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News HeadlinesOfficials: Floods kill at least 267 in PakistanAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/30/2010 13:26 pmRescue and government officials say flooding has killed at least 267 people in Pakistan over the past three days. Most of the dead were in the northwest, which has been hit especially hard by monsoon rains in recent days. Read More Recent Comments Grenade explodes by Thai shopping mall; 1 woundedAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/30/2010 11:50 amA grenade exploded near a Bangkok shopping mall early Friday, injuring one person and rattling the Thai capital less than a week after a similar blast left a bystander dead and several more hospitalized. Authorities have declined to speculate if the explosions are linked to the country's ongoing political turbulence. Read More Recent Comments The role of class in covering national tragediesAhsan Butt, Five Rupees, 07/30/2010 03:24 amI actually really pity copy editors and editors in general at newspapers and other media organizations in places like Pakistan. The problem is that there is too much news every day, in a bad way. Read More Recent Comments Tulsie and Thanong on Preah VihearBP, Bangkok Pundit, 07/30/2010 12:02 pmActually, on the substance of Tulsie's opinion piece in The Nation on why Abhisit is acting tough now BP thinks Tulsie is basically right so do not have a dispute with that, but then there is this: Defending its decision to support Cambodia's registration efforts, the Samak government pointed to two basic legal points. The first was the World Court ruling in 1962 declaring that the temple was on Cambodian territory. Read More Recent Comments PACQUIAO POLITICS: Life in a fishbowlEdwin Espejo, Chronicles from Mindanao by a Mindanao Journalist, 07/30/2010 08:35 amBy now, Manny Pacquiao must have already realized that being a member of Philippine Congress has its upsides and downsides. Had Manny chosen to remain a boxer, negative reports involving him, his family and his circle of friends may just be given fleeting media attention, swept to the dustbin with another exhilarating win against another marquee boxer. Read More Recent Comments Girls in Thailand lead emergence of female mobile gamersJon Russell, Jon Russell, 07/30/2010 12:00 pmResearch from Buzz City follows nicely on from yesterday's post - women are more addicted to social networks - with a range of data on mobile gaming including statistics which show Thailand has one of the highest proportion of female mobile gamers anywhere in the world. Read More Recent Comments Man listed as Tokyo's oldest had been dead decadesAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/30/2010 09:28 amA man listed as the oldest living male in Tokyo in fact died some 30 years ago, city officials said after his body was found mummified in his bed. Police visited the home of Sogen Kato at the request of ward officials updating their list of centenarians ahead of Respect for the Elderly Day in September. Kato was born July 22, 1899. Read More Recent Comments North Korea, UN Command hold talks in ship sinkingAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/30/2010 10:10 amMilitary officers from North Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command met Friday for a third round of talks about the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on Pyongyang. U.N. Command spokesman Kim Yong-kyu said colonel-level officers from the two sides were holding talks at the border village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas. Read More Recent Comments Indian forces, protesters clash in Kashmir townsAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/30/2010 09:06 amGovernment forces fired warning shots and tear gas to quell protests against Indian rule that erupted Thursday in several towns in restive Kashmir, police said. Protests broke out in several neighborhoods in Anantnag, a town south of Kashmir's main city Srinagar, after police detained at least eight people for participating in recent anti-India street protests, said a police officer on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to reporters. Read More Recent Comments 6 Indonesians in court on people smuggling chargesAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/30/2010 10:31 amSix Indonesians have appeared in an Australian court on charges of people smuggling. A navy patrol boat picked up two of the men west of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean in February. The others were found in January on Ashmore Reef, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) off Australia's northwest coast. Read More Recent Comments Taliban stymie NATO push to bolster governmentAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/30/2010 10:03 amThis strategic valley on the outskirts of Kandahar is on its third government