Asia Cast for Friday 30th November
In this Bulletin…
- Philippine coups leaders to face full force of the law;
- Pakistan’s President Musharraf pledges to lift state of emergency; and
- Celebrity politicians to face off in Hong Kong by-election.
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Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has said that renegade soldiers who led Thursday’s attempted coup will face the full force of the law. The coup [...]
Asia Cast for for Thursday 29th November
In this Bulletin…
- Bush accused of snubbing small pacific countries
- Indonesia launches new campaign to plant 79 million trees and
- Military force deployed to attack farmers in Fujian, China
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More than 80 ethnic Indians have been charged with illegally gathering in Malaysia, after a weekend of protests in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Asia Cast for Wednesday 28th November
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-Bush launches Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
-Pakistan human rights lawyer freed from house arrest and
-Global Human Rights Torch arrives in Portland.
With a handshake, leaders of the United States, Israel and the Palestinians Tuesday launched immediate peace talks with the goal of forging a treaty within 13 months.
President Bush made the dramatic announcement at the [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 27th November
In this Bulletin…
- New Government to apologise to Aborigines
- Blooming Udumbara flowers found in Jinan, Shandong and
- Iraq Agree on Talks for Future Relationship
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Kevin Rudd has announced the new government will issue a formal apology to Aborigines for the abuses they suffered in the past, prime minister-elect Kevin Rudd has promised.
Mr Rudd, whose Labor Party [...]
Asia Cast Monday 26th November
In this Bulletin…
- French envoy finalise trade deals with China;
- Pakistan police attempt to detain Sharif supporters; and
- Earthquakes and severe weather cause havoc in South-East Asia.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and an envoy of industrialist dignitaries are visiting China and say they have finalised trade deals worth almost thirty billion US dollars.
Asia Cast for Sunday 25th November
In this Bulletin…
- Australia votes for new leadership;
- Pope Benedict inducts twenty three new cardinals; and
- Pakistan’s President Musharraf clear to contest elections.
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Australia has effectively voted in a new Prime Minister, with the Labor Party’s Kevin Rudd achieving a resounding defeat over former Prime Minister John Howard.
Mr Rudd has been voted into office with the [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 24th November
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-Twin Pakistan Suicide Blasts Kill at Least sixteen
-Passengers Unhurt After Antarctic Cruise Ship Hits Ice and
-Fatal triple bomb attack in India
Twin suicide blasts killed at least 16 people in the Pakistani garrison town of Rawalpindi adjoining Islamabad early on Saturday, the military said, including 15 aboard a defence ministry bus.
A suicide [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 23rd November
In this Bulletin…
- The Commonwealth suspends Pakistan;
- A European Commission reports improvements to toy manufacturing in China; and
- The countdown to Kyoto begins.
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Asia Cast Thursday 22nd November
In this Bulletin
- Philippine’s Presidents orders thousands to be evacuated
- Japanese workers on strike and
- Remains of a 20 million year old crocodile found by cave explorers
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The Philippine’s President has ordered the evacuation of thousands of people ahead of a powerful tropical storm, officials said
Asia Cast for Wednesday 21st November
In this bulletin …..
-Nationwide French Protests Put Pressure on Sarkozy
-CBC Reporters in China Pestered Over Falun Gong Documentary and
-London Suicide Bomb Plotter Given 33 Years
French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed on Tuesday not to yield to mass street protests after teachers, postal workers and civil servants joined striking rail workers in demonstrations challenging his economic reform [...]
