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16 April 2012

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Publication Date : 16-04-2012

 

North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-un spoke publicly for the first time in Pyongyang, vowing to enhance his father’s “military first” policy, reports The Korea Herald. The Japanese government considers intensifying sanctions against North Korea in the wake of the missile launch, writes The Yomiuri Shimbun. Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says though he misses Thailand, the time was not yet ripe for a homecoming, reports The Nation. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou adds a new dimension to his state visit to African allies with “sport diplomacy” to further cement bilateral ties, says The China Post. Investigations on suspected war criminals in Bangladesh are now in the final stages, according to The Daily Star.



 


 


 


 

 

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