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Taiwan curbs foreign bride firms
" Only non profit-making organisations are now allowed to do so, according to Taiwan's government. Many Taiwanese men travel to China and south-east Asian countries, especially Vietnam and Indonesia, to find... Tourist Holidays being spoiled by Master Card
It has been impossible for tourists and ex-pats to access there bank accounts at home in United Kingdom for a week now. Where as its been advised that tourist should not carry to much cash and its best to use... Pangolin Fetus Soup, Other "Cures" Drive Trade
Scaly anteaters, pangolins are flirting with extinction because of the demand for pangolin fetus soup. The scaly anteater reproduces slowly and the increasing demand for the pangolin-fetus soup is driving...
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Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held in Insein jail
Burma's pro-democracy leader and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been detained at Insein prison in Rangoon and has been charged under section 22 of the State Protection... Cambodia says 4 Thai troops killed in border clash
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thai and Cambodian soldiers revived a long-simmering dispute over an 11th century temple near their border, trading fire Friday with machine guns and rocket launchers in clashes that left as many as four people dead. The latest flare-up — if... Human Rights in South East Asia: what a farce!
"Some Asean member states preferred a body which is less intrusive because they believe that Western countries and NGOs might manipulate it to interfere"....George Yeo, Singapore Foreign Minister, speaking... 204 views | 33 recommendations | 3 comments
South/East Asia Today.
South/East Asia Today. Is a weekly + round up of the 10 or so most important News events. Via, Uwe Paschen. US Secretary of State H. Clinton still touring Asia Asking for money to bail out the US. As the US... Are the Days of free speech on count down?
By, Uwe Paschen. Are the Days of free speech on the Internet on count down? The 'Minerva' case has sent shockwaves through South Korea's blogging community as well as elsewhere is South East Asia. This is... Tata Nano: World's Cheapest New Car at $2,500
The Tata Nano, dubbed the People's Car by creator Ratan Tata, resembles a golf cart with a hard shell and even if it only costs $2,500 it just looks unsafe to me. However, since I live in Canada I... Hindutva: Ugly defence of the indefensible
The debate over the use of violence for political purposes continues in India...a bit too late. "Revelations of the role of extremist Hindutva elements in the Malegaon bomb explosions" seem to shame some BJP...Maldives votes in first presidential election
Today, 208,000 Maldivians vote in presidential elections for the first time ever. Its longest serving ruler and leader of the Rahyithunge Party (DRP), Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, faces five challengers. The...Tata Nano finds new home In Gujarat
After deciding to leave the West Bengal factory amid violent protests, Tata group decided to continue its Nano car project in Gujarat. The Nano is the cheapest car to be produced as it would... Bangkok, the hub of South East Asia
"As I embarked on my nine hour flight from Melbourne to Bangkok, I kept visualizing Bangkok, the Bangkok from popular culture and the mass media. It's not entirely unusual to draw early conclusions based on what one has heard of a city before travelling there. Hence,... Nepal might hold Presidential Election on July 19
As rival Nepalese political forces do not agree on a Presidential candidate, the Constituent Assembly of Nepal decided to set the date for the election on July 19, 2008. This short notice election date is expected to push for an earlier accord to appoint the first...Sri Lanka: has the government won the 25 year old war?
The long war in Sri Lanka has not come to an end dispite governmental claims on the contrary. " The war president Jul 3rd 2008 | COLOMBO AND TRINCOMALEEFrom The Economist print edition Sri Lanka’s army chief says the government has won its 25-year war against the Tamil...
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