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What Malaysians' votes represent last updated : 2013-05-07 10:30:19 -> 746 view(s)
The intense run-up to Malaysia's general election contributed to heightened expectations among leaders and supporters of both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat. But what observers had said would be a result too close to call eventually played out i ....
A tsunami, but what sort? last updated : 2013-05-07 09:58:38 -> 816 view(s)
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak blamed the losses suffered by his ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) on a "Chinese tsunami".
Many Malaysians think their national leader has got it wrong. The situation, they say, is far more nuanced because the opposi ....
Beyond the limits of decency or just bad taste? last updated : 2013-05-07 08:38:09 -> 525 view(s)
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has filed a defamation lawsuit against Thai Rath cartoonist Chai Rachawat for comparing her to a prostitute. The Information Technology and Communication Ministry has threatened to exercise its authority to ban ....
The monster unleashed last updated : 2013-05-07 08:26:51 -> 475 view(s)
Since the start of the election campaign in Pakistan on April 11, there has hardly been a day without violence and grief. Proscribed militant groups have unleashed a reign of terror in their attempt to sabotage the polls.
The caretaker governments s ....
The verdict is in--now it’s time to heal the nation last updated : 2013-05-07 08:13:20 -> 439 view(s)
The People's Verdict is in. And the people have delivered their mandate to Malaysia's ruling party Barisan Nasional to run the federal government for another five years.
The margin of 133 to 89 signifies the close fight between the Barisan and ....
Investments and ratings last updated : 2013-05-07 07:58:48 -> 380 view(s)
International credit watchdog Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed last week the Philippines’ investment-grade status, a month after Fitch Ratings gave it its first investment-grade credit rating.
The Palace spokesperson Edwin ....
Balance key to Bali trade talks last updated : 2013-05-06 10:37:28 -> 627 view(s)
Indonesia will host the 9th World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference in Bali, which many members view will be a decisive moment for the world governing body and the Doha development agenda that it endorsed more than a decade ago.
The Ja ....
Park-Obama talks last updated : 2013-05-06 10:29:49 -> 713 view(s)
The withdrawal from the industrial complex in North Korea’s border town of Gaeseong has been completed, with the seven remaining South Koreans having returned home and US$13 million in back pay and severance pay having been delivered to the North o ....
Don’t vote for members of political dynasties last updated : 2013-05-06 09:19:28 -> 610 view(s)
It is exactly one week to election day but many voters, believe it or not, are still not certain whom to vote for, judging from the many queries I and fellow journalists get. It is really difficult to choose the right candidates for next Monday’s e ....
Charity and suspicion mix like blood and water in China last updated : 2013-05-06 08:38:49 -> 556 view(s)
Almsgiving should be encouraged insofar as it serves its intended purpose, i.e. to help the poor and the needy, and it simply must not be taken for granted. Refusal to give change to someone who asks for it is sometimes justified if the potential giv ....
Tokyo Olympic bid committee must do its best to overcome Inose's gaffe last updated : 2013-05-06 08:22:33 -> 476 view(s)
How can Japan recover from the damage caused by the Tokyo governor's thoughtless remarks on the other bidders for the 2020 Summer Olympics? With less than five months before the International Olympic Committee chooses a host city, Japan's bidding c ....
Reeling from Chinese tsunami last updated : 2013-05-06 08:18:43 -> 685 view(s)
A Chinese tsunami swept over the country last night. It ripped through all the seats that had a significant Chinese electorate and devastated Gerakan and (MCA) Malaysian Chinese Association in the peninsula and Sarawak United Peoples' Party ....
Many wounds to heal after the election last updated : 2013-05-05 11:44:36 -> 1339 view(s)
Some time late tonight or early tomorrow, the world will have a good picture of which way the dice fell in Malaysia's most vigorously contested general election.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, son and nephew of former prime ministers, began t ....
Are social media inflaming our conflicts? last updated : 2013-05-04 12:51:32 -> 1396 view(s)
It doesn't take a new-media expert to say it - everybody knows that social media cut both ways. But Hernando Rojas should be credited for taking on the technological darling of the hour fearlessly. Speaking at a lecture organised by the Thai Journali ....
Mt. Fuji listing will help spread Japanese culture around the world last updated : 2013-05-03 09:59:07 -> 818 view(s)
Mt. Fuji, which has been adored as a symbol of Japanese culture since ancient times, will most likely be registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site.
The official decision on the registration will be made at a meeting of the Unesco World Heritage C ....
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