Tuesday, November 29, 2011

29 NOV 2011, TUE: SEA & Wld

Southeast Asia


Table Talk: Era of Western domination 'is ending'

Straits Times - 
Professor Kishore Mahbubani was ranked on Foreign Policy magazine's list of the world's top 100 thinkers this week. He believes the era of Asian domination is returning and that greater global governance is needed in a more interdependent world.

Najib: Barisan is needed to unite the people and reach our goals

Malaysia Star - 
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has reached an exciting crossroads and policies to transform the country must be maintained so it can become a developed and united nation.

Answer 'Morong 43' suit, Arroyo told

Inquirer.net - 
A Quezon City court has ordered former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to answer the P15-million suit filed by the so-called “Morong 43,” whom the military had suspected of being members of the New People's Army (NPA).

Philippines Hotel bombing kills three

allvoices - 
By Samantha86 A hotel bombing incident in Manila, Philippines, resulted in the death of three people and injury of several others who had come to attend a wedding at that hotel.

Yingluck rides out censure

Bangkok Post - 
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appears not to be in any great danger despite the public's perception that her government's Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) has failed to handle the consequences of the flood crisis.

Genocide suspect faults US

Khaleej Times - 
A Khmer Rouge leader told last week that a secret campaign of US bombing during the Vietnam War had contributed to the rise of the radical Communist movement that ravaged Cambodia three decades ago in one of the bloodiest episodes of mass killing in ...

Bicam OK's 2012 budget; ratification set for today

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
A BICAMERAL PANEL yesterday concluded discussions on the P1.816-trillion 2012 budget, paving the way for Congress' final approval today.

Moro rebels to accept renegades back to the fold

gulfnews.com - 
Manila: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is ready to welcome back followers of renegade commander Ameril Ombra Kato, an official of the rebel group said.

Gan Kim Yong to suss out potential PAP candidates

Channel News Asia - 
By S Ramesh | Posted: 28 November 2011 2001 hrs SINGAPORE: Singapore's Health Minister Gan Kim Yong will head the team overseeing the process of identifying potential People's Action Party candidates for the next general election.

Filipino seafarers to undergo antipiracy training

Inquirer.net - 
By Jerry E. Esplanada MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has incorporated anti-piracy modules in the training of Filipino seafarers, who are expected to reach 400000 by the end of 2011, according to Ambassador Enrique Manalo, the country's permanent ...

MediaCorp TV host in row with cabby pleads guilty

Straits Times - 
In her altercation with a taxi driver in June last year, Quan Yifeng had yanked out the taxi's fare meter and spilt water on the receipt printer, causing about $70 in damage.

Sorry: Umar Patek

Jakarta Post - 
Top Bali bombing suspect Umar Patek apologized on Monday before a panel of judges at the East Jakarta District Court for falsifying his and his wife's documents.

Indonesian resort island of Bali bans smoking in all public places

Channel 6 News Online - 
BALI, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- The provincial legislature on the Indonesian resort island of Bali has passed a new law which will soon ban smoking in all public places, the Jakarta Globe reported on Monday.

Three killed in trawler blast

Malaysia Star - 
KOTA KINABALU: Three people were killed and four others injured after an explosion ripped through a fishing trawler and destroyed two other boats in Sabah's northern district of Kudat.

Mariachi earns UNESCO recognition

Guadalajara Reporter (subscription) - 
Mariachi music has been officially recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in its annual list of “intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

Confirm Your Vietnam Railway Trip Via The Internet Quickly And Easily

Prfire (press release) - 
By erinwagon65 on Monday, November 28th, 2011 at 4:45 pm. Vietnam's railways have made an exemplary leap in terms of its scale and capacity in recent years.

SC upholds Senate's power to probe Lozada's disappearance in 2008

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the legality of the Senate's probe into the disappearance of whistleblower Rodolfo Lozada Jr.

Comelec has to decide soon on poll machines for 2013

Inquirer.net - 
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have to decide whether or not to buy the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines that were used in the 2010 elections or get a new service provider by February.

Race for SUPP presidency kicks off

New Straits Times - 
KUCHING: The presidential race of the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) kicked off in earnest today with the two candidates hoping to replace Tan Sri Dr George Chan, deputy secretary general Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh and ...

