| Fri 27 Jan 2012 |
European Banks Get Cheap Billions, but Are They Lending?
The New York Times | DAVOS, Switzerland — Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, echoed the general optimism here that the worst of the euro crisis may be over. But he warned that despite banks borrowing nearly half a trillion euros, about $643... |
Myanmar Misfortune: a visit to the fortuneteller in Yangon
Gadling | The man who told me my unfortunate future, did so with glee. I quickly learned he had a proclivity for sustaining the last syllable of every sentence, like a Spanish-speaking soccer play-by-play announcer after a goal, or a game show host announcin... |
UPDATE 1-Myanmar has no plans to export new gas finds
The Guardian * Myanmar to focus on meeting domestic energy needs * Minister puts gas reserves at 22.5 trillion cubic feet * Interest from foreign energy firms growing * Power source at Dawei industrial zone uncertain (Adds more quotes, comment from Dawei develope... |
Egypt’s Salafist surge
France24 In a matter of months, Egypt’s ultra-conservative Salafists have beaten a path from marginalised religious sect to major political force. But what do we know about them, aside from their heavily religious roots? France 24’s Chris Moore and Noredd... |
Landmines in a militarised culture: Threat or security?
Al Jazeera | Sakatwey was running away from his village in Karen state, Eastern Myanmar, under attack from the state military, when he accidentally stepped on an unexploded mine. He was only 13 years old. His life changed forever. He now resides at a rehabilita... |
“It Will Be Nothing Like London During World War II.”
The New York Times | One of the ways that nations decide what actions to take is through a calculation of means, ends and costs. | Ethan Bronner, The New York Times’s Jerusalem bureau chief, reports in “Israel Senses Bluffing in Iran’s Threats of Retaliat... |
Myanmar's great transformation in sight: Syu Kyi
Zeenews Davos: Pointing out that Myanmar was on the threshold of "great transformation", pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has appealed to the international community to support efforts for major political reforms in her country. | "The possibility of a "g... |
Myanmar has no plans to boost gas exports beyond 2013
The Guardian NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Myanmar will keep natural gas from new projects beyond 2013 for domestic consumption, a shift of policy aimed at powering its development, the country's energy minister said on Friday. Myanmar has opened up to t... |
"Monster" rules Nepal village on climate frontline
Yahoo Daily News | BARAHBISE, Nepal (Reuters) - Looking at the swirling grey waters of the Bhote Koshi River, Ratna Kaji remembers when it turned into a "monster," leaving behind a trail of death and destruction. | "It came down roaring, washed away homes and people ... |
Asia should follow Africa's lead January 27, 2012
ESPN | When it comes to continental championships, the European version reigns supreme. Euro 2012 action will be on televisions, newspapers, websites, phones and tablets all over the world. Copa America comes next with its heavyweights of Brazil and Argen... |
PATA: Asia/Pacific Tourism poised to record 6% growth for 2011
TravelDailyNews Preliminary results released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) show a collective increase of 6% year-on-year for international arrivals into Asia/Pacific1 destinations during each of the months of October and November 2011. For the first ... |
Titan Travel unveils its "Cruises To Ancient Civilisations"
TravelDailyNews Titan Travel has expanded its programme of small ship cruise itineraries with the launch of a new brochure in partnership with Voyages to Antiquity. | The new 'Cruises to Ancient Civilisations' brochure features cruises aboard the MV Aegean Odyssey a... |
Korea's 2002 W.Cup hero Ahn Jung-Hwan to retire
Yahoo Daily News | South Korean footballer Ahn Jung-Hwan, famous for his dramatic goal in the 2002 World Cup, will retire next week, his agency said Friday. | In a press release quoted by Yonhap news agency, Moro Sports Korea said Ahn would hold a press conference Tu... |
IMF sees Myanmar as Asia's next economic bright spot
The Times Of India WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended Myanmar's economic reform efforts, saying that the nation has the potential to become the next economic bright spot in Asia. | "The new government is facing a historic opportunity to jum... |