boss in eight months. The first quit out of fear and frustration. The Taliban assassinated the second. Now the militants send threatening letters to district chief Shah Mohammad Ahmadi and his team: Quit your job or else. Read More Recent Comments Ex-Malaysian minister charged in huge port scandalAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/29/2010 20:46 pmA former Cabinet minister was charged Thursday with "cheating" in a billion-dollar port scandal that embarrassed the government and sparked public criticism of a lack of transparency in state-linked initiatives. Read More Recent Comments Thai doctors protest proposed malpractice lawAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/29/2010 20:29 pmAcross Thailand many doctors traded their white coats for black on Thursday to protest a draft law that would give victims of medical malpractice legal rights to win compensation. Read More Recent Comments Oh deer! 6 animals escape Singapore zooAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/29/2010 19:39 pmSix sambar deer escaped from their enclosure in a Singapore zoo after a falling tree damaged the surrounding fence, the zoo said Thursday. Five of the six were recaptured while the remaining one was still wandering the Night Safari park, the zoo said. Read More Recent Comments Relatives search for bodies at Pakistan air crashAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 07/29/2010 19:42 pmRelatives desperate to find the bodies of loved ones joined emergency teams Thursday at the scene of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, but recovery work was badly hampered by thick mud, rain and slippery hillsides. The Airbus A321 operated by local carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy, monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. Read More Recent Comments
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Reader HeadlinesHouse of Pacquiao’s sister raided for illegal gambling07/30/2010 09:20 amBy Ben O. Tesiorna, Correspondent GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The house of the sister of Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao was raided by the authorities in General Santos City for suspicion of illegal gambling activity there. Raided was the residence of Isidra Pacquiao-Paglinawan, older sist... Read More Recent Comments Philippines water crisis: Real, not imagined07/27/2010 11:57 amBy Radzini Oledan, Cast away the delusions. The Philippines water crisis is real. After several weeks, the Manila Public Works Department confirmed that there is a water crisis in the Maynilad service areas covering the west zone of the metropolis. The situation could take a turn f... Read More Recent Comments HIV on the rise in Asia07/27/2010 11:40 amIt may not be surprising, but the number of sexually transmitted infections, HIV and AIDS is on the rise in Southeast Asian countries. The social cost is high. In fact, the cost of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) does not come cheap. In 1996, HAART - an effective combination therapy that delays t... Read More Recent Comments Burma's elections will bring disgrace on ASEAN07/20/2010 13:23 pmBy Zin Linn, The ASEAN Foreign Ministers are at a meeting from 19 – 23 July in the Vietnamese capital of Ha Noi for the 43rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM). The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Meeting is also scheduled to be held there. Discussions on ASEAN community building, the regional archit... Read More Recent Comments Burma honors its fallen martyrs amid political insecurity07/16/2010 14:29 pmBy Zin Linn, Burma’s Independence has been blended together with blood and lives of the nation’s top leaders. July 19 has been known as Martyr's Day in Burma and citizens will commemorate their independence heroes as always amid political insecurity. On July 19, 1947, seven ind... Read More Recent Comments Mindanao: DENR urges loggers to cease operations07/15/2010 11:34 amBy Ben O. Tesiorna, The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Southern Mindanao is urging companies holding logging permits temporarily cease operations due to the growing opposition by some church leaders in the area. In a memorandum dated July 8, 2010, DENR 11 director Jim Sam... Read More Recent Comments 1 civilian killed, 6 wounded in Maguindanao clash07/09/2010 11:50 amBy Ben O. Tesiorna, A 3-year old boy was killed and six others wounded when elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines clashed with an armed group in Datu Piang, Maguindanao Thursday. Lieutenant Colonel Randolph Cabangbang, spokesman of the AFP’s Eastern Mindanao Command, ... Read More Recent Comments DavOr governor slams 'most dangerous for media' tag07/09/2010 10:26 amBy Ben O. Tesiorna, Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon raised howl on the statement of Philippine National Police