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China appeals to Malaysia for search information on missing flight
By AP News Fri, Mar 14, 2014 7:11PM UTCBEIJING (AP) — China has urged Malaysia's government to release any information it has regarding the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner to help narrow the search area....
Jakarta governor Widodo to run for Indonesia presidency
By AP News Fri, Mar 14, 2014 6:37PM UTCJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The political party of former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has nominated the capital's governor as its presidential candidate....
Teacher killed, set on fire in Thailand’s south
By AP News Fri, Mar 14, 2014 4:01PM UTCBANGKOK (AP) — Police say suspected Muslim insurgents have killed a Buddhist teacher and set her body on fire in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south....
Vietnam downgrades search for missing flight MH370
By AP News Fri, Mar 14, 2014 3:20PM UTCKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Vietnam says it has downgraded but not stopped its search for the missing jetliner in the South China Sea and has been asked by Malaysian authorities to consider sending planes and ships to the Strait of Malacca....
US ‘surprised’ after case against Indian diplomat dismissed
By AP News Fri, Mar 14, 2014 1:40PM UTCWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department has expressed surprise over the dismissal of a case against an Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip-search in New York caused a rift in U.S.-Indian relations....
Japan’s PM says no change to comfort women apology
By AP News Fri, Mar 14, 2014 12:49PM UTCTOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government is not considering a revision of the country's 1993 apology for forcing South Korean and other women to have sex with Japanese soldiers during World War II....
China’s censors target WeChat, shut down popular accounts
By Robert Baird Fri, Mar 14, 2014 7:28PM UTC View CommentsSome of WeChat's highest profile public accounts were shut down or suspended yesterday, most likely part of the China's sweeping crackdown on online content....
Singapore: Is the haze clearing for extra-territorial accountability?
By Asian Correspondent Fri, Mar 14, 2014 3:47PM UTC View CommentsSingapore’s Transboundary Haze and Pollution Bill that’s presently making the rounds for public consultation is one potentially game-changing initiative in the area of business and human rights in Southeast Asia. The bill contains two elements that up to now have been mere aspirations among those seeking greater accountability for environmental and human rights abuses by business: it has extraterritorial reach, and is binding against companies. ...
Mishaps mar Malaysia’s handling of flight mystery
By Asia Sentinel Wed, Mar 12, 2014 8:41PM UTC View CommentsA series of miscues and media gaffes are turning Malaysia into an object of anger and criticism in the aftermath of the disappearance early Saturday morning of a Malaysian Airlines jetliner carrying 239 passengers and crew. ...
Sri Lanka: Weak UN resolution will endanger justice
By JS Tissainayagam Wed, Mar 12, 2014 1:44PM UTC View CommentsLanguage in the draft resolution now before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for an investigation into past and ongoing human rights abuses in Sri Lanka lacks teeth say critics. A resolution that establishes a weak investigating body will only render ineffectual what the international community says it is working for – strengthening human rights to promote reconciliation in a country recovering from war....
Rising LGBT discrimination challenges Thailand’s culture of tolerance
By Casey Hynes Wed, Mar 12, 2014 1:27PM UTC View CommentsThailand is one of the more liberal countries in Southeast Asia, and may even be the first to legalize same-sex marriage. The government even promotes the country as a destination friendly to travelers of all backgrounds and sexual orientations. The website Go Thai. Be Free. promotes Thailand as a place that is welcoming to gay tourists, and features testimonials from previous visitors praising the country as an accepting place. ...
Flight MH370 co-pilot entertained women in cockpit in 2011
By AP News Wed, Mar 12, 2014 12:33PM UTC View CommentsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia Airlines says it is investigating an Australia television report that the co-pilot on its missing flight had invited two women to stay in the cockpit for a flight two years ago....
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