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Ugandan women trapped in Malaysia by prostitution rings: report Rodney Muhumuza Associated Press KAMPALA, UGANDA—Advertisements pinned on the walls of shopping malls in Uganda's capital promise young women a free ticket to a well-paying job in Malaysia as a nanny, maid or bartender. Instead many are forced to ...

Freeport suspends production in Indonesia on workers conflict : The company has suspended the operation at the Grasberg mine in remote Papua province, the world's biggest gold and copper mine, since Thursday, Dionisious Mameyau, head of labor administration in Mimika, told Antara news agency.

Church concern at violence in Indonesia's Papua : The World Council of Churches has expressed concern at the escalation of violence in Indonesia's Papua area, urging the authorities to stop the killings of civilians at the hands of armed forces. It has issued a statement highlighting what it calls the ... Radio New Zealand International

Patrons at Papua New Guinea's only cinema told to leave grenades at door The Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea has opened its only cinema complex but patrons have been warned not to spit betel-nut on the floor and to leave grenades at the door. By Jonathan Pearlman in Sydney The three-theatre complex, the Paradise Cinema, ...

Millions of children in cities face poverty, exclusion: UN report - : UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (APP): Hundreds of millions of children in cities across the world are growing up in poverty and enduring deprivation, according to a new UN report that calls for measures to give the youngsters access to basic services and ...

Work available for locals: employers : He was concerned that Central Otago employers were being forced to import workers to keep their operations viable because New Zealanders were reluctant to take on the work. "We do need to remember that for the December quarter, the national ... Otago Daily Times

Anti-poverty crusader Hugh Evans to join Rotarians in Bangkok : Now 28, Evans oversees a team of activists around the world as CEO of the Global Poverty Project. He was named Young Australian of the Year in 2004, and two years later engineered a campaign that brought Bono to Melbourne to perform in a concert to ... Rotary International

Premature Death Rates Rising in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Patients : The finding that mortality for people with schizophrenia has widened recently is reflected in the findings of a systematic review by Dr. Sukanta Saha and colleagues based at the Queensland Center for Mental Health Research in Australia in 2007. PsychCentral.com