Fear shrouds election race in Manipur, India's dark jewel
The Star | IMPHAL, India (Reuters) - Thrown face down in an open drain by a grenade blast, Maisnam Ratan's bloodied corpse was the latest reminder of the lingering insurgency in India's isolated, far-eastern state of Manipur, which elects a state legislature ... |
Fear shrouds election race in Manipur, India's dark jewel
Daily Press | IMPHAL, India (Reuters) - Thrown face down in an open drain by a grenade blast, Maisnam Ratan's bloodied corpse was the latest reminder of the lingering insurgency in India's isolated, far-eastern state of Manipur, which elects a state legislature ... |
Fear shrouds election race in Manipur, India's dark jewel
Yahoo Daily News | IMPHAL, India (Reuters) - Thrown face down in an open drain by a grenade blast, Maisnam Ratan's bloodied corpse was the latest reminder of the lingering insurgency in India's isolated, far-eastern state of Manipur, which elects a state legislature ... |
From Arab Spring to Eurasian Setbacks: The Top 10 Trends in Global Freedom
Jakarta Globe One might expect given last year’s headlines across the Middle East as well as promising political developments in authoritarian countries from Burma to Cuba that 2011 was a banner year for freedom. The reality is more complicated. The year was not... |
Attempting to Answer the Arab Question
The New York Times FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg | E-mailPrint | PARIS — Raised, if respectful voices at a private dinner party in Paris on Thursday. Among the guests — two Syrians, both anti-regime but with diametrically opposite a... |
Pak PM Says, He Wants To Work With India
The Siasat Daily | Davos, January 27: Pointing out that Pakistan has “excellent” relationship with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said cooperation between the two to tackle climate change was “doable”. | He said Islamabad wants to work with Ne... |
Twitter will consider international policies for censoring tweets
Yahoo Daily News | Today Twitter announced it will be censoring information based on global codes of conduct. “As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression,” the company wrot... |
Leading Dissidents to Headline Human Rights Issues at Summit
Scoop Friday, 27 January 2012, 4:10 pm | Press Release: Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy | Geneva Summit for Human Rights & Democracy | Leading Dissidents to Headline Human Rights Issues at Global Summit on March 13th, 2012 | Geneva Gathering S... |
Special Report: In anarchic Mekong, bloody diplomacy
MSNBC | ON THE MEKONG RIVER — A thin line divides tourism, trade and terror in the Golden Triangle, where the lawless borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. Only on msnbc.com Romney revising disclosures for overseas accounts NBC/WSJ poll: M... |
Special Report: In anarchic Mekong, bloody diplomacy
Yahoo Daily News | ON THE MEKONG RIVER (Reuters) - A thin line divides tourism, trade and terror in the Golden Triangle, where the lawless borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. | In Myanmar, where the jungly banks of the Mekong River vanish into the mist, lies ... |
Shanghai Pengxin Group to buy 16 New Zealand dairy farms
m&c | Wellington - The New Zealand government announced Friday that it had approved the controversial sale of 16 farms to a Chinese conglomerate, Shanghai Pengxin Group Ltd, which has pledged a multi-million dollar investment to develop dairy products fo... |
Cojuangco gears up for reelection
Malaya BY BONG PEDRALVEZ --> | SAYING he wants to finish the reforms, plans and programs he began more than seven years ago and weed out the "misfits" in local sports, Jose Cojuangco Jr. declared yesterday he would seek a third term as president o... |
Elephant gets contact lens in stepladder op
The Australian | WIN Thida, a 45-year-old Asian elephant, has become the first pachyderm in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens in an operation that required a stepladder to reach the giant-size patient. | The Irish Times reported Win Thida, a native of Burma, ... |
Elephant gets contact lens in stepladder op
The Daily Telegraph Australia | WIN Thida, a 45-year-old Asian elephant, has become the first pachyderm in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens in an operation that required a stepladder to reach the giant-size patient. | The Irish Times reported Win Thida, a native of Burma, ... |
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