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AirAsia Bhd

After Utusan, CUEPACS joins AirAsia boycott call

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 ― Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia reported today a civil servants union and two other groups joining its boycott of AirAsia and sister airline AirAsia X, after the latter firm’s chief executive condemned the newspaper for its racially ... [Published The Malaysian Insider :: Malaysia - 2 hours ago]

Entities: AirAsia Bhd, Boycott, AirAsia X, Kuala Lumpur

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Group says keep kids home on Harvey Milk Day

By Nannette MirandaABC7SACRAMENTO, CA - May 22 is Harvey Milk Day in California, a day recognizing the state's first openly gay lawmaker.Public schools are encouraged to commemorate him. However, a family values group called SaveCalifornia.com is running ... [Published News10Net - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Harvey Milk, Randy Thomasson, Heather Conley

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Royal Mail Group Ltd

Royal Mail boss claims privatisation is the only way service can thrive

The Communication Workers’ Union is stepping up pressure by sending ballot papers to thousands of members from tomorrowTHE boss of the Royal Mail claims privatising the postal giant is the only way it can thrive.Moya Greene said a sell-off was vital to ... [Published Mirror.co.uk - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Royal Mail Group Ltd, privatise, Communication Workers Union

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Global opposition in wake of 'Key of Knowledge' award to Morgan Freeman in Toronto

A number of Toronto organizations -- including Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA), Faculty for Palestine, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, Students Against Israeli Apartheid, Independent Jewish Voices (Toronto), the International Jewish Anti-Zionist ... [Published Rabble.ca - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Morgan Freeman, Apartheid, Jian Ghomeshi, Toronto

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 4 reports

Balochistan lawyers boycott courts against former AG’s abduction

Lawyers in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan boycotted court proceedings on Tuesday over the authorities’ failure to recover former advocate general Salahuddin Mengal, who was abducted in Quetta in April.Mengal was kidnapped on April 3 on Quetta’s ... [Published Pakistan Today - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Abduction, Boycott, Quetta

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Freyberg High School

Dogs join war on legal highs

Drug-sniffing dogs are on to the scent of legal highs in schools and businesses nationwide - and handlers in Palmerston North this week to carry out random searches say they are doing a roaring trade hunting the products.Students at Freyberg High School ... [Published Manawatu Standard - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Freyberg High School, Peter Brooks, Drugs, Risk Management, Cannabis

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

As Israel’s occupation drags on, boycotts are one way forward

This article was originally published at The National During a visit to Lebanon in 2000, I asked Amal, a Palestinian child in the Ain Al Hilweh refugee camp, "What do you wish the most?" Without hesitation, she said: "To slip into your suitcase when ... [Published Mondoweiss - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Israel, Boycott, Ain Al Hilweh, South Africa

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 reports

Redundant brewery workers protest

Workers made redundant from a Liverpool brewery are staging a protest over their treatment.Union Unite said the 38 former Cains employees have not been paid all money owed since news of the decision to close the brewery broke earlier in May.Bosses said ... [Published BBC - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Unite the Union, Workers, protest, Liverpool (United Kingdom)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

'Fiddling While the World Burns:' A Faithful Response to Partisan Gridlock

Last week, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached 400 parts per million – nearly 15 percent over what many scientists estimate is a safe level. Amid this and other crises in creation, the Environmental Protection Agency needs a strong ... [Published Sojourners - May 21 2013]

Entities: US Environmental Protection Agency, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

PTI wins NA, PA seats in Karachi repolling

KARACHI - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) swept the hotly contested and controversial NA-250 and PS-112 and 113 seats in Karachi with huge margins, according to the unofficial results.Dr Arif Alvi has won NA-250 seat securing over 77,000 votes, after ... [Published Khaleej Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan), Karachi, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan), Arif Alvi

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

Boston 'boycott' over Irish abortion

A US archbishop has boycotted a visit by the Irish prime minister to Boston over his government's plans to allow abortions in certain circumstances. Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the Catholic Archbishop of Boston, has accused Irish PM Enda Kenny of "aggressively ... [Published BBC - May 20 2013]

Entities: Abortion, Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Enda Kenny, Boycott

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Chinese business boycott will hurt Malay consumers, says ex-MIER director

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — The call to boycott Chinese businesses is a double-edged weapon, former Malaysian Institute of Economic Research executive director Datuk Dr Ariff Abdul Kareem said today, explaining that the campaign would also end up hurting Malay ... [Published The Malaysian Insider :: Malaysia - May 20 2013]

Entities: Boycott, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Quotes

"The union's boycott of weekend work has been a drag to automobile shares. But now expectations are rising that union members may strike a deal to restart weekend output at least at three out of five plants in Ulsan complex" said Kim Yoon-ki, an auto analyst at Mirae Asset Securities

Korea Hot Stocks-Auto shares up on hopes of Hyundai weekend output [Published Reuters - 1 hour ago]

"This landscape was broken in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s," Poole says. "Ranchers and the Soil Conservation Service worked and brought this prairie back. It’s not pristine; it’s restored. It doesn’t need to be saved from ranchers; it was already saved by ranchers."

Bison-Loving Billionaires Rile Ranchers With Western Land Grab [Published BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago]

"It is like the K K K (Klu Klux Klan) in America during the period of the civil rights movement" said Myo Win, a Muslim activist based in Yangon, Myanmar, comparing recent deadly attacks by Buddhists in his Southeast Asian country with white U S...

