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27 Apr 2007
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
Teaching of English to students in the tourism industry, results of an experiment using suggestive symbols to improve native Thai student's pronunciation of English and what local learners of English perceive as a useful learning tool?
26 Apr 2007
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The IDRC Digital Library provides full access over the Internet to IDRC’s rich research archive. In addition to making information more freely available, this initiative provides IDRC-funded researchers with a much-needed outlet to publish and showcase their work.
22 Apr 2007
Keio University
Winter Sonata is the highly-popular South Korean television series. The super hit program paved the way for hanryu, the craze for South Korean popular culture. This study analyses how this phenomenon has affected Zainichi Koreans in Japan
22 Apr 2007
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Saraswati Adhikari has reason to be proud: 16 times the Nepali farmer and her husband Surya Nath have successfully improved local varieties of rice by cross-breeding, in the process helping to conserve agricultural biodiversity.
18 Apr 2007
Nature Publishing Group
In the week of the first round of France’s presidential elections, Nature takes a unique look at what the incoming president will mean for French research.
16 Apr 2007
Gulf Research Center
In the twentieth century nationalism has been considered a disintegrative force embraced by peoples who fought for independence from colonial rule. The number of states in the international system grew rapidly as a result, from 50 states in 1900 to about 200. This volume suggests that few new states will form in the next generation.
15 Apr 2007
Keio University
August 6, 2005, was the 60th anniversary of the explosion of an atomic bomb over Hiroshima. This study investigated the ways in which major newspapers around the world memorialised the event. 4 different frames emerged - route to salvation/war-ender, an atrocity/holocaust, both salvation and atrocity, deserved punishment for Japan
02 Apr 2007
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
They are unlikely heroes — poor families who eke out a living fishing by lantern-light. Yet, they have been recognized internationally for their efforts to conserve the marine environment on the Danajon Bank in the Central Philippines.
30 Mar 2007
Keio University
As a part of the 150th Anniversary project, Keio University opens the Graduate School of Media Design and the Graduate School of System Design and Management in 2008. Both of the new graduate schools plan to nurture people who are capable of leading all areas of the digital media as well as designing and managing large-scale and complex projects.
26 Mar 2007
Gulf Research Center
Iraq: Suicide Bombing as Tactical Means of Asymmetric Warfare, Suicide Bombings: The Case in Chechnya, Suicide Bombings: The Case of Sri Lanka, Suicide Terrorism: The Case of Afghanistan and A New Paradigm of Suicide Attacks: The Palestinian Case
25 Mar 2007
Gulf Research Center
Nearly three-and-a-half decades after Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al-Maktoum visited India, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum is scheduled to visit India on March 26
20 Mar 2007
Asia Research News
This is a one-stop resource website for development workers and organizations operating within Myanmar. The website is conceptualized, developed, and maintained by former and current NGO workers from Myanmar.
19 Mar 2007
IPS Asia Pacific
Apart from an updated web logo, new sections have also been added to encourage a lively interaction among existing and potential members. We aim to provide a venue for journalists to expand their network and strengthen existing ties with their colleagues worldwide through a dynamic exchange of opinion.
19 Mar 2007
IPS Asia Pacific
The boom in large-scale interconnectivity of transport, power and market systems in the Greater Mekong Sub-region shrouds another kind of interconnectivity that is less visible, but whose impacts are no less profound: a rise in the exchanges of television and radio airwaves, leading to greater exchanges of information and ideas across borders.
15 Mar 2007
University of the Philippines Diliman
Three cultural texts from Japan, which were produced during the economic depression in the 1990s, have been found to emulate the state of the Japanese society during the period of adversity and social instability.
15 Mar 2007
University of the Philippines Diliman
Verbal and nonverbal interaction strategies mothers use with their children greatly affect the development of the children’s speech style and communication skills.
14 Mar 2007
University of the Philippines Diliman
The duyuy nga traki or the “narrative chants” of the Dulangan Manobo of Mindanao, Philippines use elements of nature to symbolize the historical, cultural and political experiences of the Manobos during a certain time and place.
14 Mar 2007
University of the Philippines Diliman
Batek or tattoos were known to signify headhunting and bravery during the early 16th century in the Philippines. However, it has been found that these intricate designs have other functions in the culture of the native Filipinos other than symbolism of a man’s bravery.
