Southeast Asia
Jakarta Post - Iran and Israel dropped diplomatic bombshells on each other Wednesday, accusing one another of being behind Tuesday's bomb blasts in Bangkok. |
Malaysia Kini - VOXPOP 'As the 'Father of Modern Malaysia', Mahathir has nobody else to blame for the despicable state Malaysia is in but himself. |
Manila Standard Today - by Rey E. Requejo SUPREME Court Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe has inhibited herself from handling the petition of Chief Justice Renato Corona seeking to stop his trial before the Senate sitting as an impeachment court. |
Malaysia Star - OPPOSITION Workers' Party (WP) has expelled Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong over his alleged extramarital affairs and is prepared for a by-election to be held in the single-seat ward. |
Malaysia Star - PAS spiritual leader Datuk Seri Nik Aziz Nik Mat is pushing Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to either openly retract his statement or sue The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) over the remark pledging his support for Israel, reported Utusan Malaysia ... |
New Straits Times - By ZAHARAH OTHMAN "I was a bit drunk on that day, people kept screaming asking me to take the bike. So I took it. I am not going to lie. |
Bangkok Post - Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra yesterday urged the public to stay calm following Tuesday's bombings, saying everything is being done ensure people's safety. |
Jakarta Post - Police are investigating an alleged serial-killing case linked to same-sex relationships in Kediri and Nganjuk regencies, East Java. |
GMA News - (Updated 9:10 am) - All classes in Albay province resumed on February 16, Thursday, one day after the province declared no classes after heavy rain caused a local river there to overflow. |
Vox Bikol - MANILA, Feb. 15, 2012—As long as a true spirit of dialogue will guide discussions between Church and government representatives, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Tagle DD looks forward to opportunities to do his part in such dialogues concerning the ... |
Philippine Star - MILF's Muhaquer Iqbal (left) huddles with ARMM officials (from right) Acting Gov. Mujiv Hataman, Social Welfare Secretary Pombaen Karon Kader and regional natural resources chief Kahal Kedtag during the awarding of prizes for winners in a "paint for ... |
Voice of America - Wednesday, 15 February 2012 Progress on Border Talks With Thailand Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC "Neither side discussed the ongoing border conflict directly. |
BusinessWorld Online Edition - THE COMBINED efforts of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) led to the arrest on Tuesday of a sub-leader of al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Group. |
Inquirer.net - By Dona Z. Pazzibugan MANILA, Philippines—Two years since it placed its order, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) received four brand-new combat utility helicopters to upgrade its dwindling fleet of vintage “Huey” utility helicopters. |
China Post - Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu (高華柱) visited Singapore for the sole purpose of attending the city-state's ongoing air show, and not to secretly engage in high-ranking bilateral military exchanges, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said yesterday. |
Wisconsin State Journal - Student life, college news, and campus quirks, brought to you by State Journal reporter Deborah Ziff. Follow her On Campus blog for higher education news. |
DAWN.com - IN 2010 the PPP government revised the minimum wage for unskilled worker. Under the Minimum Wages Ordinance 1961, and new Labour Policy 2010, all industrial, commercial and other establishments registered under any law would pay Rs7,000 a month or ... |
Malaysia Star - I VISITED the Batu Caves temple exactly a week after the Thaipusam celebrations and was shocked at what I saw. The entire temple complex was an eyesore. |
World
IBNLive.com - Washington: The United States is pressuring the European Union and a global electronic banking system to expel Iranian banks from a network used to transfer money, another step in Western efforts to deprive Tehran of funds needed to develop nuclear ... |
WalesOnline - Some 358 people have died after a fire tore through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, officials have said. With 856 prisoners packed into barracks, the farm prison in the Comayagua province north of the capital was at double capacity, said Supreme ... |
msnbc.com (blog) (subscription) - Black smoke rises from a Homs refinery on Feb. 15, as an explosion hit a major oil pipeline feeding a refinery in the flashpoint city. |
Jakarta Post - Iran and Israel dropped diplomatic bombshells on each other Wednesday, accusing one another of being behind Tuesday's bomb blasts in Bangkok. |
Financial Times - If you judge a visit by its protocol, Xi Jinping has reason to be happy with Barack Obama's hosting skills. The man who ten months from now will take over from Hu Jintao as president of China has been given the plushest of red carpet receptions this ... |
Los Angeles Times - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is trailing his Socialist Party rival in opinion polls, declares he will seek a second term in balloting that begins in April. |
Philippine Star - WASHINGTON (Xinhua) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has no interest to be the next president of the World Bank, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday. |
Vancouver Sun - Seoul - North Korea said Wednesday it has awarded its highest title to late leader Kim Jong-Il on the eve of his 70th birthday, the latest move to burnish Kim's legacy as his son consolidates power. |
Vanguard - By BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE LAGOS - Civil Society Organisations, have called for proactive measures to ensure that Nigerians understand the usage of the Freedom of Information Act, FoI, 2011, noting that it will increase citizens level of participation in ... |
gulfnews.com - By Shafaat Shahbandari, Staff Reporter Dubai: Florists had a field day on Valentine's Day, with love buds making a beeline to flower shops across the city, resulting in a bumper sale. |
Wall Street Journal (blog) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on China to see the country as more than just a place to do business in a magazine interview published Monday, and said Myanmar should work in the future to forge better ties with both Beijing and ... |
Wall Street Journal - The character of the Chinese government—one that marries aspects of the free market with suppression of freedom—shouldn't become the norm. |
Chicago Tribune - By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Some 5.6 million urban shade trees were killed by the record drought that baked Texas last year, the Texas Forest Service reported on Wednesday. |
Straits Times - ROME (AFP) - An Italian consumer group on Wednesday formally requested that the operator of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which crashed last month with the loss of 32 lives should be held criminally accountable. |
Herald Sun - AN entire village inside a north Indian nature reserve has been relocated to make more room for local tigers in a bid to preserve the country's dwindling big cat population, an official says. |
The Guardian (blog) - Four of the UK's largest cities have made it onto a global ranking of student cities, with London coming second in the world behind Paris. |
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