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Bangkok relatively quiet as sides mull next moves
By AP News Fri, Dec 06, 2013 3:54PM UTCBANGKOK (AP) — The truce between Thailand’s political rivals held in Bangkok on Friday amid more ceremonies in honor of the king’s birthday, while the leader of the protest movement who has vowed to overthrow the government was expected to announce his next move. Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban had said earlier that the “battle” against...
Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, mourned world over
By AP News Fri, Dec 06, 2013 12:59PM UTCIn nearly seven decades spent fighting for freedom and equality, Nelson Mandela inspired and challenged the world to stand up for others. As word of Mandela’s death spread, current and former presidents, athletes and entertainers, and people around the world spoke out about the life and legacy of the former South African leader. Some like...
Ex-PM Thaksin a saintly figure in rural Thailand
By AP News Fri, Dec 06, 2013 10:35AM UTCKAMBON, Thailand (AP) — Here, in a village where electricity is still a novelty, they’ll quickly tell you who was responsible for bringing change to this long-neglected corner of Thailand. Thaksin Shinawatra is a former prime minister, a billionaire businessman and the brother of the current prime minister. He has lived for years in luxurious,...
Australian FM expresses ‘regrets’ in Indonesia spy row
By AP News Fri, Dec 06, 2013 10:25AM UTCJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop tried to mend fences with Indonesia on Thursday, saying her government regrets the hurt caused to its president and people over reports that Australian spies tapped his phone. Bishop’s visit to Indonesia’s capital is the first by a senior Australian official since a row erupted last...
China bars banks from handling bitcoins
By AP News Fri, Dec 06, 2013 10:09AM UTCBEIJING (AP) — Bitcoins suffered a new setback after China’s central bank said Thursday its banks and payment systems are barred from handling the virtual currency. The central bank said bitcoins did not qualify as a currency but private individuals still are allowed to trade them at their own risk. Bitcoins are created, distributed, and...
Indonesia jails 14 Rohingya for deadly brawl
By AP News Thu, Dec 05, 2013 5:07PM UTCMEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced 14 Rohingya asylum seekers from Burma to nine months in jail for their role in a deadly brawl at an detention center that left eight Buddhist fishermen from their country dead, prosecutors and lawyers said Thursday. The melee occurred eight months ago in North Sumatra province, where...
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...
Philippines: The plight of the children of Tacloban
By Michele Penna Thu, Dec 05, 2013 5:01PM UTC View CommentsWhen a disaster is hard on everybody, it is usually harder on children. They are more fragile, more prone to be traumatized by events, more subject to diseases. Typhoon Yolanda, which has been exceptional in so many ways, has played by the book in this regard: the children of Tacloban are likely the city’s worst...
Best business schools for a successful career
By Charlotte Sexauer Thu, Dec 05, 2013 10:02AM UTC View CommentsStudying abroad is increasingly popular, especially in areas such as business which encourage mobility, adaptation and language skills. Students know future employers will appreciate that they have lived abroad, experienced different cultures, and strengthened their life experience. As a consequence, universities are now competing on a global scale to attract potential students to their courses....
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