Southeast Asia
Bangkok Post - The Khmer Rouge, headlong and senseless, arrived in Phnom Penh and spoiled the party. During the so-called Golden Age of Cambodian cinema, from the 1960s to the early '70s, almost 400 films were released in the country. |
Inquirer.net - By Cynthia D. Balana The prosecution panel on Tuesday said the Senate impeachment court's denial of the defense motion to suppress the evidence on the Philippine Savings Bank deposits of Chief Justice Renato Corona was a “welcome development” in their ... |
Fox News - FILE: Tourists pose in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.AP Are we really the stereotype of the "ugly American" when we travel? |
gulfnews.com - By Barbara Mae Dacanay, Bureau Chief Manila Two former coup plotters who were eventually elected as senators said that the alleged coup plots against President Benigno Aquino would not succeed as they are unlikely to garner the required support. |
AsiaOne - The agreement to send Indonesian maids to Malaysia is in jeopardy again, said an official of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. |
TODAYonline - MANILA - A moderately strong earthquake cracked buildings and shook homes yesterday in a central Philippine province, injuring at least 10 people, officials said. |
The Sun Daily - KUALA LUMPUR (March 6, 2012): The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reform has urged the Election Commission (EC) to submit its recommendation for overseas voting. |
TODAYonline - by Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - The monthly National Service (NS) rank allowance will be increased by S$60 across all ranks starting next month, as part of efforts to recognise the contributions of national servicemen, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen in ... |
Inquirer.net - By Carla Gomez HINIGARAN, Negros Occidental—Former first gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo said here Monday he would endorse his sister, Marilou Arroyo Lesaca, should she decide to run for the congressional seat of their late brother, ... |
The Sun Daily - PETALING JAYA (March 6, 2012): The company that owns the express bus involved in the Genting Highlands crash on Monday said yesterday it will help send the bodies of the two victims back to India. |
New Straits Times - KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Malaysia does not need a revolutionary programme but instead needed leaders committed to change who the people could trust. |
Bangkok Post - Congratulations are due to the planners, supervisors and workers who drained, cleared and rehabilitated Don Mueang airport. They have proved that the worst planning and excuse-making can be overcome. |
The Daily Telegraph - Corporal punishment: The cane is still used as punishment in Southeast Asian nations such as Indonesia (above) and Singapore. Picture: AFP Source: AFP A SINGAPOREAN man who underwent a sex change before being convicted on drugs charges has escaped ... |
The West Australian - A WA man facing the death penalty in Malaysia over alleged drug possession described himself as an international currency trader and lived in an apartment less than 20m from the cafe where he was arrested last week. |
Outcome Magazine (blog) - JAKARTA, March 6 (UPI) - An Indonesian court sentenced the mastermind of a 2-year bombing campaign to 18 years in prison on terrorism charges. |
Bernama - KLUANG, March 6 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged the people to truly understand the development programmes drawn up by the government so that they can help in bringing development to the country and thus rejecting ... |
New Straits Times - SHAH ALAM: Yayasan Selangor general manager Ilham Marzuki today admitted that there were weak financial practices in organising the foundation's various activities in 2010, including its 40th anniversary celebration. |
World
Newsday - Nation Newsday > News > Nation Obama: Diplomacy can stop Iran from getting bomb Published: March 6, 2012 5:13 PM By The Associated Press BEN FELLER (AP White House Correspondent) WASHINGTON - (AP) -- President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that ... |
Montreal Gazette - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Mitt Romney could take a big step toward polishing off chief rival Rick Santorum and seize command of the race for the Republican US presidential nomination on Tuesday, with Ohio the biggest prize among 10 states holding contests. |
Slate Magazine - The Russian election may have been stage managed, but it's still a win for an autocrat. By Anne Applebaum|Posted Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 5:17 PM ET During a democratic election, we journalists usually cover certain bases. |
National Post - By Claire Rosemberg BRUSSELS - Global powers on Tuesday offered to resume long-stalled talks with Tehran over its contested nuclear drive that are key to defusing continuing tension between Israel and Iran. |
Sky News Australia - Griffiths residents ordered to evacuate Updated: 09:32, Wednesday March 7, 2012 Hundreds of residents have been told to evacuate from Griffith and surrounding areas, as rising floodwaters threaten parts of the southern NSW city. |
ABC News - THE CASE: Charges were filed against five people, including a Chicago man, suspected of hacking into corporations and government agencies around the world. |
USA TODAY - By David Jackson, USA TODAY President Obama upped the rhetorical ante against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad today, saying his departure from power is only a matter of time. |
Daily Mail - By Poornima Joshi The level of people's disenchantment with the ruling Congress can only be compared with the intense strife that the assembly poll results on Tuesday are bound to trigger in the principal Opposition party - the BJP. |
TVNZ - Allen Stanford has been convicted of running a $US7 billion Ponzi scheme, a verdict that caps a riches-to-rags trajectory for the former Texas financier and Caribbean playboy. |
Montreal Gazette - BRAZZAVILLE - The death toll from powerful explosions at a Congo munitions dump approached 200 on Tuesday, as international aid began to arrive to help treat over 1300 wounded and assist 5000 homeless. |
Voice of America (blog) - China's foreign minister Yang Jiechi said Tuesday the country's top diplomatic priorities are to serve the needs of domestic development and safeguard sovereignty. |
National Post - By Jeff Davis Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has departed for Burma, where he will meet with opposition leader and pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi, along with leaders of the southeast Asian nation's government. |
Reuters - | ADEN (Reuters) - The Yemeni branch of al Qaeda said Tuesday it attacked a US intelligence officer after US soldiers were sent to the country, whose new leader has vowed to fight the militant Islamist group. |
Times LIVE - Britain's Prince Harry inspects an honour guard at the airport in Kingston. The prince is visiting Jamaica as part of a tour marking the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth Picture: GILBERT BELLAMY/REUTERS Jamaica condemned slavery yesterday as "wicked ... |
TODAYonline - by Sheena Chestnut Greitens What kind of deal do you make with a 20-something who just inherited not only a country, but also the mantle of one of the world's most sophisticated crime families? |
New Zealand Herald - Tribal leaders and militia commanders have declared oil-rich eastern Libya a semiautonomous state, a unilateral move that the interim head of state called a "dangerous" conspiracy by Arab nations to tear the country apart six months after the fall of ... |
Independent Online (blog) - Antananarivo - Relief agencies and government officials started distributing emergency supplies on Tuesday to Madagascan communities impacted by Tropical Storm Irina, which killed at least 65 people. |
Al-Arabiya - Western nations plan to withdraw most of their troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. (Reuters) By Al Arabiya with Agencies President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States was committed to long-term ties with Afghanistan but did not want ... |
Vox Bikol - CAPITOL COMPLEX, PILI CAMARINES SUR (Mar 06 2012) - The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Provincial office officially declared Monday (March 5) that the the special mayoral election in the island Barangay of Butawanan, Siruma, Camarines Sur is being ... |
San Antonio Express (blog) - It's a common question: “What does God want?” How do we know? Lent gives us the perfect opportunity to learn the answer, as we enter 'into the desert' with Jesus, listening to God's voice in prayer and penance. |
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