Racism at the Heart of Fight among Buddhists and Muslims [Published Scoop - 2 hours ago]

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Chua: ‘No Cabinet post’ resolution stands, no n... [Published Malaysia Edge - 30 mins ago]
Private colleges firm on fee hike demand [Published New Indian Express - 53 mins ago]
Ramsay to call it a career [Published Austin American Statesman - 1 hour ago]
The dumbest question—and the answer no one want... [Published Memorial University Muse - 1 hour ago]
Korea Hot Stocks-Auto shares up on hopes of Hyu... [Published Reuters - 1 hour ago]
Bison-Loving Billionaires Rile Ranchers With We... [Published BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago]
Korea Hot Stocks-Auto shares up on hopes of Hyu... [Published Reuters UK - 2 hours ago]
After Utusan, CUEPACS joins AirAsia boycott call [Published The Malaysian Insider :: Malaysia - 2 hours ago]
After Utusan, CUEPACS joins AirAsia boycott call [Published The Malaysian Insider - 2 hours ago]
Racism at the Heart of Fight among Buddhists an... [Published Scoop - 2 hours ago]
Group says keep kids home on Harvey Milk Day [Published News10Net - 3 hours ago]
Don't mention the poor [Published On Line Opinion - 3 hours ago]
No Soup For You! [Published AviationPros.com - 3 hours ago]
Global opposition in wake of 'Key of Knowledge'... [Published Rabble.ca - 3 hours ago]
NUS reject boycott of Israel [Published Student Times - 4 hours ago]
Hart House to charge Graduate students for summ... [Published The Varsity Online - 4 hours ago]
Abercrombie’s quest for ‘cool’ customers [Published Broad Street Review - 5 hours ago]
Royal Mail boss claims privatisation is the onl... [Published Mirror.co.uk - 5 hours ago]
Protest marks 1-year anniversary of Seattle's C... [Published King5.com - 5 hours ago]
'Et tu,' EU? No Dutch treat here [Published Jerusalem Post - 5 hours ago]
How not to fight anti-Semitism [Published Jerusalem Post - 5 hours ago]
Dogs join war on legal highs [Published Manawatu Standard - 5 hours ago]
Lithuanian FM to Israel: Heed settlement goods ... [Published Jerusalem Post - 5 hours ago]
Former Balochistan AG reaches home [Published Pakistan Today - 5 hours ago]
Disgusting Success [Published Business2Business - 5 hours ago]
‘Double Standard on Press Freedom’: Press Union... [Published FrontPageAfrica - 5 hours ago]
Group wants parents to boycott Harvey Milk Day [Published KGO San Francisco - 6 hours ago]
MCA not selling assets, says Chua [Published thestar.com.my - 6 hours ago]
Jeffrey Kitingan warns against boycott [Published thestar.com.my - 6 hours ago]
Survey: Most consumers would boycott company fo... [Published USA Today - 6 hours ago]

Blogs

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As Israel’s occupation drags on, boycotts are o... [Published Mondoweiss - 16 hours ago] This article was originally published at The National During a visit to Lebanon in 2000, I asked Amal, a Palestinian child in the Ain Al Hilweh refugee camp, "What do you wish the most?" Without hesitation, she said: "To slip into your suitcase when ...
Boycott Israel!~ EU Denies Postponing Labeling ... [Published Dogma and Geopolitics - 16 hours ago] Boycott Israel!~ EU Denies Postponing Labeling of Settlement Products EU Denies Postponing Labeling of Settlement Products TEHRAN (FNA)- The European Union denied a report that it is delaying a decision to label products from Judea, Samaria and Eastern ...
New York City Council official urges Brooklyn C... [Published Mondoweiss - 16 hours ago] City Councilman Lew Fidler.(Photo via CSA-NYC.org) New York City Councilman Lew Fidler is still outraged over the Brooklyn College panel that took place in February on the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. The Assistant Majority leader, ...
Cameron’s tax tightrope [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - 22 hours ago] David Cameron didn’t spend yesterday wringing his hands in Downing Street about the progress of his gay marriage bill: he was meeting his business advisory group. He allowed Google CEO Eric Schmidt to sneak out via the No 10 back door, a rather awkward ...
'Fiddling While the World Burns:' A Faithful Re... [Published God's Politics Blog - May 21 2013] Last week, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached 400 parts per million – nearly 15 percent over what many scientists estimate is a safe level. Amid this and other crises in creation, the Environmental Protection Agency needs a ...

Audio/Video

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Koch-blocked! App Helps You Boycott Koch Brothe... [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - May 16 2013]
Merkley: GOP Boycott of McCarthy EPA Vote Embar... [Published Senator Jeff Merkley - YouTube Channel - May 14 2013]
Inside Story - Boycotting Israel [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 10 2013]
Backlash for Hawking's boycott of Israel [Published CNN.com - Video - May 10 2013]
Opinion: Hawking’s Moral Black Hole [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - May 09 2013]

Press Releases

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Overcoming instability in times of product boyc... [Published PR inside - May 17 2013]
AJC Deplores Stephen Hawking's Decision to Boyc... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - May 08 2013]
15th Annual Ford Freedom Award Honors “Quiet He... [Published CisionWire - English - May 08 2013]
AJC Calls on AAAS to Revoke Israel Boycott Action [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Apr 26 2013]
AJC Decries Irish Teachers Call to Boycott Israel [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Apr 05 2013]