Southeast Asia
Manila Bulletin - By RACHEL C. BARAWID MANILA, Philippines - Far from the halls of the Senate, a group of young critics are closely monitoring the impeachment proceedings, making their own analyses and interpretation of the issues raised against embattled Supreme Court ... |
Huffington Post - Monday's 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines killed more than 20 people, left many more missing and destroyed roads, homes and other property after it struck Negros Island. |
Huffington Post - The author would like to acknowledge the assistance of Jessica Portillo and Muoy You with the research, writing, and editing of this essay. |
Inquirer.net - WASHINGTON, DC—United States lawmakers have backed efforts by the Obama administration to forge a stronger relationship with the Philippines and said Congress will soon approve the transfer of a second ship to help the ally's navy defend its waters. |
TODAYonline - by Teo Xuanwei and Esther Ng SINGAPORE - The Workers' Party (WP) yesterday declined to comment further on Hougang Member of Parliament Yaw Shin Leong's abrupt resignation as party treasurer on Tuesday. |
The Sun Daily - PUTRAJAYA (Feb 8, 2012): Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil gave her statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today as part of its probe into the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) ... |
TODAYonline - by Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - Even as the number of fires hit a 15-year low, non-emergency calls to the Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF) Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) jumped 40.5 per cent, according to statistics released yesterday. |
Bangkok Post - The chorus of dissent is likely to grow louder when the government's plan seeking to establish a Constitution Drafting Assembly is set in motion. |
Bangkok Post - Angry Ayutthaya residents want the government to better regulate water releases from the Bhumibol and Sirikit dams after recent discharges triggered flash floods in riverside communities in Sena district. |
TODAYonline - LIKE all our first-generation ministers and Members of Parliament, former Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye was instrumental in helping Singapore navigate through the turbulent 1950s and 60s. |
Inquirer.net - By Jocelyn R. Uy The Department of Tourism (DOT) is working to open the “Sunshine Trail,” part of the tourism road map for 2012 that targets to get a share of Singapore's visitors exiting from its premier airport to visit the Philippines, ... |
Manila Bulletin - By ROY C. MABASA MANILA, Philippines - Based on new developments in the Syrian central city of Homs, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Albert del Rosario disclosed on Wednesday that the Philippine government may need to go one step further ... |
Sin Chew Jit Poh - By LIM SUE GOAN Is Malaysia a welfare state? Some BN leaders claimed earlier that Malaysia was a welfare state to counter PAS' welfare state concept. |
The Malaysian Insider - PUTRAJAYA, Feb 8 - The government is optimistic that the first batch of Indonesian maids will arrive in Malaysia by early March after the lifting of a two-year freeze, Bernama Online quoted the Human Resource Minister as saying today. |
Inquirer.net - By Dona Z. Pazzibugan Dismissed Major General Carlos F. Garcia has formally been disowned by fellow “cavaliers” in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) eight years after the scandal broke concerning his illegally acquired wealth and his family's ... |
World
Reuters - | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes to meet soon with international partners to consider how to halt Syria's violence and provide humanitarian aid to civilians under attack from their own government, US officials said on Wednesday. |
BBC News - Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has said that he was forced to resign "at gunpoint" by police and army officers in a coup. |
The Atlantic - By Jackie Koszczuk Even if he gets an infusion of cash after his trifecta of wins Tuesday, Santorum is nearly broke and can't keep up with Mitt Romney. |
MarketWatch - By Jenny Gross LONDON (MarketWatch) -- South Sudan said Wednesday that it was in talks with a pipeline construction company based in Texas that would start constructing a pipeline in six months, according to the News Agency of South Sudan. |
The Express Tribune - Debate over the subject will arouse a lot of passion, make it difficult for the ruling coalition to reopen the routes. By Editorial Mukhtar says that Pakistan should get better terms and conditions following a review of its ties with America and should ... |
Indian Express - Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani's lawyer Wednesday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against its order summoning him for framing contempt charges over his failure to reopen graft cases against the President. |
Huffington Post - By FRANCES D'EMILIO 02/ 8/12 04:09 PM ET AP ROME -- A US lawyer for compensation-seeking survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing said Wednesday he will push for changes in maritime laws and technology to make the cruise ship industry safer. |
Chinadaily USA - WASHINGTON - The United States and Japan on Wednesday agreed to delink the move of 8000 marines from the Futenma base relocation, making a move towards resolving the thorny issue in relations between the two countries. |
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - By Ron Kampeas · February 8, 2012 WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Jewish groups split on a federal appeals court ruling that allows same-sex couples to marry in California. |
Vancouver Sun - VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's top prosecutor on Wednesday called for stricter accountability for bishops who cover up child abuse crimes and said 1000 cases had been reported to him in the past two years alone. |
USA TODAY - JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's president reached out to the Iranian people with a message of peace Wednesday, as the West tightened sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, and a former Israeli spymaster said Israel is not in mortal danger. |
Financial Times - By Heba Saleh in Cairo Egypt has said it will not be swayed by threats from Washington to cut US aid and would press on with plans for criminal court proceedings against 19 US workers in civil society groups accused of operating in the country without ... |
Financial Times (blog) - These first two weeks of February are normally those during which the mood in Brazil picks up ahead of carnival. But in the booming state of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil, the situation is anything but festive as gangsters have gone on the rampage in ... |
Manila Bulletin - By ROY C. MABASA MANILA, Philippines - Based on new developments in the Syrian central city of Homs, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Albert del Rosario disclosed on Wednesday that the Philippine government may need to go one step further ... |
Reuters - By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (TheWrap.com) - Rush Limbaugh has finally weighed in on Clint Eastwood's Super Bowl ad for Chrysler, deeming it "puke city" and suggesting that the actor/director got "suckered" into narrating the spot. |
Ynetnews - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday that contrary to Prime Minister Netanyahu's statement, there is no contradiction between the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the inter-Palestinian reconciliation deal. |
msnbc.com (blog) (subscription) - Argentina is slamming Prince William's deployment to the Falklands. Some Argentine veterans say the move is aggressive and arrogant, but most residents on the islands are preparing to welcome the Prince. |
Canada.com - By Heather Yundt, Postmedia News February 8, 2012 OTTAWA - The federal government is turning to technology to attract younger Canadians to its Diamond Jubilee celebrations. |
NPR - by Corey Flintoff Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET Russian feminist collective Pussy Riot stages a protest in Moscow's Red Square against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. |
CBS News - (AP) ISLAMABAD - A senior rescue official says the death toll from a factory that collapsed in an eastern Pakistani city and trapped dozens has risen to 21. |
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