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News HeadlinesNearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacreAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 01:15 amPhilippine prosecutors filed charges against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials. Read More Recent Comments HK mum throws child from balcony over school snubElmer W. Cagape, Living in Hong Kong, 02/10/2010 08:38 amAn apparently frustrated mother took her own life by leaping from the seventh floor of a Hong Kong mall shortly after throwing out her four-year-old daughter from the same balcony last Sunday. The tragic incident took place after an alleged argument with her husband over the child’s failure to land a slot at an English Schools Foundation primary school. Read More Recent Comments TV show fined for animal crueltyAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 00:29 amA British broadcaster has been convicted of animal cruelty after two reality show contestants skinned, cooked and ate a rat during filming in Australia. ITV Studios, producer of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here," was fined 3,000 Australian dollars ($2,615) after pleading guilty Monday, the Australian RSPCA said. Read More Recent Comments SLanka parliament dissolved after Fonseka arrestAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 01:27 amSri Lanka's president dissolved the parliament, setting the stage for new elections a day after authorities arrested the leader of the opposition — a move analysts said was meant to prevent him from contesting the vote. Read More Recent Comments India halts genetically modified eggplant releaseAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 09:59 amIndia halted the release of the world's first genetically modified eggplant Tuesday, saying further study needed to be done to guarantee consumer safety before it could be cultivated in the country. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said more independent research must be conducted to ensure the hybrid eggplant was safe for human consumption, after a government committee approved the commercial release of the genetically modified, pest-resistant crop in October. Read More Recent Comments UN envoy arrives in North Korea to spur nuke talksAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 10:33 amA senior U.N. envoy pressed ahead Wednesday with international efforts to get North Korea back into nuclear disarmament talks, during the world body's first high-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years. U.N. political chief B. Lynn Pascoe was greeted Tuesday by North Korean officials at an airport on the outskirts of the capital Pyongyang, according to footage broadcast by APTN in Pyongyang. Also Tuesday, North Korea's top nuclear envoy, Kim Kye Gwan, flew to Beijing to discuss nuclear talks with Chinese officials. Read More Recent Comments Cambodia wants World Court to rule on Thai borderAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 10:12 amCambodia will complain to the World Court that Thailand is occupying its land, the prime minister said Tuesday while visiting the territory at the heart of a bitter border dispute. Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thailand has encroached on land around the landmark Preah Vihear temple, in northern Cambodia, which the court awarded Phnom Penh in 1962. Read More Recent Comments US poised to seize Afghan town as Taliban dig inAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 10:19 amU.S. and Afghan forces pushed to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling stronghold in hopes of building public support by providing aid and services once the insurgents are gone. Instead of keeping the offensive secret, Americans have been talking about it for weeks, expecting the Taliban would flee. Read More Recent Comments Siemens blows hot on India's wind businessGerry O'Kane, Green Business, 02/10/2010 00:37 amAt last, away from all the recent hullabaloo of China's green business relations, some positive news elsewhere in Asia. From an analysts point of view the decision by the German engineering group, Siemens, to double its investment in India is a strong thumbs up for a list of reasons, but especially for its renewable energy sector. Read More Recent Comments 64 feared dead, 400 hurt in Afghan avalanchesAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 01:39 amMassive avalanches roaring down a mountain pass north of Kabul may have killed more than 60 people, Afghan officials said, as rescuers evacuated about 400 injured victims. Search-and-rescue teams recovered the bodies of 24 people but said they fear 40 others may have also died, Interior Minister Hanif Atmar said. About 2,500 people were rescued from their snow-blocked vehicles. "Twenty-four bod Read More Recent Comments SLanka parliament dissolved after Fonseka arrestAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 01:27 amSri Lanka's president dissolved the parliament, setting the stage for new elections a day after authorities arrested the leader of the opposition — a move analysts said was meant to prevent him from contesting the vote. Read More Recent Comments Nearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacreAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 01:15 amPhilippine prosecutors filed charges against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials. Read More Recent Comments Japan Airlines rejects Delta and stays with AAAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 00:34 amJapan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines. The Japanese carrier said it will strengthen its partnership with American, and the two airlines will jointly seek antitrust immunity on trans-Pacific routes. Read More Recent Comments Cannons fired as 'Whale Wars' rage onAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 00:43 amActivists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue. The Sea Shepherd conservation group said its ships, the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker, confronted the Japanese factory ship Nisshin Maru. Read More Recent Comments TV show fined for animal crueltyAsian Correspondent, Breaking News, 02/10/2010 00:29 amA British broadcaster has been convicted of animal cruelty after two reality show contestants skinned, cooked and ate a rat during filming in Australia. ITV Studios, producer of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here," was fined 3,000 Australian dollars ($2,615) after pleading guilty Monday, the Australian RSPCA said. Read More Recent Comments