chief Director General Jesus Verzosa identifying the province as one of the two most dangerous places for a journalist in the country. In a report by the Philippine Daily Inquir... Read More Recent Comments Duterte to NPA: Help me get rid of illegal loggers07/08/2010 08:30 amBy Ben O. Tesiorna, Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte appealed to the New People’s Army for help in the government’s fight against illegal logging activities in the Paquibato and Marilog districts. The former mayor said illegal logging is rampant in the two districts ... Read More Recent Comments Philippines: Lawmakers in favor of arming newsmen07/06/2010 14:31 pmBy Ben O. Tesiorna, Several Philippine lawmakers have expressed their support of a proposal to allow legitimate members of media to carry firearms for protection. The proposal was made amidst a rising number of attacks against journalists all over the country, making the Philippines one of the... Read More Recent Comments Probe on broadcaster’s death far from over07/05/2010 11:53 amBy Ben O. Tesiorna, Two suspects have been identified and formally charged in court, but the police investigation on the death of radio broadcaster Jesiderio Camangyan is far from over. This as authorities expand its probe to identify the mastermind behind the incident. Police Superintendent Queru... Read More Recent Comments AFP recruiting minors as Cafgus – NPA07/04/2010 12:29 pmBy Ben O. Tesiorna, The New People’s Army accused the Philippines military of recruiting minors as members of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu). To prove their claim, the rebel group presented Cafgu Juve Latiban who is said to be only 16 years old when recruited by the Armed... Read More Recent Comments Philippines to set up fund for Muslim war victims07/02/2010 09:32 amBy Ben O. Tesiorna A compensation fund for the thousands of internally displaced persons in the Mindanao armed conflict will be set up by the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. This was the revelation made by peace process adviser Secretary Teresita Deles on Thursday as her office sta... Read More Recent Comments Farmers ask Aquino to distribute Tadeco land07/02/2010 09:07 amBy Ben O. Tesiorna Emancipate landless tillers and uphold their dignity. This was the appeal of the peasants in the Davao Region as they urged the administration of President Benigno Aquino III to distribute much of the 5,212 hectares of the Davao Penal Colony that is being leased to agricu... Read More Recent Comments Pakistan Ahmadi attack: A muted response to minority killings07/02/2010 07:46 amBy Sana Saleem Incomprehensible. That is the only word I can use to express my feelings about the indifference of people, the authorities, and the media towards the attacks against the Ahmadi community in Lahore on Friday May 28. Attacks that were carried out in broad daylight, ki... Read More Recent Comments |
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ApriPoko robot: Personal, personable and adorable , 07/30/2010 ApriPoko may weigh a mere five pounds, but this voice-operated, talking robot functions as a universal remote for multiple home appliances and devices. Its creators, the researchers at Toshiba, exem... Read Post | Comments |
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Tulsie and Thanong on Preah Vihear BP, 07/30/2010 Actually, on the substance of Tulsie's opinion piece in The Nation on why Abhisit is acting tough now BP thinks Tulsie is basically right so do not have a dispute with that, but then there is this: ... Read Post | Comments |
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Girls in Thailand lead emergence of female mobile gamers Jon Russell, 07/30/2010 Research from Buzz City follows nicely on from yesterday's post - women are more addicted to social networks - with a range of data on mobile gaming including statistics which show Thailand has one of... Read Post | Comments |
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Human rights accusations surge against Korean police , 07/30/2010 Original article in Korean is here. Following the accusation last month by the National Human Rights Commission (국가인권위원회) that a suspect had been tortured by police in the Yangcheon Pol... Read Post | Comments |
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Face of the day , 07/30/2010 Some fans of Girls' Generation's Tiffany, apparently with nothing better to do, took out a newspaper ad to wish her a happy birthday. ... Read Post | Comments |
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Tough times ahead for Filipinos Carlos Conde, 07/30/2010 Filipinos, especially the poor, should brace for tough times ahead. President Benigno S. Aquino III has promised to cut back on the wasteful spending and profligacy of the government and he seems ser... Read Post | Comments |
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