BRITISH COLUMBIA — The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has nominated Shell Oil to receive the minister's environmental award for 1997. Shell was one of four oil companies that WWF nominated because the companies gave up their marine exploration rights in
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Hong Kong
I find Marc Finnane's letter in GLW #273 odd. The orderly return to China of the Hong Kong territory, at the expiry of Britain's 99-year lease, is not remotely comparable with the chaotic and ignominious evacuation of the US forces
Rally slams federal budget
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Several hundred unionists, students and others rallied in King George Square here on May 13 to protest against the Howard-Costello budget. The protesters then marched through city
Turkish troops raid Kurdistan
The Turkish foreign ministry admitted that Turkish troops, backed by tanks and artillery, crossed the border into northern Iraq — supposedly a US-backed "safe haven" for Kurds — on May 14. According to Turkish
Victorious rebels condemn western interference
By Norm Dixon
On May 17, less than 24 hours after Zaire dictator Mobutu Sese Seko fled the capital leaving his newly appointed parliamentary speaker in charge, the young fighters of the
Demonstrators clash with police
By Robbie Hartono
JAKARTA — On May 14, there were confrontations with the military and police in several main streets and neighbourhoods, including in Dewi Sartika, Otista, Matraman, Kemayoran and
Review by Eva Cheng
Buddha Bless AmericaStarring Lin Cheng-sheng, Chiang Shu-na, Yang Tzong-hsien and Lee Hsin-tzongDirected and written by Wu Nien-jenSydney Film Festival, June 6-20, State Theatre and Pitt Centre Buddha Bless America,
By Al McCall
Given a chance, it's a patient on ER I'd be. The opportunity to be wheeled from out of the Chicago cold into the healing hands of Drs Greene, Ross, Benton or Carter is my idea of a good day out. With Nurse Hathaway in charge, I'd
By Peter Boyle
The recent round of public meetings by racist MP Pauline Hanson was met by a strong protests despite Prime Minister John Howard's call for people not to protest at Hanson's meetings so as not to make her a martyr for her cause.
By Allen Myers
A federal government green paper, "Sustainable Energy Policy for Australia", was released late last year with not much fanfare. It was supposedly intended as the first step towards developing an energy policy with a 25-year
By Jon Lamb
As the Indonesian elections draw near, army units, police and security forces are out in force to intimidate pro-democracy activists campaigning for free and fair elections, democratisation and an end to military rule. In East Timor,
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa
"We all stand before history. I am a man of peace, of ideas. I have devoted my intellectual and material resources, my very life, to a cause in which I have total belief and from which I cannot be blackmailed or
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