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Reader HeadlinesReforming Indian education01/19/2010 14:27 pmBy Professor P Radhakrishnan I Reforming Indian education in the context of access and affordability, infrastructure, institutional ambience, quality, content, funding, regulatory mechanisms, and so on, is long overdue. After the rhetoric on it for several years, it looks as though it would b... Read More Recent Comments Thailand scoops 'Best Tourist Country' award01/15/2010 17:01 pmIn some much needed good news for tourism in Thailand it was announced Friday that it scooped the 'Best Tourist Country' award in Norway. The news coincided with an announcement by Thai Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa that the government is extending its free visa scheme to boost tou... Read More Recent Comments Andal Ampatuan Sr. before Philippine courts today12/08/2009 09:13 amPhilippine prosecutors are asking the Philippine military to "produce" suspended Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. before the courts today. Ampatuan has been charged with two crimes - rebellion and as principal mastermind in the brutal massacre of 57 people in Shariff Aguak town in Maguin... Read More Recent Comments South Korea Wins At WCG 200912/03/2009 20:47 pmResults found here. The grand final of the World Cyber Games ended in a great success for South Korea, with 82,000 spectators and 600 journalists worldwide visiting Chengdu, China to watch the last 4 days of the well-known Olympic Computer Gaming event. South Korea ranked in 1st place with 3 gold ... Read More Recent Comments Philippines Massacre: Containing the crisis - Part 212/02/2009 10:07 amIn the second of a two-part series, Philippines press secretary and Mindanao massacre 'crisis manager' Jesus G. Dureza recollects his four critical days in Maguindanao following the brutal slaughter of at least 57 people, including 30 journalists. If you haven't read Part 1 of this article yet, you ... Read More Recent Comments Philippines Massacre: Containing the crisis - Part 112/01/2009 10:34 amIn the first of a two-part series, Philippines press secretary Jesus G. Dureza recollects his four critical days in Maguindanao following the brutal slaughter of at least 57 people, including 30 journalists. DAY ONE - November 23 (Monday) I was monitoring closely reports about a missing conv... Read More Recent Comments AsianCorrespondent hits 1 million visitor landmark11/27/2009 20:14 pmAsianCorrespondent.com achieved an important landmark this week as we received our millionth visitor to the site. Having launched AsianCorrespondent.com in Beta less than six weeks ago, this was well above our expectations and has already brought us inside the top 50,000 in the Alexa website ranking... Read More Recent Comments Dark days for press freedom in Asia11/25/2009 11:11 amReading AsianCorrespondent.com over the past week or two has thrown into sharp focus the lack of press freedom in Asia. The shocking massacre of up to 37 journalists and media workers in the Philippines on Monday sent shock waves through the media world.Journalism has long been rated as one of the m... Read More Recent Comments More than 1 bn people around the world facing hunger11/18/2009 11:35 amThe global economic meltdown and decrease in charitable donations is exacerbating the already bleak picture of global hunger crises. According to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, more than 1 billion people around the world are facing hunger. Women and children are the most affected, with statistics... Read More Recent Comments Leonid meteor shower to light up Asian skies tonight11/17/2009 17:42 pmOne of the most spectacular meteor showers in years is due to light up the skies across Asia tonight (Nov 17) or in the early hours of Wednesday morning, but you may have to sacrifice some sleep if you want to see the best of it. The Leonid meteor shower is caused by the Tempel-Tuttel every Novembe... Read More Recent Comments 10 best free applications for Mac11/17/2009 12:06 pmNot strictly Asia related, but one reader sent in this handy list of free applications for your Apple Mac. Please feel to add more suggestions in the comments. Enjoy... Audacity Considering its completely free, Audacity is an excellent piece of audio editing software. This open source application ... Read More Recent Comments Asia fares poorly in global gender gap survey11/11/2009 11:52 amBy R.K. Rathore Asian countries are leading the global economic recovery but when it comes to women’s status in society, the region comes off pretty poorly in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report for 2009. Only one Asian country, the Philippines, figures in the top 10 of ... Read More Recent Comments Run the world11/06/2009 22:07 pmIf you ran the world what would be your top priority? Climate change? Education? Child abuse? Disease prevention? It’s an impossible choice. And you don’t run the world. So what can you do? Run the World has a plan.On January 11, 2010, people all over the world will take charge and... Read More Recent Comments Panda fever grips Chiang Mai, Thailand11/03/2009 20:47 pmWhat's black and white and makes the news every day? No, not a newspaper. It's Linping, the Chiang Mai panda cub. In the short five months of her life, Linping has captured the hearts of the people of this sleepy city in Northern Thailand. Tune into the local Chiang Mai news and you will see, witho... Read More Recent Comments Thaksin steals ASEAN summit show again10/27/2009 17:23 pmWhile Thailand's second attempt this year at hosting the ASEAN summit passed off peacefully in the seaside town of Cha-am at the weekend, Thaksin Shinawatra still managed to grab his fair share of the headlines. In April of this year, the region's leaders had to be evacuated from the ASEAN meet in ... Read More Recent Comments |
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All's quiet in Bangkok, for now. Andrew Batt, 02/10/2010 If you read some media reports yesterday you might be forgiven for thinking that Bangkok is once again a city under siege ahead of the February 26 court ruling on Thaksin Shinawatra's US$2.2 billion o... Read Post | Comments |
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Can the Democrats win 240 seats? BP, 02/10/2010 The Nation: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday reaffirmed his prediction that the Democrats might win about 240 House seats at the next general election, which could give him the chance to ... Read Post | Comments |
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HK mum throws child from balcony, commits suicide over school placement failure Elmer W. Cagape, 02/10/2010 An apparently frustrated mother took her own life by leaping from the seventh floor of a Hong Kong mall shortly after throwing out her four-year-old daughter from the same balcony last Sunday. The tra... Read Post | Comments |
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Sanan for Prime Minister? BP, 02/10/2010 Maj Gen Sanan Kachornprasart was previously Secretary-General of the Democrats and Minister of Interior, but is now a member of Chat Thai Pattana, a coalition partner of the current government. The B... Read Post | Comments |
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The colourful adventures of Mamdouh Habib Gavin Atkins, 02/10/2010 Former terror suspect, Mamdouh Habib is now appearing in a Sydney play where he tells the audience of his alleged experiences at Guantanamo Bay. Notwithstanding his alleged past activities, Mr Habib... Read Post | Comments |
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Would you buy food that wasn't packaged? Priscilla Lorenzo, 02/10/2010 According to a CNN Eco Solutions report bioplastics are booming. Even the 215,000 square foot (20,000 sq meter) carpet that politicians, activists and scientists trounced upon at the Copenhagen climat... Read Post | Comments |
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