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Indian heartland votes give BJP boon over Congress
By AP News Mon, Dec 09, 2013 11:09AM UTCNEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main Hindu nationalist party appeared to make strong electoral gains in four heartland states Sunday, sidelining the ruling Congress party in a race seen as a test before next year’s general election, according to preliminary results. The Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, has waged a fierce campaign fronted by its...
China November inflation declines
By AP News Mon, Dec 09, 2013 10:42AM UTCBEIJING (AP) — China’s inflation edged down in November, giving Beijing more room to stimulate the economy if needed. Data showed consumer prices rose 3.0 percent, down from October’s 3.2 percent. Price increases were driven by a 22.3 percent rise in the cost of fresh vegetables and a 5.9 percent gain for food prices overall....
Thai opposition party says quitting Parliament
By AP News Sun, Dec 08, 2013 5:53PM UTCBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s main opposition party announced Sunday its members were resigning en masse from Parliament to protest a government they claim is illegitimate, a move sure to deepen the country’s latest political crisis. Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut told The Associated Press his party could not work in the legislature anymore because the...
Few heirs apparent to Mandela’s symbol of freedom
By AP News Sun, Dec 08, 2013 12:08PM UTCThe passing of Nelson Mandela leaves a waning number of global figures representing freedom and resilience against oppression — and a changing world that makes it harder for anyone to approach Mandela’s iconic power. There are a few whose trials have made them symbols of freedom, including the former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi...
England slips to 65-2, battling to save 2nd test
By AP News Sun, Dec 08, 2013 12:00PM UTCADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Michael Clarke set his counterpart Alastair Cook an almost insurmountable task, and the England captain quickly wilted. With dark clouds over the Adelaide Oval and rain looming, Australia declared on its overnight 132-3 and took two quick wickets — openers Cook (1) and Michael Carberry (14) — both needlessly hooking short...
Hong Kong reports 2nd H7N9 bird flu case
By AP News Sat, Dec 07, 2013 12:29PM UTCHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong reported its second human case of H7N9 bird flu just days after the first, raising fears that the virus is spreading beyond mainland China. The Health Department said late Friday that an 80-year-old man being treated for a chronic illness in the hospital was found to have the bird...
England slips to 65-2, battling to save 2nd test
By AP News Sun, Dec 08, 2013 12:00PM UTC View CommentsADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Michael Clarke set his counterpart Alastair Cook an almost insurmountable task, and the England captain quickly wilted. With dark clouds over the Adelaide Oval and rain looming, Australia declared on its overnight 132-3 and took two quick wickets — openers Cook (1) and Michael Carberry (14) — both needlessly hooking short...
Handley on why royal succession is such an important issue in Thailand
By Bangkok Pundit Sat, Dec 07, 2013 11:00PM UTC View CommentsPaul Handley, author of a certain book, has an article* about royal succession in Foreign Policy: European constitutional monarchies have the obvious solution to this problem. Brits, for example, may dislike or feel somewhat apathetic to Prince Charles, but in England elected leaders and parliament runs the show, ensuring the country is not vulnerable to the...
Nelson Mandela death: Asia reaction
By Asian Correspondent Fri, Dec 06, 2013 12:28PM UTC View CommentsCountry leaders, public figures, celebrities and people across Asia have been reacting to the news that South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, aged 95. This is what they are saying....
Why are more than 250 activists facing trial in Burma?
By Francis Wade Fri, Dec 06, 2013 12:19PM UTC View CommentsThe New York Times released a timely op-ed this week warning that investment in Burma could aid the military, whose power the reform drive is ostensibly aimed at diluting. “A central policy of the regime is to attract foreign investment into the impoverished country,” it said. “At issue now is whether Myanmar’s transition will be...
A temporary truce in Thailand, but what about Act 2?
By Bangkok Pundit Fri, Dec 06, 2013 11:00AM UTC View CommentsAP: Protesters intent on toppling Thailand’s democratically elected prime minister plan to press their struggle again Wednesday with a peaceful march on Bangkok’s national police headquarters, one day after a sudden truce in honor of the king’s birthday this week ended a spate of increasingly fierce street fighting. The pause in violence came suddenly Tuesday,...
Asia’s green urbanization
By Graham Land Fri, Dec 06, 2013 7:44AM UTC View CommentsYou would be forgiven for thinking that many so-called “green development” projects are nothing more than the same old schemes, greenwashed for a bit of eco-cred. Sure, London’s Strata SE1 looks cool and has many green features, but are elitist skyscrapers in general environmentally friendly? And what of so-called “green spaces”, which were often greener...
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