Southeast Asia
BBC News - A rescue operation is under way after a boat carrying hundreds of asylum seekers sank off the Indonesian island of Java. Strong waves wrecked the wooden boat about 90km (55 miles) out to sea, rescue officials said. |
Voice of America (blog) - Rescue efforts are under way in the southern Philippines, which has been pounded by a powerful but slow-moving storm that may have swept entire villages out to sea. |
Himalayan Times - BHAURAHAWA; Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra, who arrived in Lumbini yesterday with his 11-member team, spent two hours in the birthplace of Gautam Buddha before flying off to Dubai via Kathmandu at 4:30 pm. |
Philippine Star - By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) Updated December 18, 2011 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Deputy Speaker and Cavite Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla said he has resigned from his leadership post in the House of Representatives but stressed his move ... |
The Nation - I support the Lawyers Council of Thailand's proposal of establishing a special unit to monitor and take action against internet (and other) content deemed insulting to the monarchy. |
Bernama - SHAH ALAM, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) will hold a briefing on the New Remuneration Scheme in the Public service (SBPA) for its members tomorrow. |
Philippine Star - WASHINGTON - President Aquino will make an official visit to Washington in the spring of 2012 and press for a stronger maritime security alliance with the United States, Philippine Ambassador Jose Cuisia said. |
BusinessWorld Online Edition - THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) is formulating an incentive system to encourage government agencies to improve their disbursement performance next year. |
Inquirer.net - By Norman Bordadora MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang sees no parallel between the government's unilateral ceasefire in its battle with communist rebels and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's request for furlough from detention at a government ... |
Jakarta Post - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation into the alleged mass killings in Mesuji, Lampung and parts of South Sumatra, presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said. |
Free Malaysia Today - Kelantan opposition leader says PAS president and other leaders were the ones involved in Malay unity talks with Umno. KOTA BARU: PAS should not be taking action against its former Selangor commissioner Dr Hasan Ali instead they should go against party ... |
Indian Express - US Navy will increasingly focus on the strategic maritime crossroads of the Asia-Pacific region. (Courtesy: US Navy) The US Navy said it would station several new coastal combat ships in Singapore and perhaps in the Philippines in coming years, ... |
Bangkok Post - A man was arrested early yesterday for planting six homemade bombs at three spots in eastern Bangkok. The man, a goat farmer, had very little to say at a press conference called by Deputy PM Chalerm Yubamrung. |
Journal Online - COMMUNIST New People's Army guerrillas killed five Army soldiers and wounded two others in an attack in Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Friday, shattering a unilateral truce with the rebels. |
Thanh Nien Daily - The 33-floor Hanoi building that caught fire Thursday, injuring 11, failed to meet fire and safety regulations, an official told Thanh Nien Friday. |
Thanh Nien Daily - Vietnam has made remarkable progress toward gender equality but important gender differences still remain, according to the latest World Bank report. |
Straits Times - A man fell from height while cleaning near Sengkang MRT station on Saturday. -- PHOTO: STOMP By Stacey Chia A man fell from a height while cleaning near Sengkang MRT station on Saturday. |
World
Mirror.co.uk - by John Lomax, Sunday Mirror 18/12/2011 Riot troops drag a woman protester away yesterday as violence flares in the centre of Cairo. |
Sky News Australia - The Arab League threatens to take Syria to the UN for procrastinating over its deadly crackdown on dissent, as an Iraqi mediator reports 'positive' talks aimed at defusing the crisis. |
Daily Mail - By AP The lawyers of Bradley Manning, the young soldier accused of leaking government secrets, argued his position as a gay soldier in the era of 'don't ask, don't tell' played an important role in his actions. |
Bloomberg - By Margaret Talev - Sat Dec 17 23:27:43 GMT 2011 President Barack Obama said he is “very pleased” with a deal set for final congressional approval next week to extend middle-class tax cuts and long-term unemployment benefits through February rather ... |
NEWS.com.au - SWITZERLAND will release the assets of the Central Bank of Libya and its subsidiary, the Libyan Foreign Bank "as soon as possible", a government spokeswoman said overnight. |
CNET (blog) - by Edward Moyer December 17, 2011 3:42 PM PST Follow @edatnews Beijing's city government has announced new rules that require users of local Twitter-like sites to register their real names with the services for verification by government authorities--a ... |
eTaiwan News - Taipei, Dec. 17 (CNA) Russia's admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Friday after 18 years of effort presents great economic possibilities for Taiwan, as Russia will be listed as a key emerging market over the next two years, Vice Minister of ... |
eTaiwan News - By MIKE CORDER AP Thousands of children suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions over the past 65 years, and church officials knew about the abuse but failed to adequately address it or help the victims, according to a long-awaited ... |
Sky News Australia - Relations between the UK and France appeared to worsen as it was reported Nicolas Sarkozy accused David Cameron of behaving like an 'obstinate kid' over EU treaty negotiations. |
Daily Mail - By Mail On Sunday Reporter Hidden in the back of a motorised rickshaw, or 'tuk-tuk', I had travelled less than 200ft beyond a security cordon into a rebel village in southern China before 20 armed police chased after me and hauled me back. |
Chicago Sun-Times - By Paul Elias December 16, 2011 12:34PM Former baseball player Barry Bonds leaves federal court after being sentenced for obstructing justice in a government steroids investigation on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, in San Francisco. |
New York Times - Luca Bruno/AP By DAVID C. UNGER Andrew Rosenthal, the editorial page editor, offers commentary and quick takes on breaking news stories. |
Himalayan Times - BHAURAHAWA; Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra, who arrived in Lumbini yesterday with his 11-member team, spent two hours in the birthplace of Gautam Buddha before flying off to Dubai via Kathmandu at 4:30 pm. |
BBC News - Rallies have marked the first anniversary of the event that triggered the Arab Spring uprisings. Young Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after he was banned from selling fruit to earn a living. |
Voice of America (blog) - Hundreds of demonstrators demanding a rerun of Russia's December 4 parliamentary elections gathered Saturday in central Moscow to protest alleged election fraud in December 4 polls won by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party. |
New York Times - By ANDREW E. KRAMER MOSCOW - The president of Kazakhstan declared a state of emergency on Saturday in a town in the western oil-producing region of the country, where striking workers and the police fought the day before, leaving at least 11 people ... |
Sydney Morning Herald - PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea's political future now rests in the court that sparked a week of crisis. The rival camps of Peter O'Neill and Sir Michael Somare still claim their man as prime minister presiding over a legitimate government. |
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