Southeast Asia
New Straits Times - SHAH ALAM: The government is looking into reports that the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has been forced to ground two amphibious planes, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. |
The Hindu - After holding talks last week to step up defence cooperation, Thailand and India are aiming to accelerate pacts to ensure that Bangkok does not remain a magnet for fugitives from here. |
ABC Online - The death toll from a massive tropical storm in the Philippines has risen to almost 1250 as salvage teams recover more bodies of those killed in flash flooding. |
Tempo - By MADEL R. SABATER Manila, Philippines - Malacañang on confirmed yesterday that President Benigno S. Aquino III has asked his legal advisers to make a list of possible individuals who could replace Chief Justice Renato Corona should the latter be ... |
Straits Times - By Toh Yong Chuan & Andrea Ong A record number of 50 people have applied to be Nominated MPs (NMPs), reflecting a strong desire for a greater diversity of views to be aired in Parliament. |
New Straits Times - ALOR STAR: A 39-year-old laundry operator was sentenced to death by the High Court here yesterday for trafficking more than 1kg of cannabis last year. |
Philippine Star - By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) Updated December 28, 2011 12:00 AM 0 A woman stands in front of 'wanted' posters of former Army Maj. |
Inquirer.net - By Jocelyn Uy, Norman Bordadora President Benigno Aquino III in his New Year's message called on Filipinos to refrain from using firecrackers to usher in 2012. |
New Straits Times - ALOR STAR: Thinking about his two daughters motivated skipper Md Habib Kasa, 51, to remain afloat after his trawler boat capsized at Pulau Segantang in Langkawi on Monday. |
Bangkok Post - Thailand created a new page in political history after Yingluck Shinawatra became the country's first female leader following the Pheu Thai Party's victory in the July 3 election. |
Malaysia Star - KUALA LUMPUR: The 45-year-old Datuk who was alleged to have tried to bribe senior police officers in the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) issue has been remanded until tomorrow after he was re-arrested over a cheating case. |
Inquirer.net - By DJ Yap Trigger-happy police officers who fire their guns during the New Year merrymaking would be dismissed outright from the service, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. |
BeritaJakarta.com - Prijanto`s resignation decision has shocked many sides, including his supporting and rivaling political parties in 2007 local election. |
Phuketwan - By Phuketwan Reporters PHUKET: A daily wrap of Thailand news, with a Phuket perspective, plus relevant reports from national and international media. |
Free Malaysia Today - Taking a swipe at the opposition party, traditional rival MCA says the gag order over the Ramasamy-Karpal spat is unfair. PETALING JAYA: MCA has criticised the gag order imposed by DAP on the spat between its national chairman Karpal Singh and Penang ... |
World
San Jose Mercury News - By Bassem Mroue AP BEIRUT -- Tens of thousands of defiant Syrian protesters thronged the streets of Homs on Tuesday, calling for the execution of President Bashar Assad shortly after his army pulled its tanks back and allowed Arab League monitors in ... |
Herald Sun - THERE will likely be a 24-gun salute and military bands marching through the streets of Pyongyang today, as North Korea officially farewells its late leader, Kim Jong-Il. |
Wall Street Journal - By GREGORY L. WHITE And ROB BARRY Results from Russia's parliamentary vote earlier this month are studded with red flags that suggest broad electoral fraud, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. |
Times of India - MUMBAI: Defying the low crowd turnout, fever and political indifference, Anna Hazare's resolve appeared unwavering as he sat on his fourth fast this year for a strong and independent Lokpal bill. |
Salt Lake Tribune - By SINAN SALAHEDDIN AP Baghdad • An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks that ripped through markets, cafes and government buildings in Baghdad on a single day last week, killing 69 people and raising new ... |
Sydney Morning Herald - Prince Philip is back home with the Queen and other family members for a late Christmas four days after having heart surgery. The 90-year-old smiled and waved from the open window of his Range Rover vehicle as he was driven away from the specialist ... |
The Japan Times - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda indicated Tuesday that the government and the Democratic Party of Japan will postpone deciding on their social security and tax reform plan until next year, despite their initial yearend target, amid criticism about ... |
Vanguard - BY PETER OKUTU ABAKALIKI—The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, South East zone, yesterday condemned the recent bomb blast in Yobe, Niger, Plateau states and other parts of the country, allegedly masterminded by Boko Haram. |
Irish Times - THOUSANDS OF Israelis rallied in the town of Beit Shemesh last night against attempts by Jewish ultra-Orthodox extremists to exclude women from public life. |
Washington Post - CAIRO - A court on Tuesday banned virginity tests on female detainees in Egypt's military-controlled prisons, buoying human rights groups, who said the civilian court's ruling was binding on the country's military leaders. |
The Express Tribune - By Sarfaraz Memon A crowd listens to President Asif Ali Zardari outside the Bhutto mausoleum on the fourth death anniversary of former premier Benazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bux. |
Pakistan Daily Times - That the tsunami is coming looks for sure. What will be left of the country after the water tides recede is not known] After wandering in the political desert of Pakistan for 15 years, Imran Khan finally seems to be led to the 'promised' land of power. |
The Associated Press - MOSCOW (AP) - Miners in a swath of southwestern Siberia are being told to leave their shafts after a strong earthquake shook the region. |
Haaretz - Erdogan lashes out at France over bill that would make denial of the Armenian genocide a crime. By Zvi Bar'el A Holocaust must not be denied, according to France, be it the Jewish Holocaust or the Armenian. |
UPI.com - SHANGHAI, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Shanghai has joined other major Chinese cities in requiring Internet users to submit their true identities before posting on blogs and social media sites. |
HULIQ - By Bryan Alaspa on 2011-12-27 A Czech man who was about to board a flight to Spain, from Argentina, was found to be carrying a suitcase stuffed with dozens of poisonous snakes and other reptiles. |
Reason Online (blog) - PRAGUE–It's a safe bet that in the history of state funerals, no former president has been sent off to the Absolute Horizon by not one but at least three different live, nationally televised rock songs about heroin. |
Taipei Times - By Chris Wang / Staff Reporter Supporters wave flags as Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen, center rear in vehicle, gives them the thumbs-up sign during a motorcade through Greater Tainan yesterday. |
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