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06.08.2007 The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has completed two more FM radio stations and plans to complete nine more. The stations will broadcast entertainment as well as messages of peace and harmony.

06.08.2007 The Indian state of Rajasthan will now have a live phone-in programme in its community radio channel – Aapno FM Radio Bansthali. The project has been a joint venture of Bansthali Vidhyapeeth and UNICEF.

06.08.2007 Southern Indian state, Karnataka proposes to introduce a legislation to regulate disposal of over 7,000 tonne of e-waste annually.

03.08.2007 Indian Health Ministry along with the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, proposes to classify TV broadcast of smoking scenes under category 'A' and also plans to restrict TV channels from portraying women as passive or submissive so as not to glorify their subordinate or secondary role in the society.

03.08.2007 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on the Tajik President to veto amendments passed by Parliament on 19 July that would include Internet publications in the country's defamation laws. The amendments would criminalise defamatory statements published on websites, on top of those made in print and broadcast media.

03.08.2007 In a meeting with the Secretary-General of International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan, has shown interest in ITU's support to meet the demands of China's burgeoning telecommunication and ICT industry.

03.08.2007 International Telecommunication Unit (ITU) in collaboration with Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore is holding a five-day executive training programme on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development, entitled "Enabling Frameworks for ICT Development — The Singapore Experience".