Colombo, 10 September, (Asiantribune.com): The Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) is to promote “Green Construction” that would lead to efficient use of energy, water and other resources.

India led calls on Thursday for the United States to intervene to halt a small church's plan to burn copies of the Koran in commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks and urged a media blackout to calm tensions.

In a statement to the Business Edition of the New York Times September 07 issue discussing the role of the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on eve of accepting a one hundred million dollar philanthropic donation from American billionaire George Soros

The US says it will look to India to see what "changes" can be made to the nuclear liability bill just passed by Parliament in the wake of concerns over making suppliers of equipment also liable in the event of a nuclear accident.

The UNHCR goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visited flood-hit areas in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday.

“Even after the victory over Prabhakaran and the LTTE, the so called unity (among ethnicities) is no more evident and its days too seem numbered,” cautioned Asian Tribune’s Editor.

All India workers strike called by six trade unions affected partially in Tamil Nadu. Bank Employees, Textiles Workers and Central government employees abstained from their work in the entire state on Tuesday.

As according to the Burmese astrological date after Nov. 17th the Junta’s faux pas will become a fait accompli while the civilized international community looked on with folded arms. The crux of the Burmese struggle is the inconceivable difference between Burma’s diverse ethnic nationalities, label as separatist and that of the pro-democracy forces that are unable to accept the ethnic nationalities as equals, in their obsession to overthrow the illegitimate regime.

People with diabetes are at a high risk of tuberculosis (TB). "There are several studies that have been done, there are systematic reviews that have been done which indicates that people with diabetes might have 2 to 3 times higher risk of getting TB" said Dr Anil Kapur, President of the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF). "Not only that, patients with TB and associated diabetes have increased mortality

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s second term in office became secure on Tuesday, after her winning the support of two independent lawmakers from rural Australia to form a minority Labor government.