Tuesday, November 22, 2011

22 NOV 2011, TUE: SEA & Wld

Southeast Asia


Khmer Rouge horrors presented to court

ABC Online - 
Graphic accounts of atrocities committed in Cambodia in the 1970s have been heard at the trial of the three most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge.

Thai Government Says Pardon Won't Allow Thaksin's Return

Voice of America (blog) - 
Thailand's government has ruled out a royal pardon that would have allowed fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return to the country.

Aquino 'allowed legal short-cuts in rush to jail Arroyo'

gulfnews.com - 
Manila: President Benigno Aquino was accused of allowing legal "short-cuts" to rush former president Gloria Arroyo to jail for alleged sabotage of the 2007 elections, a respected columnist said, adding that his ...

Manila and Seoul sign five agreements

gulfnews.com - 
Manila: Philippine President Benigno Aquino and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak witnessed the signing of five agreements. There has been a "growing volume of development assistance from South Korea", ...

PM tweet congratulation message for football team but sorry, no public holiday

New Straits Times - 
By By Minderjeet Kaur & Alang Bendahara | 0 comments KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak tweeted a congratulation message for the Malaysian football team from Seri Perdana on Monday night.

IN THE KNOW: Arroyo's plunder charges

Inquirer.net - 
With the impending dismissal of a P72-million plunder case against her, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now a Pampanga representative, still faces five other plunder cases, including the one filed by Bayan Muna Representative Teodoro Casiño ...

Asean chief outlines broad goals of regional integration

The Nation - 
In spite of the successful outcome of the Asean Leaders Summit in Bali last week, the association and its key trading partners are expected to strengthen cooperation on peace, social security and intra-regional trade to ensure a smooth integration into ...

Four Penangites file suit against state over sPICE

The Sun Daily - 
GEORGE TOWN (Nov 21, 2011): Four Penangites have filed a civil suit against the state government to challenge the validity of the Subterranean Penang International Convention and Exhibition Centre (sPICE) agreement at the High Court here today.

Ban wants greater energy access

UPI.com - 
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Access to modern sources of energy could increase the economic resilience of under-developed countries in Africa, the UN secretary-general said.

3 killed, 2 hurt in QC mishap

Journal Online - 
THREE persons, including a toddler, were killed while two others were injured when a car rammed a wall of a bank and hit the victims in Quezon City before dawn yesterday.

Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Chok Tong honoured

TODAYonline - 
When Mr Goh Chok Tong took over as Prime Minister in 1990, he was aware that many people feared that "Singapore would not survive without Lee Kuan Yew".

Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia To Expand Into Universities

Bernama - 
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- The government is considering the setting up of Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) in universities throughout the country.

160kg of syabu seized

New Straits Times - 
KUALA LUMPUR International drug syndicates operating in the country were dealt a major blow when Federal Narcotics Department raids netted drugs worth RM40 million in a week.

Laws on licensed moneylenders enforced

TODAYonline - 
by Teo Xuanwei In the two weeks since rules on advertising by licensed moneylenders kicked in on Nov 1, 32 operators flouted prohibitions on marketing their businesses through mainstream media, the Internet and SMS, Law Minister K Shanmugam told the ...

Anti-trafficking campaign boosted

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau Immigration (BI) has boosted its anti human trafficking campaign and vowed to continue to offload suspected victims of illegal recruitment and human trafficking.

Kindergarten, anti-discrimination bills obtain Senate nod

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
MEASURES SEEKING to make kindergarten education mandatory and prohibiting discrimination have been approved at the Senate on third and final readings yesterday.

Nine injured as bomb explodes at uni

Bangkok Post - 
PATTANI : Nine people were injured in a bomb attack which apparently targetted security forces providing safety for Buddhist monks in Muang district yesterday.

Loren offered P100M for break-in videos

Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 
Nov 22, 2011 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A former liaison officer of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force on Monday claimed that Sen. Loren Legarda told them that she was willing to pay P100 ...

MILF denies gov't charges

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Thursday rejected government's claims that its members were involved in the attack last month in Basilan that killed several soldiers.

DILG intensifies Parañaque anti-'kotong' drive

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Anti-Kotong Task Force of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is intensifying its campaign against an organized "kotong" group in Parañaque City, with the arrest and the filing ...

World


Dozens die, the cabinet teeters – and chaos rules

The Independent - 
Stone-throwing youths faced down riot police outside the American University of Cairo near Tahrir Square, as hundreds of protesters shouted chants calling for the downfall of Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Egypt's de facto leader.