World


Egyptians cast votes: 'I have hope this time'

Chicago Sun-Times - 
An Egyptian woman rests in front of campaign posters outside a polling station on the first day of parliamentary elections in Alexandria, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.

AP sources: Fatal raid likely case of mistaken ID

Houston Chronicle - 
A Pakistani woman joins other to condemn NATO strikes on Pakistani posts, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. The NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers went on for almost two hours and continued even after Pakistani commanders ...

TT On-The-Go

Tehran Times - 
TEHRAN - Informed sources in Tehran say that Western countries, which are trying to focus the world's attention on the false issue of a “possible military dimension” of Iran's nuclear activities, will be astonished by the country's nuclear achievements ...

Saudi-Turkish cooperation and Syria

Arab News - 
Ever since the Justice and Development Party's assumption of power in Turkey in 2002, the Saudi-Turkish relationship has entered a new strategic era.

Congo Vote Count Begins After Election Day Marred by Violence

BusinessWeek - 
Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission began counting votes in parts of the country as it allowed balloting to continue in areas where there were delays amid unrest and late deliveries of ...

LA protesters defy eviction efforts, go to court

Atlanta Journal Constitution - 
AP LOS ANGELES - For now, Wall Street protesters camped out on the Los Angeles City Hall lawn still have their tent city after defying a deadline to pack up and clear out.

Obama Says US 'Stands Ready to Do Our Part' for Eurozone Crisis

ABC News (blog) - 
As the European debt crisis continues to escalate, President Obama urged European Union leaders today to act quickly to resolve the eurozone crisis, saying that “the United States stands ready to do our part to help them resolve this issue.

America's return to Asia: Old hegemony or new engagement?

TODAYonline - 
This week, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes a historic high-profile visit to Myanmar even as Asians assess a flurry of American moves in the region.

Eyewitnesses capture moment Indonesian bridge collapses

Telegraph.co.uk - 
At least 11 people have died and more than 30 people are still missing after an Indonesian bridge, built to resemble San Francisco's Golden Gate, collapsed.

Hostage describes narrow escape from Colombia's FARC

MiamiHerald.com - 
BOGOTA - Police Sergeant Luis Alberto Erazo was packing his tarp and towel at about 6 am on Saturday - preparing for another long march through the jungle - when he felt gunshots graze his neck and face.

US cautious regarding Morocco Islamist win

AFP - 
WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday took a wait-and-see attitude towards a moderate Islamist party that prepared to govern in Morocco after winning the most seats in the parliamentary election.

Najib: Barisan is needed to unite the people and reach our goals

Malaysia Star - 
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has reached an exciting crossroads and policies to transform the country must be maintained so it can become a developed and united nation.

Back to the futurum

Toronto Star - 
It's not the majestic Tridentine Mass of 1570, exactly. But millions of English-speaking Roman Catholics had a back-to-the-future moment on Sunday as the Church rolled out an “updated” service that has echoes of the “new” Latin Mass of 1962, ...

Hunt for five missing crew of sunken Swanland halts

BBC News - 
An air-and-sea search for five men missing from a sunken cargo carrier off the coast of north Wales has been called off for the night.

Labor Ministry deals double blow to firms in 'red zone'

Arab News - 
JEDDAH: The Kingdom has started imposing sanctions on companies that have not employed the specified percentage of Saudis, set between 7 and 8 percent under the Nitaqat system.

Iraqi Violence Kills 22

Voice of America (blog) - 
A suicide bomber slammed his car packed with explosives into the gate of a prison near Baghdad Monday, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 24 others.

Yingluck rides out censure

Bangkok Post - 
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appears not to be in any great danger despite the public's perception that her government's Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) has failed to handle the consequences of the flood crisis.

Pope Benedict XVI Sued For Not Wearing Seat Belt In Popemobile During Visit To ...

Huffington Post - 
It turns out not even the Pope is infallible when it comes to seat belt safety. A German citizen has filed a lawsuit against Pope Benedict XVI after spotting the leader traveling in the Popemobile without a safety belt during the leader's September ...

The new ASEAN Bali record

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Over the years, since its founding in 1967, the summit meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have come and gone, sometimes attracting Western media and political attention and often, ...

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