to Asia has signaled a turning point in relations between a weakened American eagle and the fiery Chinese Dragon that senses its time has come to ignore on human rights and restrict it to economics only.



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