Asia Cast for Sunday 23rd December
In this Bulletin… – Thailand heads to the polls; – Australia renews commitment to Afghanistan; and – China celebrates its first home made commercial aircraft. Thailand is preparing for its first general election since the coup last year that overthrew Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. About forty five million Thais will head to the polls to [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 22nd December
In this bulletin …. -China jails five over mine blast -Avalanche kills 15 on Tajik road and -Earthquake hits Indonesia’s Papua A mine-owner and four of his employees have been jailed over a mine blast which happened in 2005, killing one-hundred and seventy-one people. The blast happened in the north-east province of Heilongjiang. Ma Jinguang, [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 21st December
In this Bulletin… – Israel drops plans for new Jewish settlement; – Newly elected South African leader to face corruption charges; and – India and China begin war games. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d991′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Asia Cast Thursday 20th December
In this Bulletin… South Korea votes in new president; The Australian Government to patrol Japanese whale hunt Two teachers in China sentenced to death for forced prostitution of children. ******************** South Korea’s President-elect, Lee Myung-Bak has had an easy win over his pro-government rival in Wednesday’s election to end a decade of liberal rule. Bookmark [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 19th December
In this bulletin …. -The ‘Divine Performing Arts’ arrives in Baltimore -Taiwanese vice president condemns organ harvesting in China and -Voting begins in South Korea poll The Divine Performing Arts on Tour (DPA) arrived in Baltimore yesterday. They will perform the Holiday Wonders Chinese Music and Dance show at the Lyric Opera House tonight. Bookmark [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 18th December
In this bulletin …. -Jilin prison uses ‘death beds’ to torture Falun Gong practitioners -China’s economic muscle ‘shrinks’ and -JI ‘leader’ on trial in Indonesia The death bed, a torture method originating from Jilin Prison, is frequently used to torture imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners at the Jilin Prison and Jilin Province Women’s Prison in Changchun [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 17th December
In this Bulletin… – Increased violence as Kenyan elections approach; – Threats of instability follow Kyrgyzstan parliamentary elections; – The US agrees to new pact on global warming. ******************** Serious war related crimes are becoming more common in the usually stable African nation of Kenya as the country heads towards a December 27 national election. [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 16th December
In this Bulletin… – Pervez Musharraf lifts emergency rule; – British forces prepare for withdrawal from Iraq; and – Nineteen people reported missing after boat collision in East China Sea. As well as pledging fair elections next month, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan and restored the constitution on Saturday, in a [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 15th December
In this bulletin …. -North Korea replies to Bush’s letter -World class performers to grace New York stage and -Asian outcry over Dutch adoption A White House official has said North Korea told the US it will honor its pledge to reveal all the details of its nuclear program. Pyongyang said it would keep to [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 14th December
In this Bulletin… – Negotiators attempt to lift Bali deadlock; – US seeks assistance from European allies in Afghanistan; and – China pressured to improve human rights ahead of Olympics. Negotiators at climate talks in Bali have been trying to break a deadlock over emissions goals after the European Union accused the United States of [...]
