Sunday, January 8, 2012

08 JAN 2012, SUN: SEA & World

Southeast Asia


He resorted to all legal avenues

New Straits Times - 
By V. ANBALAGAN DATUK Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial will go into legal history as one of the longest criminal cases. There were some 60 adjournments and numerous interlocutory applications by Anwar's defence team, which used all legal avenues and...

'Look after your workers

New Straits Times - 
By Masami Mustaza Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak waving at the crowd when arriving at a meeting with industrial sector employees at the Proton Centre of Excellence in Shah Alam, Selangor, yesterday.

Presidential Palace to hold officials accountable

gulfnews.com - 
By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: Local officials who neglected their duties will be held accountable for the landslide tragedy that befell a gold rush site in Southern Philippines' Compostella Valley, the palace said.

Let the 'fun' begin: Netizens spoof, bash new tourism slogan

Inquirer.net - 
By Tarra Quismundo 'MORE FUN' TURNS FUNNY. Filipino humor overwhelms Facebook and other social networking sites as netizens parody the new tourism slogan.

Corona has chance to answer

Inquirer.net - 
Some of my political science students in University of San Carlos came to me worried about the implications of the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Nazarene devotees troop to Quirino Grandstand as 'Pahalik' starts

GMA News - 
Devotees of the Black Nazarene flocked to the Quirino Grandstand in Manila as the annual "Pahalik" tradition started before dawn Sunday.

Singapore politics

The Economist - 
IT IS a proud boast of Singapore that this very small but immensely wealthy city-state is the least corrupt and best place to do business in the world.

Ally slams Arroyo for plotting his ouster

Gulf Today - 
By Manolo B. Jara MANILA: An opposition lawmaker accused former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of plotting his ouster as the minority leader in the House of Representatives.

Philippine Government Calls Journalists To Inform Death Threats For Necessary ...

Bernama - 
MANILA, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Philippine government on Saturday urged journalists who have received death threats from any individuals or groups, to immediately inform the relevant authorities, so that necessary actions could be taken to protect them.

56 Pinoys arrive from Syria

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - About 56 Filipinos repatriated from strife-torn Syria has arrived in Manila on Saturday afternoon. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said the Pinoys who availed of the government's mandatory repatriation, ...

Good times continue to roll at Aqueduct

ESPN (blog) - 
By Bob Ehalt If you happen to have a picture of Aqueduct Racetrack from around 2009, put it in a safe place. Those not so long ago days of Aqueduct masquerading as a ghost town are rapidly moving into the past, with the combination of New York City ...

US cites security threats in Manila travel advisory

Peninsula On-line - 
MANILA: The United States issued yesterday a travel advisory on the Philippines, citing continuing threats due to terrorist and insurgent activities.

He tries to save girl from drain, but...

AsiaOne - 
A junior college student and a pump attendant were swept away after 12 hours of continuous rain lashed Kuching in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

Cambodia: Life sentence for former anti-drug head

San Francisco Chronicle - 
Former Cambodian head the National Authority for Combating Drugs Moek Dara (C) talks to journalist after his verdict in front of a court of Banteay Meanchey province, some 350 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on January 5, 2012.

Thailand: $60000 of Tiger Parts Seized by Customs

International Business Times UK - 
By Emanuelle Degli Esposti: Subscribe to Emanuelle's RSS feed India's crime branch officers hold a seized head of a Royal Bengal tiger outside a hotel in Nagpur March 16, 2011.

House OKs anti-bullying measure

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The days of campus bullies are numbered after the House of Representatives approved a bill requiring all elementary and secondary schools to adopt anti-bullying policies was approved on third and last reading.

PDEA mulls over charges vs owner of Alabang house

Inquirer.net - 
By DJ Yap MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is studying whether there is basis for pressing charges against the Madrigal family-controlled Fuerte Holdings Inc., owner of a property in Ayala Alabang Village that was ...

ARMM workers want probe over non-remittance of GSIS contribution

Philippine Star - 
COTABATO CITY, Philippines - Employees of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) urged officer-in-charge Mujiv Hataman to prosecute the culprits in the non-payment of P1.9 billion Government Services Insurance System (GSIS)premiums amid ...

Ex-military head denies plunder, asks for review

Manila Standard Today - 
THE lawyer of retired Armed Forces chief Gen. Roy Cimatu on Friday denounced the findings of Justice Department prosecutors recommending his indictment for plunder, saying those were based on the “spurious” documents submitted by the complainant, ...

Singapore University Acknowledges Security Breach

eSecurity Planet - 
Members of the hacker group Team Intra accessed staff user names, domain information, and hashed passwords. Hackers recently accessed staff user names, domain information, and hashed passwords at the National University of Singapore.

