Southeast Asia
 | TODAYonline - MANILA - The Philippines' first impeachment trial of a Supreme Court justice opened yesterday, in a major battle of President Benigno Aquino III's anti-corruption campaign targeting his detained predecessor and her allies. |
 | TODAYonline - by Esther Ng SINGAPORE - The proposed benchmark of pegging ministerial salaries to the top 1000 Singaporean income earners was yesterday criticised by a ruling party Member of Parliament (MP) - Ms Denise Phua - as one which "smacks of elitism". |
 | Malaysia Star - By K. ASHRAF KAMMED SHAH ALAM: The state executive councillor who is to replace Datuk Dr Hasan Ali will be announced during the swearing-in ceremony before the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Shara fuddin Idris Shah at Istana Bukit Kayangan here tomorrow. |
 | Free Malaysia Today - NFC says the authorities have been given precise information on the payroll of the directors. KUALA LUMPUR: The National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) today rubbished allegations that directors of the company have been receiving huge unjustifiable salaries ... |
 | TODAYonline - by Nurul Syuhaida Bte Akmar SINGAPORE - The number of suspicious boats entering Singapore waters declined by half from 2009 to 170 last year, the Police Coast Guard (PCG) said when it gave details of its latest arrest yesterday. |
 | Jerusalem Post - By LAHAV HARKOV AND REUTERS Thai police discovered bombmaking material after the detention of a Lebanese man suspected of planning an attack, but the prime minister insisted Monday that everything was under control. |
 | Manila Bulletin - By ELLALYN B. DE VERA MANILA, Philippines - Storm victims who are currently in “transition” shelters in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities were assured by the government of their qualification as beneficiaries of its permanent shelter program. |
 | TODAYonline - by Ng Jing Yng It is still relevant to categorise top scorers of national examinations by ethnic groups, given the country's multi-racial and multi-religious identity, said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat in Parliament yesterday. |
 | Straits Times - MANILA (AP) - The Philippine army says six communist rebels have been killed when they and other guerrillas opened fire from a truck on government troops in the country's south. |
 | Washington Post - RAWAGEDE, Indonesia - Relatives of men executed by Dutch troops in this tiny Indonesian village fought for six decades to get compensation that was supposed to heal wounds. |
 | Manila Bulletin - By TARA YAP ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines - Two of the oldest Sto. Niño images in the country will be brought together in Iloilo City later this week. |
 | BusinessWeek - By Daniel Ten Kate Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- A Thai group began a public campaign to change a law protecting King Bhumibol Adulyadej from criticism amid a rising number of cases, resisting pressure from the military and royalist groups to avoid discussing ... |
 | Jakarta Post - BOGOR: A lawmaker who has supported members of the GKI Taman Yasmin congregation in Bogor in their efforts to open their sealed church was chased by protesters in the latest clash over the church on Sunday. |
 | What's on Xiamen - Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it alerted the Food and Drug Administration after it discovered via testing its own and competitors' products that some Brazilian growers had sprayed their orange trees with a fungicide that is not approved for use in the US ... |
World
 | IBNLive.com - AP Rome: Italy's cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis on Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken mega-ship raised fears that fuel might leak into pristine waters off Tuscany that are part of a protected sanctuary for dolphins, ... |
 | Salt Lake Tribune - By thomas burr Washington • Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman seized upon a "country first" slogan in the waning days of his presidential quest and tried to underscore that point Monday, ending his 2012 campaign with a plea that Republicans unite behind ... |
 | TODAYonline - ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court ramped up the pressure on the nation's beleaguered government yesterday, beginning contempt proceedings against the Prime Minister for failing to carry out its order to reopen a corruption case against the President ... |
 | Reuters India - By Ayman Samir and Yasmine Saleh | CAIRO (Reuters) - After weeks of observing bloodshed in Syria armed with nothing but pens, Arab League monitors will report on Friday that Damascus has failed to fully implement a peace plan. |
 | Sky News Australia - At least 26 people were killed when an old six-storey building in the Lebanese capital collapsed, with more people still trapped under the rubble. |
 | Telegraph.co.uk - There's no let-up in the bowing and scraping as North Korea's new leader warms to the job. By Robert Colvile Exciting news from North Korea. |
 | Aljazeera.com - Emile Boc says violence will not be tolerated as demonstrations against budget cuts continue in the capital, Bucharest. Romania's prime minister has given warning to protesters demonstrating against government austerity plans that violence will not be ... |
 | RT - The Occupy 4 Jobs network has chosen Martin Luther King Jr. Day for their rally demanding decent jobs for everybody. A number of arrests have been reported. |
| Jerusalem Post - By LAHAV HARKOV AND REUTERS Thai police discovered bombmaking material after the detention of a Lebanese man suspected of planning an attack, but the prime minister insisted Monday that everything was under control. |
 | CBS News - (AP) Wikipedia may black out its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress. Founder Jimmy Wales announced on Twitter Monday that the popular site will shut down its English versions for 24 hours in protest. |
 | Arab News - When it comes to US/Israeli strategy vis-à-vis Iran's insistence on its right to enrich uranium ostensibly for peaceful purposes, there are wheels within wheels. |
 | Business Times (subscription) - By JEAN CHEN SHU-CHING THE top leadership in Beijing must have breathed a sigh of relief when Taiwan's incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected for a second term in a hotly-contested race against his leading contender, Tsai Ing-wen of the ... |
 | Voice of America (blog) - Kazakhstan's president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, says his party's landslide victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections is a sign of support for his government after last month's deadly anti-government protests. |
 | Wall Street Journal - Iraq summoned Turkey's ambassador on Monday to protest what it called Ankara's meddling in Iraqi politics, the latest sign of a rising rift between Sunni Turkey and its Shiite neighbors. |
 | ABC Online - Al Qaeda militants swept into the Yemeni town of Rada overnight and overran it within hours, marking a significant advance by the extremists towards the capital, officials said. |
 | ABC Online - Three protesters who illegally boarded a Japanese whaling ship off the West Australian coast say they do not think the cost of their rescue is too much for taxpayers. |
 | The Australian - AUSTRALIA'S Tibet Council has urged the Gillard government to step up its condemnation of China after troops fired into a crowd of Tibetans in the Himalayas at the weekend, killing at least one person. |
| TODAYonline - by Esther Ng SINGAPORE - The proposed benchmark of pegging ministerial salaries to the top 1000 Singaporean income earners was yesterday criticised by a ruling party Member of Parliament (MP) - Ms Denise Phua - as one which "smacks of elitism". |
 | The Nation Newspaper - By Our Reporter 3 minutes ago The car-bomb death of a nuclear scientist raises important questions about Iran's development of nuclear weapons poses a grave threat to world stability and possibly an existential threat to this country's Middle Eastern ... |
 | Arirang News - An oil tanker sank after an explosion, leaving five people dead and six others missing. Korea Coast Guard said that the explosion of the 4,ton vessel Doola No.3 took place on Sunday morning near Jawol Island, about 32 kilometers off the port of Incheon ... |
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