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Cashless Society: India Implements First Biometric ID Program for all of its 1.2 Billion Residents

Brandon Turbeville Infowars.com 13.01.2012
Cashless Society: India Implements First Biometric ID Program for all of its 1.2 Billion Residents

Recently, India has launched a nationwide program involving the allocation of a Unique Identification Number (UID) to every single one of its 1.2 billion residents. Each of the numbers will be tied to the biometric data of the recipient using three different forms of information – fingerprints, iris scans, and pictures of the face. All ten digits of the hand will be recorded, and both eyes will be scanned.

Karzai, Taliban Condemn Desecration; Military Questions Pair of Marines

JULIAN E. BARNES, MARIA ABI-HABIB The Washington Post 13.01.2012
Karzai, Taliban Condemn Desecration; Military Questions Pair of Marines

Pentagon officials went to lengths Thursday to avert damage to the U.S. war effort from a video that shows a group of Marines urinating on militants' corpses.

Hundreds Threaten Suicide At Foxconn Plant In China

Some 300 Chinese Foxconn employees who manufacture X-box 360 machines said they would throw themselves from their Wuhan, China, plant if demands for lost wages were not met.

Myanmar army chief visits Thailand, Dawei project in focus

Myanmar's army chief held a rare meeting with Thailand's defence minister on Monday, when they discussed the opening of new border checkpoints close to a planned multi-billion dollar industrial zone in Dawei.

Cambodia Seeks Legal Status for Workers in Thailand

Cambodia has asked Thailand to legalized around 160,000 migrant workers, following senior-level meetings last week that have repaired some of the diplomatic damage done by a long military stand-off on the border.

Cambodia, Thailand agree to build Stung Num hydropower dam

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to jointly build the Stung Num hydropower dam in Koh Kong, adjacent to Thailand's Trat province,The Bangkok Post said, citing Thai Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan.

Insein jail, on the outskirts of Rangoon, has housed hundreds of political prisoners

Burma's military-backed government has released at least 32 political prisoners, as part of a regular amnesty to mark independence celebrations.

Michael Aris, Aung San Suu Kyi and their first son Alexander, in 1973

Thailand's premier Yingluck Shinawatra offered Aung San Suu Kyi her support in a coming by-election during a historic meeting with the Burmese democracy leader, a Thai official has said.

Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw troops from around disputed temple

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to withdraw their troops from the area surrounding a disputed border temple, the official Thai news agency MCOT reported.


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