Dr. Sally Satel in the Wall Street Journal is proposing that we pay for kidneys. She got hers from a friend, so she is aware of the problem of waiting for a kidney first hand.
However, when she laments that the Philippines is the latest country to “get tough” on organ transplants from paid donors, one […]

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BURMA is the small country situated in South East Asia, and it is sandwich between China and India. The country is blessed with rich natural resources including Oil & Gas, However 45 years of mismanagement by the Military Junta Government, the Burma is listed as the one of the most poorest countries on this earth.
On […]

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BURMA: The poorest nation on this earth has been hit by the most deadliest Cyclone of 2008 at May 2 unknown and unprepared, and facing the worst disaster the world have never seen before.
And yet the infamous (in-fact the most infamous) Military Junta Government is really quite busy with the REFERENDUM to approved self written […]

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Myanmar, formally known as Burma was a country in trouble already, the ruling military junta had created an atmosphere of fear and insecurity. Most of the world knows very little about this county. Indeed were it not for a BNN journalist that lives in Myanmar, I would know little.
It is now a week since the […]

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One of my emails notified me that a Michael Crescenz, a classmate of mine, will be buried Monday May 12 in Arlington Cemetery. He was killed 40 years ago, in Viet Nam. Ah, it’s been many years since I thought of Michael, and even then I remember him as a young boy, not as the […]

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With only a few days before the first phase of elections in Karnataka to be held, Concerned Citizens are in search for the right candidate who deserves their vote.
There are one section of voters who are firm in their conviction and they will support their choice party irrespective of what happens between now and the […]

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The recent news reports about the Chinese hackers invading the Indian cyber space has opened up the debate on “Cyber Wars” yet again.  While USA is already the global leader in military warfare and has also formally structured a presence in Cyber Warfare through the formation of  a Cyber Command, China appears to be challenging […]

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As a doc, during the summer we would often have “stomach flu” outbreaks caused by viruses called “Enteroviruses” which merely means intestine virus. Usually it meant mild diarrhea, and it was worse in young kids. One enterovirus, however, caused only mild stomach upset, but caused lots of tiny canker sores in the mouth, and small […]

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If there was any doubt that Commercialization dominates IPL more than Cricket, all doubts have been removed by the inaction of IPL authorities to take action against Ganguly for  vilation of cricketing norms.
In his match against Jaipur on 1st May, Ganguly had committed two acts of indiciplne, first by being late for the start of […]

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The expression on the face of Saurav Ganguly when he challenged the catch taken by Gream Smith of his batting in the match on 1st May as revealed by the Television was highly interesting. It appeared as if it was Ponting marching towards the umpire as he is always known to do in similar circumstances […]

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That heparin contamination that killed a few dozen folks might have been a deliberate act, not an accident…well, duh…
I noted that two weeks ago…
And this is on the heels of the fake protein in cat/dog food, and the lead in the kids’s toys.
But in Africa and Asia, things are worse. The tainted cough medicine that […]

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CNN IBN which is trying to steal a march over NDTV in Poll related coverage in India has come up with the first pre poll election survey regarding Karnataka Polls. Covering a sample size of 5124 , CNN IBN is going to town with its prediction that Congress would form the next Government in Karnataka […]

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Rice prices have skyrocketed from 18-25 pesos/kg to 24-32 p/kg at the local Palenke.
For farmers and workers who average 100 pesos a day (roughly two dollars), this puts a strain on their budget. So to prevent rice riots, the President is planning to allow poor people to buy subsidized food, and because of the worry […]

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The popularity of Cricket in India has been a matter of global attention. Many say Cricket is a religion in India. In fact it may be true. What else can justify a temple of “Cricket Ganesha” where a special “Sahasranaama” pooja is offered invoking the names of cricket legends such as Sachin and Saurav in […]

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The shocking incident of Harbhajan Singh reportedly punching/slapping Sreeshant after a Cricket match has raised many issues on Cricketer’s discipline. Simultaneously, it has brought to focus certain legal issues including the issue of “Video Rights” on the happenings during an event particularly when the video is […]

