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Having apparently addressed their citizens’ crushing poverty, inadequate access to education and constant battles with malaria, dengue fever, typhoid and hepatitis A, Cambodian and Thai officials spent the last week threatening each other with all-out war over a newly dedicated UN World Heritage site that both countries insist is theirs.
From the International Herald Tribune:

Calling a […]

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Three days ago, I posted on the cyclone that wrecked much of Myanmar, killing thousands while the country’s government twiddled its thumbs.
Today, the UN believes that the death toll could hit 100,000 — about 286 times the Myanmar government’s initial public estimate of 350 deaths. Fearing a loss of control over its people if […]

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The Times of India — incidentally the world’s largest English-language newspaper — reports that India has just test-fired a new nuclear-capable Agni-III missile with 3,500km of range. The missile was specifically designed to hit Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai in the event of a conflict. The article calls the missile a “golden […]

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A neat video and a great description of one of humanity’s strangest rituals, the daily closing of the Wagah border crossing between India and Pakistan. Is this hilarious, or am I just horribly insensitive?
From the excellent (and aptly-named) blog Cool Things in Random Places:

India and Pakistan share a single border that cuts straight through […]

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