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State media shows NKorea has new military chief
By AP News Wed, May 22, 2013 12:35PM UTCPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief. The new title for Kim Kyok Sik came in a dispatch Wednesday from the North’s Korean Central News Agency detailing a delegation at Pyongyang’s airport that was seeing...
WATCH: Ai Weiwei releases heavy-metal music video
By Asian Correspondent Wed, May 22, 2013 12:00PM UTCControversial Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has released his new single ‘Dumbass’. In the video and song he hits back at the prison guards who abused him when he was detained in 2011. Watch the video and read the (explicit) lyrics in English and Chinese below. Dumbass (Explicit Lyrics) When you’re ready to...
Key senator to let Burma sanctions bill lapse
By AP News Wed, May 22, 2013 9:51AM UTCWASHINGTON (AP) — In a significant move, a prominent Republican senator said Tuesday he plans to let key sanctions legislation against Burma lapse because of the country’s progress toward democracy. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell made the announcement after meeting the nation’s President Thein Sein who is making a landmark visit to Washington. On Monday,...
New rice contamination reported in China
By AP News Wed, May 22, 2013 9:33AM UTCBEIJING (AP) — Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country’s largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. The mills in Hunan province’s Youxian county were ordered to suspend business and recall their products after samples showed excessive levels...
Sri Lankan unions allege government intimidation
By AP News Wed, May 22, 2013 9:17AM UTCCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan labor union leaders are accusing the government of using threats and intimidation to undermine a one-day strike against a recent increase in electricity rates. The unions planned the strike Tuesday in rare public resistance to President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s powerful government. But few people joined the strike, with key...
Owner: Chinese boat’s captain beaten by NKoreans
By AP News Tue, May 21, 2013 7:26PM UTCBEIJING (AP) — Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel’s fuel, the boat’s owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded. The seizure May 5...
Obama, Xi bid to boost ties with June meeting
By AP News Tue, May 21, 2013 7:20PM UTCBEIJING (AP) — China’s new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. The June 7-8 meeting at a retreat southeast of Los Angeles, announced Monday by the...
Indonesia gets tough on sovereignty
By Asia Sentinel Wed, May 22, 2013 11:21AM UTC View CommentsGovernment forced to defend self against domestic and international critics, writes Asia Sentinel’s Lauren Gumbs Indonesia is indicating increased concern for its territorial integrity and international image in the wake of public pressure over deteriorating situations for minorities in the country. Internal calls for West Papuan independence are making headlines outside Indonesia, spurring transnational human...
Burma to host first Internet freedom forum
By Chan Myae Khine Wed, May 22, 2013 10:54AM UTC View CommentsMyanmar ICT Development Organisation (MIDO) will host “Myanmar Internet Freedom Forum” in Yangon from June 1-2. In the first forum of its kind in Burma, MIDO aims to raise awareness of Internet freedom in a country that has endured decades of media censorship Last August, Freedom House called for proposals that would promote and protect...
Thailand urged to explore edible insect market
By AP News Wed, May 22, 2013 9:00AM UTC View CommentsBANGKOK (AP) — Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating. The United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization released a study and handbook Tuesday on what they call ‘six-legged livestock’ — edible bugs and worms that can help meet global food demand that...
Malaysia: An irreconcilable divide?
By Asia Sentinel Tue, May 21, 2013 9:36AM UTC View CommentsThe outlook isn’t that good, writes Asia Sentinel’s Sunil Kukreja Never before have Malaysians ventured into such unchartered waters. The outcome of the May 5 general elections has revealed just how split and intensely divided the electorate in the country currently is, and it has set in motion a political and social scenario that is tantamount...
Natural disasters: Asia leads the world in displaced people
By Graham Land Mon, May 20, 2013 8:07PM UTC View CommentsHumanitarian crises due to extreme weather and other natural disasters are on the increase. Though these disasters affect people of all socioeconomic backgrounds in different countries, a disproportionate number of victims are poor. Worldwide, 32.4 million people were displaced by natural disasters in 2012, according to a report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC)....
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...
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