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Stranded amid a sea of reforms
Spectrum, Phil Thornton, Published on 10/03/2013
» Recent progress within Myanmar is coming at the expense of ethnic villagers in the country's impoverished southeast, who who are seeing their land expropriated as development steamrollls in. That was the conclusion of ''Losing Ground'', a report released last week in Bangkok by the Karen Human Rights Group featuring the results of field studies undertaken from January, 2011 to November, 2012.
Japan PM seeks united line with Obama
AFP, Published on 22/02/2013
» Japan's new conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads on Friday to the White House, where he hopes to show a firm, unified line to influence an assertive China and a defiant North Korea.
Singapore ex-cop cleared of sex-for-contract charges
AFP, Published on 14/02/2013
» A former head of Singapore's narcotics police was cleared of corruption on Thursday after a court rejected charges that he demanded oral sex from a contractor to help her win government deals.
North Korea nuclear test: Live Report
AFP, Published on 12/02/2013
» 08:38 GMT: We are now closing this Live Report on North Korea's nuclear test and the widespread condemnation that followed.
Bullying exposes sports' military roots in Japan
AFP, Published on 10/02/2013
» The resignation of the national women's judo coach, who beat athletes with a bamboo sword, was a nasty reminder of how Japan's sporting world still draws on the traditions that led the country to war last century, experts say.
No new bases in Asia: US commander
AFP, Published on 02/02/2013
» The United States' pivot to Asia will not mean any new bases in the region, but existing alliances will be strengthened and modernised, the chief of US Pacific Command (PACOM) told reporters Friday.
Child soldiers still recruited in Myanmar: group
AFP, Published on 24/01/2013
» Child soldiers are still being recruited in Myanmar despite the nation's recent political reforms, an advocacy group said Wednesday, as it urged better monitoring of the powerful military.
Chinese 'nail house' torn down
Published on 01/12/2012
» BEIJING: A "nail house" that became a global sensation for its location in the middle a highway was demolished on Saturday, after the owner reversed himself and accepted compensation he had deemed unacceptable for more than a year.
Pakistan courts 'muzzling media': rights group
AFP, Published on 27/11/2012
» Pakistan's judges are using contempt of court laws to stop the media from criticising the judiciary, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, warning they risked being seen as "instruments of coercion and censorship".
Corporations divide villages
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/11/2012
» Pitak Siam's call to bring down the government has stoked the fire of political polarisation to new heights.