Patients shouldn’t have to struggle with language barriers: Boileau

CORNWALL — François Boileau, French Language Services Commissioner of Ontario, said he thought Dr. Dany Tombler’s perspective on the city hospital’s hiring policy was “interesting,” but had issues with the letter to the editor he recently submitted to The Standard Freeholder.[...]

Foul-mouthed chat app has Thai Cultural Heralds up in arms

By Saksith Saiyasombut We thought we would hear less of Thailand’s National Knee-Jerk Outrage Machine (“กลไกสร้างปฏิกิริยาอย่างไร้ความยั้งคิดแห่งประเทศไทย”, trademark pending), also known as the Thai Cultural Heralds or ThaiMiniCult, now that that there’s someone new in charge at the Ministry of Culture. But apparently it was just a matter of time, and now they’re back to bemoan

PALA: "Rez Radio" features shows on language, Pala culture, history

With just 100 watts of power, a paid staff of two and volunteers behind the microphones, KOPA is modest in size, but the little radio station on the Pala reservation has some big goals.

Chinese Year of Culture in Germany avoids touchy issues

As the Chinese Year of Culture gets underway in Germany, there is a conspicuous absence of critical voices on the program. Instead, plenty of politically neutral music is scheduled.

Somalia: Signs of Hope in a Shattered State

[African Arguments] It's always been hard to find a framework for analyzing Somalia. It has one of the most ethnically homogenous populations in Africa - Somalis share the same language, culture, religion and clan structure - yet the country seems constantly riven by conflict.