Prathima Kathiresan: Struggling for Control
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I n the room where young teachers often eat lunch, first-year science teacher Prathima Kathiresan is venting. "I spend half my day saying 'Be quiet! Be quiet!' "
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coming after last week&#39;s purge of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt cast doubts over the process. seven-step &quot;roadmap to democracy&quot; unveiled by the ousted prime minister last year.
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By Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn, Bangkok Post, Tha
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For all those alpha men and women of the business world, lack of control is not a happy situation.
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With Maoist attacks on the rise in Nepal, authorities apprehend large-scale displacement of people. In fact, a good indicator of this âflight of passageâ is a newspaper report on Iraq-bound Nepalese that
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The governmentâs inability to manage a reverse exodus has left the most vulnerable in an uneasy limbo.
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A philosopher makes a case for setting limits on self-improvement, genetic and otherwise.
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SEOUL -- In his final days, the Venerable Bogwang, a fisherman-turned-Buddhist monk, wrestled with a dilemma. The scriptures he revered exhorted him to leave behind the entanglements of the material world.
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threatening to return to war, as they struggle to cope with the aftermath of a devastating tsunami. deep sorrow,&quot; Prabhakaran said in a statement posted on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam&#39;s Peace Secretariat Web site.
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The involvement of the revered Buddhist clergy has increased the challenge to the military junta.
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Burmaâs tough, but pragmatic, prime minister was sacked by his hardline army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy in the military-led south-east Asian nation.
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Sania Mirzaâs immense popularity has brought with it intense and often hostile scrutiny both from fringe religious groups and from Indiaâs newly aggressive television and print media.
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In his latest film, the young Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul pushes at the limits of narrative with grace and a puckish willfulness.
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Sometimes it takes one doctor's persistence to help a desperate patient find relief.
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By Shyla Sangaran  BUILDING trust in personal and working relationship is hard work, as it requires honesty and openness with each other.
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Seeking opportunity in a market clouded by fear.
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Newly elected Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faces immense challenges -- from fixing the economy to stopping religious and separatist conflicts and dealing with al Qaeda linked militants.