Southeast Asia
 | Gulf Today - MANILA: The Philippine government will shoulder the expenses of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo while under arrest in a public hospital for electoral sabotage, a top Malacanang official said on Friday. |
 | Pakistan Daily Times - BANGKOK: Thailand will issue a passport for its fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra “very soon,” his sister's government said Friday, angering the controversial ex-leader's opponents. |
 | Inquirer.net - President Benigno Aquino III questioned on Thursday night the Supreme Court's impartiality, pointing out how it quickly ruled in favor of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo by issuing a temporary restraining ... |
 | Bernama - SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- As part of an initiative to intensify assistance to abused children, the Singapore Government, through the community development, youth and sports ministry, is developing the model ... |
 | Straits Times - JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia revamped its corruption-fighting agency on Friday with the election of a progressive lawyer as leader, amid widespread anger over government inaction on graft. |
 | Bernama - KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the delegates have given the mandate to president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to pick winnable candidates for the party in the coming 13th general election ... |
 | Sin Chew Jit Poh - Like London in the World War II, the DAP has been lambasted at the Umno general assembly. From Umno Deputy President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's speech to debates of the delegates, the DAP has been regarded as an organisation of "anti-Malays" and ... |
 | defpro - 16:21 GMT, December 2, 2011 Singaporean Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen officiated at a ceremony to mark the commissioning of the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) first Archer-class submarine, RSS Archer, at Changi Naval Base this morning. |
 | Inquirer.net - By Jerry E. Esplanada MANILA, Philippines—China has yet to give Vice President Jejomar Binay the go-ahead for his proposed trip to Beijing, where he will try to seek a postponement for “humanitarian reasons” of the Dec. 8 execution of a Filipino drug ... |
 | Journal Online - POLICE yesterday arrested four men, including an Army major, said to be involved in a kidnapping-for-ransom incident in Cagayan de Oro City following a brief shootout, Philippine National Police spokesman Chief Supt. |
 | TODAYonline - SINGAPORE - Different management models and stall allocation modes were among the topics discussed by a 19-member panel looking into the future of hawker centres, amid public debate about rising food costs and rents. |
 | Inquirer.net - Why does the Commission on Elections seem to be dragging its feet in filing an electoral sabotage case against its former chair, Benjamin Abalos Sr. |
 | Charter 97 - Belarus and Vietnam should set up joint transnational corporations, which would work not only for the markets of ours, but third countries as well, Mikhail Myasnikovich stated. |
 | eTaiwan News - Indonesian security forces opened fire at a separatist flag-raising ceremony in Indonesia's restive Papua region Thursday, according to the AFP news agency. |
 | Thanh Nien Daily - A bilateral free trade agreement between Vietnam and South Korea expected next year should save Vietnam from paying more Korean taxes, a Korean official said Tuesday. |
 | AsiaOne - Five youths believed to be involved in the stabbing of a Raffles Institution student have been arrested by the police. Police officers mounted simultaneous ambushes and operations to detain them after extensive ground enquiries were conducted to ... |
World
 | Christian Science Monitor - There are only three official winners so far in Egypt's elections as many districts ready for runoffs. By Kristen Chick, Correspondent / December 2, 2011 Supporters of Egyptian candidate for the parliamentary elections Mustafa Bakri, center, ... |
 | Voice of America - December 02, 2011 UN Human Rights Council Condemns Syria Margaret Besheer | United Nations The UN Human Rights Council has strongly condemned “the continued widespread, systematic and gross violations of human rights” in Syria where the government is ... |
 | Newsday - World Newsday > News > World Clinton presses for a new era of democracy in Myanmar Originally published: December 1, 2011 9:07 AM Updated: December 2, 2011 4:44 PM By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON, Myanmar - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was ... |
 | Pakistan Daily Times - ISLAMABAD: The bi-partisan Parliamentary Committee on National Security endorsed on Friday the decisions taken at the government level ranging from cutting off NATO supplies, taking back the Shamsi air base from US forces and boycott ... |
 | Reuters Canada - TEHRAN/LONDON (Reuters) - All Iranian diplomats left Britain on Friday, expelled in response to protesters storming the British embassy in Tehran, hardening a confrontation between Tehran and the West over its nuclear ... |
 | The Economist (blog) - THE use of public office for private gain benefits a powerful few while imposing costs on large swathes of society. Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index, published on December 1st, measures the perceived levels of ... |
 | Chicago Tribune - ROCK HILL, South Carolina (Reuters) - Herman Cain, battling allegations of infidelities, is expected to announce on Saturday in Atlanta whether he is continuing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. |
 | BusinessWeek - Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Greece and its private sector creditors are currently involved in “complex and complicated” negotiations on a debt swap agreement and various scenarios coming to light should not be seen as indicative of the ... |
 | MarketWatch (press release) - NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AJC applauded the Senate for passing unanimously the Menendez-Kirk Amendment, which would prohibit the US from doing any business with Iran's Central Bank. |
 | Washington Post - MOSCOW - A fissure in the foundation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's political fortress that developed, barely visible, in September has widened noticeably on the eve of Sunday's parliamentary elections. |
 | Vancouver Sun - Anti-government protesters demonstrate in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, to denounce violence in the neighbouring city of Taiz, December 2, 2011. |
 | BBC News - An Afghan rape victim who was jailed for adultery does not have to marry her attacker to be freed, her lawyer has told the BBC. 21-year-old Gulnaz was raped in 2009 by a male relative. |
 | TODAYonline - The leader of the Youth Wing declared at the United Malays National Organisation's (UMNO) annual assembly held this week that the opposition parties had been vehemently opposing the Peaceful Assembly Act because they were hoping to ... |
 | Fox Business - The twelfth Tibetan monk this year has set himself on fire - this time in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The International Campaign for Tibet, a US-based charity, reported that Tenzin Phuntsog, a former monk, set himself alight in the Changdu prefecture ... |
 | ABNA.ir - (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - On Friday, protesters held placards showing those killed by Bahraini forces during the demonstrations in the Persian Gulf state. |
| Straits Times - JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia revamped its corruption-fighting agency on Friday with the election of a progressive lawyer as leader, amid widespread anger over government inaction on graft. |
 | U.S. News University - Today, many schools across the country allow students to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree while simultaneously pursuing another credential. |
 | Pensacola News Journal - Condominium sales in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties through Oct. 31 of this year are up 30 percent over 2010, according to the latest figures from Pensacola-based research firm Metro Market Trends. |
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