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WATCH: Jon Stewart – the new Voice of America in China?
By Reuters Mon, May 20, 2013 6:52PM UTCThey don’t get much of it at home, so young Chinese thirsty for politically-charged satire are turning to American comedian Jon Stewart for their fix....
Chinese police detain gay pride march organizer
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013 6:34PM UTCBEIJING (AP) — Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government’s nervousness over a growing civil society and demands for stronger individual rights. Police and newspaper reports Monday said the man had been detained following the Friday event and ordered to serve 12...
Cambodian ceremony honors victims of Khmer Rouge
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013 4:59PM UTCPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — More than 1,000 Cambodians have turned out for the official annual ceremony honoring victims of the 1970s communist Khmer Rouge regime, blamed for the deaths of about 1.7 million Cambodians. Hundreds of Buddhist monks were among those marking the so-called “Day of Anger” on Monday at Choeung Ek, a former...
Second Vietnamese TV provider drops CNN and BBC
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013 10:14AM UTCHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don’t have the licenses needed under a law stipulating that much content on foreign channels must be translated into Vietnamese. Foreign governments and a leading pay TV trade group have urged the Vietnamese government to modify...
Was it clear that the Thai Rath cartoonist was referring to Yingluck?
By Bangkok Pundit Mon, May 20, 2013 10:00AM UTCBP has already blogged on Yingluck’s speech in Mongolia and the insult directed at her by the Thai Rath cartoonist who stated that Yingluck is an evil woman who sells the country, but also implied she is worse than a whore. However, on social media, in some online forums, and in some news articles it has been...
Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties
By AP News Sun, May 19, 2013 4:03PM UTCNEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China’s new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties. China says Premier Li Keqiang’s choice of India for his first trip...
More controversy for Japan party over sex comments
By AP News Sat, May 18, 2013 6:27PM UTCTOKYO (AP) — An emerging Japanese nationalist political party whose co-leader outraged many with remarks about Japan’s wartime and modern sexual services became embroiled in more controversy Friday when a party lawmaker accused ethnic Koreans of involvement in prostitution. The Japan Restoration Party urged the lawmaker, Shingo Nishimura, to retract his comments suggesting many ethnic...
Analysis: Foreign investment a blessing and a curse for Burma
By Casey Hynes Mon, May 20, 2013 11:26AM UTC View CommentsBurma will further open its doors to inward investment when President Thein Sein meets U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House later today. Whether that investment will benefit the people of Burma remains very much in doubt… It’s been a red letter year so far for Burma President Thein Sein, at least in some...
Was it clear that the Thai Rath cartoonist was referring to Yingluck?
By Bangkok Pundit Mon, May 20, 2013 10:00AM UTC View CommentsBP has already blogged on Yingluck’s speech in Mongolia and the insult directed at her by the Thai Rath cartoonist who stated that Yingluck is an evil woman who sells the country, but also implied she is worse than a whore. However, on social media, in some online forums, and in some news articles it has been...
Leading English language programs for Asian students
By Asian Correspondent Thu, May 16, 2013 10:03PM UTC View CommentsThere is no questioning the English language’s role as an international communications tool. Being proficient can revolutionize a person’s professional status. For example, research commissioned by the British Council found that people in the Middle East and North Africa who speak English can earn up to three times more than their non-English-speaking colleagues. Furthermore, some...
Stranded in Dubai: Tamil refugees live in ‘constant fear’ of deportation
By Frances Harrison Thu, May 16, 2013 7:18PM UTC View CommentsAfter surviving the brutality of the Sri Lankan civil war and its aftermath, 15 refugees face an uncertain future SO desperate for clothing, they fashioned dresses from bed sheets, pulling out individual threads to use as cotton and improvising a needle from pins nailed to wooden crates. Men, women and children live in the searing...
Indonesia extends forest-clearing ban for 2 years
By AP News Thu, May 16, 2013 3:19PM UTC View CommentsJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has extended a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands for another two years, a move greeted by environmentalists with praise and skepticism. Presidential environment adviser Pungki Agus Purnomo said Thursday that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed the decree to continue the 2011 moratorium, which barred new logging and...
Opinion: Can Aung San Suu Kyi deal with constitutional change?
By Zin Linn Thu, May 16, 2013 3:02PM UTC View CommentsIt is too early to start campaigning for Burma’s next general elections in 2015, but major parties like the Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) and National League for Democracy (NLD) are already making preparations. Ahead of the next polls one of the major issues is the question of constitutional review. Leaders from various ethnic parties...
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