Southeast Asia
 | Bernama - KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- The 1Malaysia People's Housing (PR1MA) Bill 2011, tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Dewan Rakyat today, was described as a wise move by the government to help those in the middle-income ... |
 | New Straits Times - FOR Umno Youth, it pays to be forward-looking in its arduous efforts to re-establish itself among young Malays. The solution-driven politics that the movement had adopted under its current leadership is bringing home ... |
 | Philippine Star - MANILA, Philippines - A Palace official claimed yesterday that there is no need to relieve members of the economic team of President Aquino since the local economy remained resilient and stable despite the government's underspending and the global ... |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - While not personally implicated, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's anti-corruption creditials have taken a beating. |
 | Inquirer.net - A short program marking the 148th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, the founder of the Katipunan, in Caloocan City, was delayed after the mayor arrived late. |
 | TODAYonline - SINGAPORE - The Court of Appeal has dismissed well-known surgeon Susan Lim's (picture) appeal in her case against the Singapore Medical Council (SMC). |
 | The Australian - FOREIGN Minister Kevin Rudd has staked Australia's UN Security Council candidacy - and international reputation - on the claims that Australia is a "principled advocate of human rights for all" and that we "do what we say". |
 | Journal Online - THE Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) yesterday called on President Aquino to stop his relatives from questioning the Supreme Court (SC) ruling ordering the distribution of Hacienda Luisita to farmworker-beneficiaries. |
 | Tempo - Manila, Philippines - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 shook early yesterday morning some parts of Metro Manila and Northern Luzon, but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and ... |
 | Gulf Today - MANILA: A suspected member of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf extremists has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the bombing on Sunday of a budget hotel in Zamboanga City, Mindanao that killed three guests and the wounded 27 ... |
 | Bernama - SHAH ALAM, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- A mobile phone, believed to have been owned by one of four murder victims, including cosmetics millionairess Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, had received a call from one 'Datuk Pathma 2', several hours before they were allegedly ... |
 | Bernama - KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- The three wings of Umno - Youth, Wanita and Puteri - convened their assemblies today with a high note as they geared up for the 13th general election. |
 | Bloomberg - By Bloomberg News - Wed Nov 30 05:26:00 GMT 2011 Shares of the following companies had unusual (VNINDEX) moves in Vietnam trading. |
 | New Straits Times - KUALA LUMPUR: Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim yesterday praised Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's speech at the general assembly. |
 | Bangkok Post - In a jealous rage, a university professor beat his wife to death. The court verdict: 50 hours of community service. An old, sick man with little education was charged with sending four phone-text messages deemed insulting to the monarchy. |
World
 | San Francisco Chronicle - (Updates with French and Italian reaction in fifth paragraph, Iranian foreign ministry comment in 11th.) Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- UK Foreign Secretary William Hague ordered the closing of the Iranian Embassy in London following the storming of the ... |
 | Canada.com - Public service union demonstrators take part in a protest march in Leeds, northern England November 30, 2011. LONDON - British unions claimed that up to two million public sector workers went on strike Wednesday over changes to their pensions after the ... |
 | Financial Times - The last time a US secretary of state visited Burma, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president and the south-east Asian country was not yet a byword for repressive little dictatorships. |
 | Telegraph.co.uk - Supporters of Laurent Gbagbo, Ivory Coast's former president, have said they will pull out of December elections in protest at his transfer to the International Criminal Court. |
 | The Guardian - The Egyptian elections have begun despite the many attempts to abort, obstruct or derail them. Millions of voters are electing a parliament to express their will and authority. |
 | Reuters - ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - The top US military officer on Wednesday strongly rejected accusations from Pakistan that NATO deliberately killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last weekend. |
 | Boston.com - AP / November 30, 2011 NEW YORK—The overnight police raids in Philadelphia and Los Angeles that dismantled two of the nation's biggest Occupy Wall Street encampments leave just a few major "occupations" still going on around the US But ... |
 | Vancouver Sun - Republican presidential contender Herman Cain addresses a crowd of campaign supporters over his 999 tax plan during a campaign stop in Dayton, Ohio, November 30, 2011. |
 | Jordan Times - DAMASCUS (AFP) - The embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday pressed on with a deadly crackdown on dissent even as a flood of fresh sanctions further isolated Damascus. |
 | Kuwait Times - The voice of Michael Jackson helped put the man who killed him behind bars. It wasn't the familiar voice of hits such as "Billie Jean" and "Thriller," but the slow, slurring recording of the singer that was found on his physician's cell phone that ... |
 | Sky News Australia - The death toll from a deadly fire that swept through a popular tourist market in Hong Kong Wednesday morning, has risen to nine. Fire crews battled the flames for several hours, with eight bodies were removed from the scene. |
 | Washington Post - SEOUL, South Korea - Thousands of government and private aid officials converge this week on the port city of Busan for a summit aimed at making sure billions of dollars in global aid money gets to the people who need it most. |
 | Reuters Africa - SEOUL Nov 30 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it was moving briskly ahead with the construction of an experimental light-water reactor and uranium enrichment, and that it was willing to prove the peaceful nature of its programme through the UN ... |
 | Reuters - KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese opposition candidate Vital Kamerhe on Wednesday withdrew his call for the November 28 presidential and parliamentary elections to be annulled on the grounds of widespread irregularities. |
 | Jerusalem Post - Despite agreement in Cairo by Abbas and Mashaal to release political detainees, Hamas officials reveal PA security forces arrest, summon supporters; Fatah supporters 'picked up' in Gaza Strip. |
 | Los Angeles Times - REPORTING FROM RAMALLAH, WEST BANK -– A cash-strapped Palestinian Authority and more than 150000 public employees got a reprieve Wednesday as Israel approved the release of about $200 million in taxes collected during October and November. |
 | CanadianBusiness.com - By AP | November 30, 2011 ROME - Italy's Cabinet on Monday will approve a wide-ranging package of urgent debt-reducing measures and long-term structural reforms to encourage economic growth, Premier Mario Monti said. |
 | Aljazeera.com - Pair face execution for one of country's deadliest attacks in Minsk underground, but activists call trial a farce. Two men have been sentenced to death in Belarus for carrying out a series of attacks including the bombing of the country's metro system ... |
 | Sin Chew Jit Poh - BANGKOK, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was admitted for food poisoning, has been discharged from Rama 9 Hospital here Wednesday noon and left for an official one-day visit to Vietnam, according to Thai News Agency ... |
 | Daily Beast - Two people were injured Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at the Tokapi Palace, a top tourist attraction in Istanbul, Turkey. A Turkish soldier and a security guard were hurt before police snipers killed the gunman, a Libyan who had entered the ... |
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