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  • Matthias Gihbauer, who reports for Global News Radio in Bangkok, explains continuing efforts to work with the Myanmar government to get aid to suffering cyclone survivors in Myanmar.
  • The initiative, called Patch, launched its 100th local news site on Tuesday. AOL is expanding the program quickly and plans to cover 500 communities by the end of the year. But the company faces competition from well-established hyperlocal sites, and profitability remains to be seen.
  • The news that Apple has been tracking iPhone locations is a reminder that we don't always know what our smart phones are doing. We'll get a preview of the next Ethics in Science and Technology forum called WHO OWNS YOUR CELLPHONE?
  • Scientists say they've developed a technique that reconnects the severed ends of a nerve, allowing it to begin carrying messages again very quickly — at least in rats. Usually, severed nerves must regrow from the point of injury — a process that can take months, if it ever happens.
  • Reports abound on the numbers of successful black women who aren't able to find a suitable husband. So we ask black men: Why aren't you marrying black women?
  • NPR and the Kitchen Sisters are looking for stories from around the world of the hidden lives of girls — and the women they become. Stories of coming of age, rituals and rites of passage, secret identities — of women who crossed a line, blazed a trail or changed the tide. Share your stories with us.
  • Police in Thailand arrest four suspected members of Jemmah Islamiyah, the organization accused of carrying out the October 2002 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, that killed more than 200 people. Thai authorities say the men are part of a terrorist cell that planned to bomb embassies and resorts in Thailand. Hear NPR's Michael Sullivan.
  • As the crackdown on anti-government protesters continues in Myanmar, there are hints of rifts developing within the military. Times of London reporter Nick Meo talks about the protests, crackdown and what dissidents are saying about the situation.
  • Craving Cambodian Pop Music This Weekend?
  • China's power is growing in its own backyard of Southeast Asia, even in countries that were once firmly anti-communist. Through transportation projects, cheap goods and cultural centers, China is using its influence to try to make friends throughout the region.
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