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The pressures of the global financial crisis are pushing up the suicide rate in Japan. Since the start of the year, the number of Japanese taking their own lives has jumped 15 per cent. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports on efforts to dissuade people from killing themselves. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: japan financial crisis suicides tony birtley aljazeera Added: April 28, 2009

An increasing number of women in Japan are reporting instances of domestic violence, but despite greater awareness there are still relatively few shelters for victims. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Tokyo on the women who are speaking out about the problem. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Tony Birtley aljazeera japan domestic violence abuse women prevention law asia pacific human rights home family marriage Added: April 25, 2009

Allegations persist in Nepal that the youth brigade of the ruling Maoists is responsible for intimidation, violence and murder. Many of its members are former child soldiers who fought for the Maoists during the country's civil war. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Kathmandu. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Nepal's young communist league aljazeera jazeera tony birtley maoist Added: April 11, 2009

Nepalese parents sell their young girls into bonded slavery to try to make ends meet Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: nepal slavery parents tony birtley dang district servitude Added: April 11, 2009

Najib Abdul Razak has been sworn in as the country's sixth prime minister, after Abdullah Ahmad Badawi resigned to take responsibility for the ruling party's worst election showing in four decades. But he faces a myriad of challenges, including an economy badly hit by the global downturn, racial divisions in the country and opposition allegations of corruption and links to a murder case. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: malaysia najib abdul razak new pm tony birtley aljazeera Added: April 2, 2009

Tamil Tigers rebels in Sri Lanka have denied accusations that they are using civilians as human shields. In an interview with Al Jazeera, smuggled out of the country, a senior Tiger commander rejected claims that civilians are being kept hostage in the combat zone. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: sri lanka tamil tigers civilian human shield tony birtley aljazeera Added: March 26, 2009

Sri Lanka's government says its troops will resume their offensive against Tamil Tiger fighters now that a unilateral 48-hour ceasefire has ended. The lull was designed to allow civilians trapped by the fighting time to leave the combat zone. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley travelled with the military to the notheast of the island.

Sri Lanka's government says its troops will resume their offensive against Tamil Tiger fighters now that a unilateral 48-hour ceasefire has ended. The lull was designed to allow civilians trapped by the fighting time to leave the combat zone. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley travelled with the military to the notheast of the island. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Tony Birtley al jazeera aljazeera english sri lanka cenral south asia tamil tigers war independence Added: February 1, 2009

Sri Lanka's military says it is close to ending the war on the Tamil Tigers but as fighting intensifies, thousands of civilians are being pushed into an area the army has declared as a safe zone. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from the town of Mullaitivu, the last Tamil Tiger stronghold to fall.

Sri Lanka's military says it is close to ending the war on the Tamil Tigers but as fighting intensifies, thousands of civilians are being pushed into an area the army has declared as a safe zone. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from the town of Mullaitivu, the last Tamil Tiger stronghold to fall. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: sri lanka tamil tigers civilians mullaitivu tony birtley aljazeera Added: January 27, 2009

Bangladesh has been ruled by a military-backed interim government for almost two years. Officials are expected to lift the state of emergency in the coming days in order to allow election campaigning to start. But many argue this will do little to change the political landscape. Tony Birtley reports from Dhaka. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: bangladesh tony birtley aljazeera Added: December 5, 2008

New Zealand company Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, has been criticised for how it handled the China tainted milk scandal. Fonterra owns a 43 per cent stake in Chinese firm San Lu, one of several companies that sold dairy products tainted with the industrial chemical melamine. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley discovers that farmers' anger over Fonterra's perceived slowness to reveal the extent of the problem is now threatening further business ventures in China. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: new zealand dairy fonterra china tainted milk scandal tony birtley aljazeera Added: November 27, 2008

Factories and fossil fuel get most of the blame for global warming. But researchers have found a herd of cows belches more climate-changing gas than a family car. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley travelled to New Zealand and sent this report. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Al Jazeera English Tony Birtley New Zealand cows global warming Added: November 24, 2008

Singapore is one of Asia's wealthiest economies, attracting migrant workers from across the region. But many of those workers are women who are forced to work in the sex trade due to growing poverty caused by the global economic downturn. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Tony Birtley al jazeera english singapore white slavery women sex trade human trafficking economy Added: November 23, 2008

Rampant alcohol and substance abuse is destroying aboriginal communities in Western Australia. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from the isolated town of Halls Creek. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: australia aborigines alcohol drug abuse tony birtley aljazeera Added: November 20, 2008

Many South Asian workers are leaving their homes and families for the promise of money and security in Singapore, only to discover they have been duped and no jobs exist. They end up being broken men, destitute in a foreign land. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports migrant workers from Bangladesh are part of a growing number who are being ripped off in highly organised scams throughout Asia. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: tony birtley al jazeera english south asian migrant singapore workers scam developing world Added: September 20, 2008

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.