On the 24th of December 2014 the Astana Times reported that the Kazakh Government Civil Society are discussing a new bill which would introduce public funding of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's). A meeting took place on the 18th of December 2014 attended by numerous government departments and over 40 NGO agents reviewed "strengthening the dialogue between the authorities and civil society organisations on human dimension issues and promoting civil society initiatives…

News: Wednesday 16 December 2014 saw a tragedy unfold in Peshawar. Armed attackers struck the Army Public School, moving from classroom to classroom, killing well over one hundred, most of them of children. Following this attack, for which the shadowy Pakistani Taliban (TTP) group apparently claimed responsibility, Pak COAS Raheel Sharif announced a harsh response with further strikes in the tribal regions of Pakistan. He also flew to Afghanistan, together…

News: TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government of President Joko Widodo will examine the reduction of working hours for women. "It was a great idea and will be studied. In principle, Mr. Jokowi focus on the child's future," said Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Hanif Dhakiri, through his spokesman Suhartanto, Tempo, Monday, December 1st, 2014. Hanif Rate, female labor force must have more time to take care of children and their…

News: On December 6, 2014, Berita Harian (Daily News) and BERNAMA reported on the statement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry of Malaysia which assured supply of vegetables for the local market will not be affected by the actions of the authorities which are now actively 'clearing' illegal vegetable farms in Cameron Highlands. Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob stated this was because the supply of vegetables from illegal…