Mariano Rajoy, New Spain Prime Minister, Opposes Same-Sex Marriage Law

Huffington Post - 
Hopes for reviving Spain's stalled economy were at least partially renewed by Prime Minister-elect Mariano Rajoy's landslide victory yesterday, but some progressive Spaniards fear Rajoy and his conservative Popular Party could pose a serious threat to ...

U.S. hikes Iran sanctions to limit nuclear effort

MarketWatch - 
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The US Treasury Department on Monday expanded its efforts to isolate Iran and its pursuit of nuclear weapons, announcing new sanctions seeking to limit the supply of goods, services, technology and financial ...

Jose Pimentel, New York Bombing Suspect, Was Frustrated By Unemployment ...

Huffington Post - 
NEW YORK -- The mother of the man accused of plotting to build and detonate bombs in New York said Monday that her son had grown increasingly frustrated in recent weeks by his inability to find work.

Khmer Rouge horrors presented to court

ABC Online - 
Graphic accounts of atrocities committed in Cambodia in the 1970s have been heard at the trial of the three most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge.

Davis pepper-spraying cop becomes Internet meme

San Francisco Chronicle - 
The University of California, Davis police officer who casually swept a line of campus protesters with pepper spray is now sweeping the Internet as the latest meme.

Libyan officials will seek death penalty for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

Telegraph.co.uk - 
Libyan officials have made it clear they will seek the death penalty for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, as the former dictator's son demanded a lawyer on Monday.

Beijing warns Delhi on South China Sea

Times of India - 
NEW DELHI: China on Monday said "outside forces" and "foreign companies" should not be involved in the South China Sea dispute.

Philip Morris sues Aussie govt over packaging law

TODAYonline - 
Tobacco giant Philip Morris yesterday launched legal action against Australia's government less than an hour after Parliament passed legislation banning all logos from cigarette packages.

Syrian Army Defectors Raise Stakes For Uprising

NPR - 
by AP BEIRUT (AP) - Attacks by army defectors are transforming the Syrian uprising into an armed insurgency that threatens to spiral into civil war.

Thai Government Says Pardon Won't Allow Thaksin's Return

Voice of America (blog) - 
Thailand's government has ruled out a royal pardon that would have allowed fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return to the country.

No sign of peace talks now: Abbas

Arab News - 
By MOHAMMED MAR'I RAMALLAH: The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that there is no sign of the resumption of peace talks with Israel now.

Quakers Hill Nursing home fire claims eighth life

The Australian - 
Emergency services attend the Quakers Hill nursing home fire, which has claimed multiple lives. Picture: Dan Himbrechts Source: The Australian THE Quakers Hill Nursing home fire claimed its eighth victim overnight after an elderly woman succumbed to ...

Islanders live in fear a year after NKorean attack

CBS News - 
(AP) YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Pungent boxes of crabs piled at the dock for export confirm the revival of ancient daily routines a year after North Korean artillery turned this tiny island's downtown into an inferno.

Belgian King Puts Talks on Hold as Di Rupo Offers Resignation

BusinessWeek - 
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Belgium's King Albert II put coalition talks on hold as Elio Di Rupo offered to resign from leading the negotiations after the six parties involved failed to agree about how to cut the nation's budget deficit.

Pinoy sentenced for selling US spy plane on eBay

GMANews.TV - 
The Filipino who was caught selling a United States military spy plane on online auction and shopping site Ebay was sentenced last week, a report of the Asian Journal said.

Japan agency backs P20-b expressways connector

Manila Standard Today - 
A 13.2-kilometer elevated road connecting the North Luzon Expressway to the South Luzon Expressway will usher in a new era of seamless and speedy urban travel across Metro Manila, according to its proponent, the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation.

China train crash due to 'poor management': Report

Straits Times - 
BEIJING (AFP) - An investigation into a high-speed rail crash in eastern China that killed at least 40 people and wounded nearly 200 others has concluded that 'poor management' was to blame, state press said on Monday.

Abu Dhabi told to 'clean up

7DAYS - 
Spitting, dropping cigarette butts and litter, or leaving your chewing gum on the streets of Abu Dhabi, is now punishable by fines of up to Dhs500, the municipality has announced.

Ban wants greater energy access

UPI.com - 
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Access to modern sources of energy could increase the economic resilience of under-developed countries in Africa, the UN secretary-general said.

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