World


21 Dead in New Syria Violence, Activists Say

Voice of America - 
January 07, 2012 21 Dead in New Syria Violence, Activists Say VOA News Syrian activists say at least 21 people were killed Saturday in clashes throughout Syria.

11 dead in hot air balloon tragedy in New Zealand

NEWS.com.au - 
Aerial view of the scene over Somerset Road, Carterton, showing the remains of a hot air balloon that crashed this morning killing all 11 aboard.

Nigerian Christians vow to defend selves

Newsday - 
World Newsday > News > World Nigerian Christians vow to defend selves Published: January 7, 2012 6:50 PM By NJADVARA MUSAAND JON GAMBRELL.

Anti-Mitt film attacks 'corporate raiders,' tells 'a story of greed'

Politico (blog) - 
By ALEXANDER BURNS | The Los Angeles Times and other outlets reported earlier on the Newt Gingrich super PAC, Winning Our Future, purchasing the rights to a short, hostile documentary on Mitt Romney's time at Bain Capital.

'No evidence' of mass killings in South Sudan: UN

AFP - 
NAIROBI - The UN's top official in South Sudan on Saturday said "no evidence" had been found of reported mass killings, but warned that 60000 people were in urgent need of aid.

For Kim Jong Eun, a choreographed rise

Washington Post - 
TOKYO - Kim Jong Eun, according to propaganda described in a recent Chinese magazine article, learned to drive at age 3. By 8, he could safely maneuver dirt roads at 75 mph.

US acknowledges Iran gratitude over navy rescue

Straits Times - 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Saturday acknowledged Iran's government for welcoming the actions of American sailors who rescued 13 Iranian fisherman from pirates near the entrance to Gulf waters.

First Lady Faulted Aides For Fixating on Politics, Not Promised New Policies

ABC News - 
By KATTI GRAY Michelle Obama attends the 2011 Building a Healthier Future summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel on November 30, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Turkish military is not above law

gulfnews.com - 
The arrest of Turkey's former army chief Ilker Basbug on suspicion of leading an internet campaign to topple the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a serious development.

Deported Dallas teen spending time with family

WFAA - 
by JONATHAN BETZ DALLAS - The 15-year-old Dallas girl who was mistakenly deported to Colombia is finally back home. Jakadrien Turner spent her first full day with family members since 2010, and it's a story you saw first on News 8.

Foreign Office ramps up travel warnings in Kenya as 60 Somali militia killed

Mirror.co.uk - 
by Stephen Hayward, Sunday Mirror 8/01/2012 ANTI-terror police have flown to Kenya to help with the inquiry over a British national arrested in the country last month.

Cameron hails ANC on its centenary

Belfast Telegraph - 
David Cameron has hailed the African National Congress (ANC) as a "beacon for the world" in fighting discrimination and oppression, as the South African party celebrates its centenary.

Iraq Shiites Target Of Roadside Bombs, 2 Killed

Huffington Post - 
By SAMEER N. YACOUB 01/ 7/12 04:10 AM ET AP BAGHDAD -- A roadside bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims killed two people and wounded eight others south of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi officials said.

Karzai's wariness of US-Taliban talks is justified

Winnipeg Free Press - 
One weakness of the Obama administration's emerging initiative to negotiate with leaders of the Afghan Taliban is evident in the misleading rhetoric with which it is described.

Ijaz to testify in memo case mid-January

Zee News - 
Islamabad: Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has informed the memo probe commission of his availability in mid-January for testifying while offered his BlackBerry for forensic investigation about his alleged communication with former ...

Burma's opposition prepares for the unexpected after Aung San Suu Kyi agrees ...

Telegraph.co.uk - 
At the cobwebbed headquarters of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, party workers are feverishly preparing for an election many thought they would never see - Burma's first in 22 years.

'Smog mentality'

Philippine Star - 
It is not certain what planet this fellow Celso Cruz (president emeritus of the Philippine Pyrotechnics Manufacturers and Dealers Association) is from, but he certainly is well endowed with “smog mentality”, judging from his scoffing and arrogant ...

Angeles, San Fernando cities come 'full circle'

Sun.Star - 
By Jovi T. De Leon ANGELES CITY -- Vice Mayor Vick Vega-Cabigting said over the weekend that the cities of Angeles and San Fernando have finally come full circle after signing the sister cities pact at the Museo Ning Angeles.

Appointments Challenge Senate Role, Experts Say

New York Times - 
WASHINGTON - To many Republicans and some constitutional scholars, President Obama's decision last week to ignore a sitting Senate and sidestep the confirmation process for several appointees risked nothing short of an end to the Senate's role of ...

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