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It has been reported that a meeting of the justice ministers of EU has  agreed that using the Internet to publish bomb recipes or call for acts of terrorism to be committed should count as a criminal offence. The members have agreed to introduce the law […]

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Some 1,500 Chinese Americans protested outside CNN’s offices on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood - a similar demonstration also occurred at the cable news outfit’s Atlanta headquarters – demanding that commentator Jack Cafferty be fired over these comments he made on “The Situation Room” April 9th:
“We continue to import their junk with the lead paint […]

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Attention Conspiracy theorists.
They caught two of the ships that caused part of that Middle East Cable outage, and it turns out it was not done by the CIA, or Mossad, or Iran, or Alqaeda.
Just some careless sailors.
There were four cable cuts at the time; this story refers to the FLAG cable between Oman and the […]

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We just delivered more rice from the “second harvest” to the rice mill for storage and milling later. We don’t worry about a shortage of rice: We grown our own, a gormet organically grown rice for the upscale Manila market.
But not everyone is so lucky.
Here in the Philippines there is a rice shortage.
It came on […]

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Offstumped question for the new week:
Is a benign neighborhood a pre-requisite for a functional and sustainable democracy ?
It is definitely true of all of Western Europe. The more recent converts to democracy in Eastern Europe are still sorting things through but by and large the unstable ones are those with troubled borders and not so […]

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With China as the location of this year’s Olympic Games, the recent crackdown in Tibet and alleged lack of general human rights in Mainland China are creating protests around the world.  These protests follow the Olympic torch on its international publicity tour.  Although supporters from both pro-China and pro-Tibet groups have been at the protests, […]

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Perhaps because I have lived in countries with insurgencies, I’m a little cynical about the US press covereage of Iraq. They seem willing and able to report Iraq as Viet Nam, while I see it as Colombia, or Algeria, or Luzon, or maybe even Mindanao.
The problem? The politicization of coverage as an “us versus them” […]

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The usually staid Wall Street Journal has an AP article about how the Philippine government is planning to regulate a growing black market in buying kidneys from poor people in Manila. The headline reads:
Philippine Health Chief Orders Eradication of Kidney Black Market
Ah so. It’s already against the law, since it was made illegal by […]

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Assalamualaikum, Islamic Greetings of Peace
Peace Tv is a household name not only in Pakistan  but also  entire Muslim world.because it has presented a convincing picture of Islam through wise talks, debates and dialogues.
Infact Ijaz ul Haq, son of late Zia ul Haq, a minister in Musharaf’s government is a big fan of Dr.  Zakir Naik. […]

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(Westminster, UK) In a few days time the world will be marking the first ever global day for autism. This event has huge historical implications - it is also an opportunity on an international scale for world leaders to take action on autism. The World Autism Awareness Day was declared by the United Nations General […]

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The NYTimes has a nice “summary” article on the heparin scare today.
They do a nice job, but they seem to assume that the episode is an accident, so the article it points to the FDA for failing to regulate the drug manufacturing process.
Dr. Roger L. Williams, chief executive of the United States Pharmacopeia, which […]

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Here in the Philippines, it’s “Tag-init”, the hot season that lasts from now until the monsoon hits in May.
Since a lot of our power is hydroelectric, that means less power available at a time when everyone has their airconditioner on.  The result is loss of electricity. Brownouts are not uncommon here: The electricity has been […]

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Wednesday 2nd April is the United Nations World Autism Awareness Day, designated by the United Nations General Assembly in New York on the recommendation of Qatar.
OPEN EVERY DOOR - The Nimal Mendis song for autism sung by Gresha Schuilling goes on sale on Wednesday 2nd April on UN World Autism Awareness Day. The ‘Open Every […]

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Here in the Philippines, Ampalaya is a common vegetable for our meals, but it also has a long use in Chinese herbal medicine for diabetes. The problem is that nobody knows why it works, or if it works, but nevertheless it is one of the herbs sold over the counter here in the Philippines.
The Philippine […]

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During the debate some years ago over whether or not to continue to grant China “Most Favored Nation” trading status, the pro side of the argument included the idea that if we isolate China, their actions against Christians, and the religious in general, would get worse.  They could do it outside of the view of […]

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