The Oddyssey

Skin scorched, eyes stinging, breathes heavy as lead They marched on for La république They complied and didn’t complain! but what did the “Republic” do to them in return? Years of agony, unknown ailments families suffering, and no compensation? But why – for what? all for the glory of scientific discovery – of the “physiological [...]

There has been a rapid influx of Burmese refugees into the US since 2008 after the Department of Homeland Security decided to ease the regulations on “political asylum seekers” from Burma in late 2007. Earlier they settled in New York, Minneapolis and even Fort Wayne, Texas. But in recent times, more Burmese refugees are being [...]

What changes does the system need to ensure that billions of people are not left behind in poverty? Deforestation, desertification and water issues are at the heart of civil conflicts that have been ravaging in Darfur, Kashmir and many other parts of Africa, Asia ad Latin America for several decades. According to Prof. Jeffery Sachs, [...]

Biopiracy is describes a situations where corporations from the developed world claim ownership of, or otherwise take unfair advantage of, the genetic resources and traditional knowledge and technologies of developing countries. Many developing countries have drawn political and ethical analogies between perceived biopiracy and intellectual piracy, claiming that whilst the developing world is often guilty [...]

The story brought the plight of 400 tsunami affected families from the East coast of Sri Lanka who were thrown out of their temporary shelters. The families, that had occupied the government administrative building in the area were demanding for permanent housing that was promised to them an year ago. Immediately after the story was [...]

Do u feel that so much is happening in the world that u dont know about / don’t have the time to keep track of? Also, do you feel lost when reading some international news cos you don’t know what has happened b4? Strip news (or world news comics) is an attempt to make it [...]

Last month, green enthusiasts cheered when Walmart announced that it would be moving to eliminate non-biodegradable plastic bags from stores across the United States to reduce their collection in landfills. But behold! The supersized grocery giant was passing off a harmful, manufactured textile as sustainable packaging. The Federal Trade Commission put its foot down on [...]

Costa Rica – the global hotspot for amphibian diversity has more than spotted frogs to offer to the world. It is a stellar success story in achieving sustainable growth!.

During the last stages of the military onslaught into rebel held territories in Sri Lanka, in a bid to end Asia’s longest running civil conflict, almost 300,000 people were displaced. The international community was critical of the military administration of camps for the internally displaced, due to fears of human rights violations like extra-judicial killings [...]

Sri Lanka has been battling with both the World bank and the IMF, in a bid to push urgent energy sector reforms to the back-burner. The article explores how this “populist procrastination strategy” has threatened the energy security of the country. Warning signals on the energy crisis