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Millions in Malaysia are already facing the harsh reality of higher fuel prices just days after the government removed long-standing subsidies which had once put the country's fuel prices among the cheapest in Asia. Tony Birtley reports from Kuala Lumpur. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: malaysia fuel price hike oil and gas tony birtley aljazeera Added: June 9, 2008

Royalist party makes a clean sweep in the country's first parliamentary elections as Bhutanese officials declare the polls a resounding success. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Bhutan Elections Al Jazeera Tony Birtley Added: April 3, 2008

Rush hour in the border town of Phuentsholing in southern Bhutan and one of the main crossing points with India. Every day thousands of people pass through here into the Himalayan kingdom. Some enter for a better job with higher pay some hoping for a better future. Most are Indian or Nepalese. But do they really have a future as refugees in Bhutan? Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Bhutan Tony Birtley Al Jazeera English refugees Indians Nepalis Added: March 23, 2008

They fought alongside the CIA during the Vietnam War. And they've been paying for it ever since. About 7000 of them are still hiding in remote jungles, left behind by those lucky enough to flee. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley is following their plight. In part three of his special reports, a brief reunion of sorts for one family. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: hmong tribe laos cia thailand united states Tony Birtley aljazeera al jazeera Added: March 15, 2008

China has marked the 70th anniversary of the 'Rape of Nanjing', when during the second world war the Japanese army murdered hundreds of thousands of the city's residents. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Nanjing, where a new multi-million dollar extension to the city's Massacre Museum was opened so the city and the world will not forget what happened. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: aljazeera Tony Birtley Nanjing massacre China Japan Added: December 13, 2007

Disagreements on how to tackle climate change are coming to the fore as a UN conference on climate change enters its second week in Bali. Some developing countries however must choose economic growth over the cost to the environment. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Hanoi on the dilemma facing developing nations like Vietnam. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Vietnam al jazeera aljazeera Bali Tony Birtley Added: December 10, 2007

Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley went to Ho Chi Minh City to meet some of the more than half a million orphans whose adoptions are being made more difficult by new laws designed to protect them. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Aljazeera Vietnam Orphans Tony Birtley abortion Added: December 4, 2007

Tony Birtley takes a look at Burmese refugees who have fled the tyranny but are prevented from peaceful demonstrations in Singapore, and call for ASEAN countries, especially Singapore, to be more transparent in their trade and financial dealings with Myanmar. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Burmese refugees Tony Birtley Singapore ASEAN demonstrations Myanmar Added: November 28, 2007

Singapore has tried to sell itself as a cosmopolitan and international city but still struggles with the issue of gay rights. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from the city state where recent efforts to repeal the law agasint homosexuality have failed, due in part to the religious right. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: aljazeera Tony Birtley gay rights singapore cosmopolitan travel Added: November 25, 2007

For this extended special news programme, Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley went undercover in Myanmar to report exclusively on the people's protests and resulting bloody crackdown by Myanmar's military government, talking to the protesters, filming the bloody crackdown and gauging the mood of the nation Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Myanmar Al Jazeera Burma Yangon Rangoon monks protest crackdown Tony Birtley Added: October 11, 2007

For this extended special news programme, Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley went undercover in Myanmar to report exclusively on the people's protests and resulting bloody crackdown by Myanmar's military government, talking to the protesters, filming the bloody crackdown and gauging the mood of the nation Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Al Jazeera Burma Myanmar Tony Birtley undercover monks protests Yangon Rangoon Added: October 11, 2007

For this extended special news programme, Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley went undercover in Myanmar to report exclusively on the people's protests and resulting bloody crackdown by Myanmar's military government, talking to the protesters, filming the bloody crackdown and gauging the mood of the nation. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Inside Myanmar The Crackdown Al Jazeera Burma Yangon crackdown protests army Tony Birtley Added: October 10, 2007

Since the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, fled Tibet and set up a government-in-exile in India, tens of thousands have followed him across the Himalayas. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Dharamsala, where the Tibetan community is divided between those who wish to stay and those who want to return home. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: aljazeera Tibet Tony Birtley India exile tibetan Added: August 26, 2007

A record number of Tamils are fleeing Sri Lanka for what they hope will be a better life abroad. Tony Birtley reports for Al Jazeera from Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: aljazeera Tony Birtley Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers LTTE Added: July 17, 2007