maid

Từ khóa: maid (a woman employed for various light domestic duties in houses, hotels, etc.; housemaid.)

Malaysian leaders promise more for ethnic minorities

In Malaysia, a former air stewardess was sentenced to eighteen years' jail, for using an iron and scalding water to attack her Indonesian maid.
The mother of four, who denied the charges, plans to appeal, but the case has again raised the issue of looking after foreigners who work as maids in the country.
Domestic workers are not recognised as workers in Malaysia and there are no laws to protect them.
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indigenous

Từ khóa: indigenous (in Australia, of or relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)

Australian aid agency calls for more indigenous help

A leading aid agency in Australia says there's a rising need for non-governmental organisations to work with indigenous communities.
The head of World Vision Australia, Reverend Tim Costello, says his agency plans to substantially increase programmes in remote communities in Australia, particularly in the Northern Territory.
Reverend Costello says NGOs should aim to take a more collaborative approach.
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cluster bomb

Từ khóa: cluster bomb (a type of bomb comprising a number of small fragmentation explosives which are held together in a canister until after it is released from an aircraft.)

Mixed support for cluster bomb treaty

Singapore has announced it will not sign up to an international ban on cluster bombs that's being finalised in Norway this week, but says it will stop exporting the weapons.
More than 100 other countries have agreed to sign up to the treaty, but major producers and users of the bombs - the US, China and Russia - have refused to get on board.
The treaty organisers say they welcome what they've called an "interim step" from Singapore, but hope to pressure it into doing more.

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urging

Từ khóa: urging (to endeavour to induce or persuade, as by entreaties or earnest recommendations)

World leaders pressure UN on Burmese prisoners

More than 100 former government leaders including Australia's John Howard, have petitioned the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to try to secure the release of Burma's pro-independence leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. The letter includes the signatures of former US presidents George Bush senior and Jimmy Carter, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former Asian leaders like Junichiro Koizumi and Corazon Aquino.
They're urging Mr Ban to personally travel to Rangoon before the end of the year to secure the release of over two-thousand political prisoners.
Last month, over 100 Burmese monks, journalists, lawyers and relief workers were each given long sentences in prison.
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majority

Từ khóa: majority (the greater part or number: the majority of the population.)

Novel program to bring educated Australians home

The Australian government has voiced serious concern over the record number of educated young Australians who left the country permanently to live abroad this year.
Figures released by the Immigration Department in October showed nearly 80,000 people went overseas with the majority from skilled jobs, and mostly aged from 25 to 54.
Immigration minister Chris Evans warned the trend was worsening Australia's skills shortage.

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indigenous

Từ khóa: indigenous (in Australia, of or relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)

Australian aid agency calls for more indigenous help

A leading aid agency in Australia says there's a rising need for non-governmental organisations to work with indigenous communities.
The head of World Vision Australia, Reverend Tim Costello, says his agency plans to substantially increase programmes in remote communities in Australia, particularly in the Northern Territory.
Reverend Costello says NGOs should aim to take a more collaborative approach.
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đọc thêm

cluster bomb

Từ khóa: cluster bomb (a type of bomb comprising a number of small fragmentation explosives which are held together in a canister until after it is released from an aircraft.)

Mixed support for cluster bomb treaty

Singapore has announced it will not sign up to an international ban on cluster bombs that's being finalised in Norway this week, but says it will stop exporting the weapons.
More than 100 other countries have agreed to sign up to the treaty, but major producers and users of the bombs - the US, China and Russia - have refused to get on board.
The treaty organisers say they welcome what they've called an "interim step" from Singapore, but hope to pressure it into doing more.
Mời đọc thêm

urging

Từ khóa: urging (to endeavour to induce or persuade, as by entreaties or earnest recommendations)

World leaders pressure UN on Burmese prisoners

More than 100 former government leaders including Australia's John Howard, have petitioned the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to try to secure the release of Burma's pro-independence leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. The letter includes the signatures of former US presidents George Bush senior and Jimmy Carter, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former Asian leaders like Junichiro Koizumi and Corazon Aquino.
They're urging Mr Ban to personally travel to Rangoon before the end of the year to secure the release of over two-thousand political prisoners.
Last month, over 100 Burmese monks, journalists, lawyers and relief workers were each given long sentences in prison.
Mời đọc thêm

majority

Từ khóa: majority (the greater part or number: the majority of the population.)

Novel program to bring educated Australians home

The Australian government has voiced serious concern over the record number of educated young Australians who left the country permanently to live abroad this year.
Figures released by the Immigration Department in October showed nearly 80,000 people went overseas with the majority from skilled jobs, and mostly aged from 25 to 54.
Immigration minister Chris Evans warned the trend was worsening Australia's skills shortage.

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