Asia Cast for Tuesday 20th November
In this bulletin… -More than seventy dead in PNG Floodings -Twelve trapped miners die in Ping ding shan Coal mines – Pakistan Court Rams Through Rulings for Musharraf ************** The first public hearing will be held to try surviving members of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime. The UN-backed court is hearing a plea for bail [...]
Asia Cast Monday 19th November
In this Bulletin… – Chinese businesses fined for environmental breaches; – Greenpeace vows action against Japanese whalers; and – Chinese atrocities parallel former Soviet atrocities in Ukraine. ******************** In a national first, a dozen Chinese businesses have had loans blocked or withdrawn after being accused of flouting environmental laws. Read on for more
Asia Cast for Sunday 18th November
In this Bulletin… – Bangladesh recovers after Cyclone Sidr; – Iranian President defies US; and – Venezuelan President warns of oil price increase. ******************** Bangladesh is in recovery after Cyclone Sidr smashed into the country’s southern coastline late on Thursday night with two hundred and fifty kilometres per hour winds that whipped up a five [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 17th November
In this Bulletin… – Bangladesh Cyclone Death Toll Tops five hundred – German television broadcast exposes international trade of human organs for transplants – Over a thousand farmers in Yan-Tai have appealed to the China’s leaders ***************************** A severe cyclone has killed more than 500 people in Bangladesh and left thousands injured or missing, triggering [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 16th November
In this Bulletin… – The Philippine government agrees to boundaries of a Muslim state; – Chinese espionage is the single greatest risk to US technology; and – US and Japanese leaders meet for the first time. ****************** The Philippine government has confirmed an agreement has been reached with the country’s main Islamic separatist group on [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 15th November
In this Bulletin… -Big earthquakes hit Chile -Tens of thousands of Congolese refugees flees camps and -Russian oil spill devastates Black Sea ecology ******************************************************* The death toll from a bomb that hit the Philippines parliament last Tuesday has risen to four, among them an MP, officials say. Read on for more
Asia Cast for Wednesday 14th November
In this bulletin …… -Torch Lights up the Sunshine State -Bhutto Says Pakistan’s Musharraf Must Step Down and -Assassination Suspected in Philippine Congress Blast Lawyers in Queensland have spoken out against human rights abuses in China and have called for the immediate release from detention of Chinese human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize nominee [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 13th November
In this bulletin… – Tests in China confirm toys recalled in the US and Australia contains toxic substances – More than Twenty Illegal African immigrants feared dead after boat capsizes and – Hundreds of crocodiles escape after floods hit Vietnam In Cambodia, two leading figures from the notorious 1970s Khmer Rouge regime have been charged [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 12th November
In this Bulletin… – Pakistan’s President announces date for election; – Key Khmer Rouge figures to face trial; and – Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader optimistic about progress.
Asia Cast for Sunday 11th November
In this bulletin… – Malaysian police break up protests demanding electoral reform; – The Canadian Broadcasting Company agrees to air controversial documentary; and – Palestinian President Abbas vows to finish his predecessor’s work.