14 Mar 2007
University of the Philippines Diliman
According to Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, author of Ukkil, art in the Sulu Archipelago, South of the Philippines, is found everywhere in different forms. It is passed on by self-taught artists rather than taught in institutions. Artistic creations are better kept than sold for those creations express the creators’ feelings and satisfy their souls.
13 Mar 2007
Gulf Research Center
Militia is a word with negative connotations these days and no militia likes to be described as such. In most cases, this term implies a group of armed men behaving like outlaws and conducting its business outside the state's control. This is especially true in relation to the Iraqi political scene.
12 Mar 2007
Gulf Research Center
At a time when the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are attempting multi-dimensional changes that bear the potential to transform the region and Asia is experiencing a renaissance, there exists an opportunity for synergy to accomplish optimum mutual benefits even beyond the economic realm.
04 Mar 2007
Gulf Research Center
For several years now, suggestions about an Al Qaeda recruitment network in Europe have preoccupied the public and officials alike. More recently, however, a new terminology has emerged in the counter-terrorism dictionary -- 'Iraqi recruitment network in Europe'.
02 Mar 2007
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
These awards reflect the fact that the boundaries between international development policy and domestic policy increasingly parallel similar problems in developing countries so that both Canada and the less developed countries benefit from research on these issues.
02 Mar 2007
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC's research activities focus on four program areas: Social and Economic Policy, Environment and Natural Resource Management, Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs) for Development and Innovation, Policy and Science
02 Mar 2007
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
The 11 case studies featured illustrate how local innovations in participatory natural resource management can strengthen livelihoods, build capacity for local governance, and spark policy change.
02 Mar 2007
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Tobacco is a crop as addictive to growers in the developing world as it is to any user. For them, dependency is economic rather than physical or psychological – but while ready cash is attractive, farmers are beginning to realize that growing tobacco is threatening the health of their families, their land, and their local ecosystems.
27 Feb 2007
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
The 6th ICSR will be returning to Malaysia and hosted by MARA University of Technology. The conference is intended to be interdisciplinary and welcomes contributions from anyone who has a perspective on this important issue.
27 Feb 2007
Palestine Academy for Science and Technology
Water problems in the Middle East region are diverse and changing as the gap between supply and demand is widening. Water issues are linked to scarcity, misdistribution, and sharing. The paper addresses many important aspects along with identifying relevant Islamic laws and principles to establish binding agreements among riparian states.
21 Feb 2007
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
Registration is now open for the 2nd International Conference On The Teaching & Learning Of English In Asia (Tleia 2 ; 2007) to be held on 14 – 16 June 2007 at Holiday Villa, Langkawi, Malaysia.
20 Feb 2007
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak will be honouring the best of their research with the UNIMAS Research Award Night to be held on 26 Feb 2007.

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Giants in history

Vietnamese surgeon Tôn Thất Tùng (10 May 1912 – 7 May 1982) developed a pioneering technique that reduced the risks and mortality rate of liver operations.
Michiaki Takahashi (17 February 1928 – 16 December 2013) was a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine.
Maggie Lim (5 January 1913 – November 1995) was a Singaporean physician who promoted family planning and expanded the access to clinics to improve the quality of life for mothers and children in Singapore’s early days.
The founder of the Adyar Cancer Institute in India, Muthulakshmi Reddy (30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968), fought to uplift women and girls from impoverished situations.
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Rajeshwari Chatterjee (24 January 1922 – 3 September 2010) was the first female engineer from Karnataka in India.
U Hla Myint (1920 – 2017) was a celebrated economist from Myanmar. Considered a prodigy, he was admitted to Rangoon University to study economics when he was just 14 years old. He went on to earn a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Ali
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Indian scientist and physician Upendranath Brahmachari (19 December 1873–6 February 1946) is best known for creating a drug called Urea Stibamine, used to safely and reliably treat visceral leishmaniasis (or Kala-azar), a severe infection caused by the Leishmania parasite.
Sir Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry Vishveshwarayya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962) is widely regarded as India’s most outstanding engineer. In a career that spanned almost his entire life, Vishveshwarayya played a pivotal role in several engineering projects, including designing the Krishnarajasagara dam that is still the source of irrigation and drinking water for parts of Karnataka today.
Tsuneko (7 June 1933) and Reiji Okazaki (8 October 1930 – 1 August 1975) were a Japanese couple who discovered Okazaki fragments – short sequences of DNA that are synthesized during DNA replication and linked together to form a continuous strand.