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Japan says efforts to free Islamic State hostage deadlocked
By AP News Sat, Jan 31, 2015 8:12PM UTCAMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A top Japanese diplomat says efforts to free a captive journalist from the militant Islamic State group have reached a "state of deadlock."...
Abdulbasit Usman: The one that got away in bloody PH raid
By Edwin Espejo Sat, Jan 31, 2015 4:42PM UTCHe was one of the ‘high-valued’ targets of the bloody raid that left 44 members of the elite Philippine police unit Special Action Forces dead in the aftermath. He was a big fish. But the one that got away, however. Abdulbasit ‘Basit’ Usman is a slippery bomb expert who can be deceptively calm under intense police interrogation. ...
2 senior officers sentenced to jail in Thai police scandal
By AP News Fri, Jan 30, 2015 9:27PM UTCBANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has sentenced two top police officers embroiled in a high-profile corruption scandal to six years in prison on charges of insulting the monarchy and running a gambling den....
Death toll in bomb blast in southern Pakistan rises to 35
By AP News Fri, Jan 30, 2015 9:12PM UTCISLAMABAD (AP) — A police official says the death toll from a blast at a Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan has risen to 35....
Burma opens deep sea port for Chinese oil pipeline
By AP News Fri, Jan 30, 2015 9:02PM UTCYANGON, Burma (AP) — Burma has held a ceremonial opening of a deep sea port off its western coast, part of a $2.45 billion port and pipeline project that will carry crude oil from the Middle East to China....
Chinese MH370 relatives reject statement that passengers are dead
By AP News Fri, Jan 30, 2015 8:45PM UTCBEIJING (AP) — Many Chinese families of passengers on the missing Malaysian airline are demanding that Malaysian officials retract their statement that all aboard died....
US, India fail to make real progress on climate change
By Graham Land Fri, Jan 30, 2015 6:00AM UTC View CommentsUS President Barack Obama’s recent visit to India occurred in the hopes that the two giant countries would thrash out some kind of binding deal on pollution and climate change. ...
Minorities key to national reconciliation in Sri Lanka
By Asian Correspondent Staff Thu, Jan 29, 2015 8:16PM UTC View CommentsThis month the unthinkable happened in Sri Lanka. One of the most autocratic leaders in the country's post-independence history, Mahinda Rajapaksa, was defeated in democratic elections, and this was done primarily by Sri Lanka's trampled and oppressed ethnic and religious minority population. ...
Opinion: Thailand-US diplomatic spat a sign of cracks in junta’s confidence
By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Thu, Jan 29, 2015 10:50AM UTC View CommentsFrankly speaking, I did not expect to be writing about this topic so quickly following my blog post from yesterday, but here I am again further musing on the delicate art of international diplomacy....
Philippine tuna in 2015: Facing the new threat
By Edwin Espejo Wed, Jan 28, 2015 1:49PM UTC View CommentsGENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - Tuesday, January 27, was a lucky day for 40-year-old Wilson Manlunas. His fishing crew of five just landed 10 pieces of yellowfin tuna which, if the quality is good enough, could gross them P100,000 (US$2,250) after a 10-day fishing venture....
Prayuth blasts US envoy’s remarks, calls himself ‘democratic soldier’
By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Wed, Jan 28, 2015 11:00AM UTC View CommentsThai junta Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha has rebutted a top US diplomat's calls for a more "inclusive" political reform process and the lifting of martial law. The general's response yet again shows the impossible task to convince the world outside of Thailand that everything under the authoritarian rule is normal. ...
High demand drives massive growth of international education in Asia
By Asian Correspondent Staff Tue, Jan 27, 2015 2:21PM UTC View CommentsThe rapid expansion of international schooling is a 21st century phenomenon which has had huge implications for education in Asia. During the 20th century international schools were the preserve of children of expat families, diplomats, politicians and society’s elite. ...
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