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Myanmar's road to democracy not without challenges last updated : 2013-05-22 10:10:56 -> 12 view(s)
In his landmark visit to the United States, Myanmar President Thein Sein made all the right noises: He called for an end to inter-communal violence and a national identity that would include people from all faiths. He talked about sharing power and r ....
Obama, Xi set to build rapport at retreat last updated : 2013-05-22 09:49:12 -> 49 view(s)
Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Barack Obama are set to hold their first-ever retreat next month in California, in an effort to build personal ties.
The meeting, announced by both governments yesterday, is taking place earli ....
Pakistan's new era under Sharif last updated : 2013-05-22 09:06:41 -> 136 view(s)
Good, bad or ugly, the 2013 elections are over; and now testing times are ahead for the new incumbents. It is the third coming for Nawaz Sharif, a remarkable turn of fortune for a leader who was ousted from power by the military at gunpoint in 1999 a ....
The never-ending rape of the Camerons last updated : 2013-05-22 08:54:40 -> 142 view(s)
There is none so blind, as he who will not see. The hills of the Camerons are dying. Nature is crying out in anguish. And still, there are those who cannot, and will not, see the problem staring in their face.
Cameron Highlands is one of the most pr ....
Dealing with Pyongyang last updated : 2013-05-22 08:52:22 -> 143 view(s)
North Korea has ratcheted up tensions again in a measured way by firing what appeared to be short-range missiles into the East Sea for three consecutive days starting Saturday. Speculation has arisen about the North’s intention behind the launches, ....
Stranglehold last updated : 2013-05-22 08:50:15 -> 165 view(s)
Alfred McCoy’s classic description of Philippine politics—as “an anarchy of families”—was coined in the early 1990s, but two decades later it’s even more apt and true. The results of the 2013 midterm polls have only confirmed that, whil ....
A naive leader transformed by her impatient brother last updated : 2013-05-22 08:49:54 -> 169 view(s)
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck 'Bridget Jones' Shinawatra has turned into Erin Brockovich for a reason. While many are tempted to believe that her speech in Mongolia indicated a screw loose somewhere, she appeared perfectly sane when she delivered it. ....
Can Thailand learn from the success of Singapore? last updated : 2013-05-22 08:44:52 -> 147 view(s)
The tiny city-state has outperformed its neighbours because it has vision and discipline, precisely the things we lack in fractious, divided Thailand
Singapore is a city-state the size of Phuket. It has no natural resources, but since it gained inde ....
Jingoistic press not helping Ma Ying-jeou during Philippine row last updated : 2013-05-22 08:37:39 -> 166 view(s)
Remember the Maine Incident of 1898? The USS Maine sank off Havana after an explosion and two crew members were killed. An anti-Spanish press enflamed American public opinion to a war-fevered pitch. Congress clamored for action. President William McK ....
World gone cold on global warming last updated : 2013-05-21 11:04:25 -> 484 view(s)
People on Earth learnt the other week that the heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air they breathe had crossed the 400 parts per million (ppm) mark, which could possibly be a life-changing level. Scientists have warned that a tipping point could be ....
Anger in Taiwan spurs tough stance last updated : 2013-05-21 10:55:45 -> 506 view(s)
For the first time in his life, says New Taipei City deputy mayor Lee Shu-chuan, he can finally "feel the existence of the government", thanks to its tough stance against the Philippines in the spat over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman.
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Walking the talk last updated : 2013-05-21 10:58:30 -> 301 view(s)
It is no secret that political parties have a symbiotic relationship with criminals and gangsters. While the roots of politician-criminal nexus can be traced back to feudal, Panchayat days, the advent of democracy in 1990 further entrenched this coll ....
Myanmar cannot claim reforms are a success yet last updated : 2013-05-21 10:00:19 -> 427 view(s)
President Thein Sein's visit to Washington this week should not be seen as a reward for transforming the country; there are still too many obstacles to democratisation
An official visit to the United States by Myanmar's President Thein Sein this wee ....
Can Iijima's trip to North Korea be conducive to solving abduction issue? last updated : 2013-05-21 09:58:12 -> 331 view(s)
Is there any chance of finding a toehold to break the long-standing impasse on the problem of Japanese abducted by North Korean agents? The effectiveness of the diplomatic strategy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration is now being tested o ....
New crossroads of Asia last updated : 2013-05-21 09:43:11 -> 340 view(s)
That is how Myanmar is being portrayed, and not without reason. For both China and the United States, the stakes couldn’t be higher. China has invested heavily in the country. According to an article published recently in the New York Times “the ....
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