Asia Cast for Monday 21st January
In this Bulletin… – Malaysia to send home foreign workers; – Cuban’s vote in parliamentary elections; and – The UK announces new aid package for India. Local newspapers in Malaysia say the Government expects to send home at least 200,000 foreign workers by next year to open up more jobs for its citizens. Presently, approximately [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 20th January
In this Bulletin… – Thailand set to restore democracy; – Police arrest teen associated with Bhutto death; and – Deaths of Olympic workers covered up. ******************** Thailand’s People Power Party has announced a new coalition government, ending weeks of uncertainty and marking a step towards restoring democracy. The move came after a court dismissed legal [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 19th January
I’m James Xu with Asia cast. In this Bulletin… – Security forces overrun cult in Iraq; – CIA identify person behind Bhutto murder; and – PM Gordon Brown focuses on green issues in China. Iraqi security forces have overrun a mosque where Shiite doomsday cultists had barricaded themselves in, ending two days of clashes in [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 18th January
I’m James Xu with Asia cast. In this Bulletin… – UK Prime Minister Brown visits China; – The UN criticises Burma; and – China faces its worst drought in a decade. ******************** UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has arrived in China on his first visit to the country since taking office. During the three-day trip, [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 17th January
In this Bulletin – Letters reveal the misery of Columbian hostages – New aid package offered to South East Asia and – Thousand of workers on strike everyday in Guangdong, China ********************************** Letters carried out of the Columbian jungle by two women freed by rebels details the suffering and depredation of the hostages still held [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 16th January
In this bulletin …. -Japanese detain whaling activists -Landslide kills 10 in Indonesia and -Australia bans India uranium sale Two protesters who boarded a Japanese whaling vessel in the Antarctic claim they were tied up and assaulted. Australian Benjamin Potts and Briton Giles Lane boarded the Yushin Maru 2 from the Sea Shepherd vessel, the [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 15th January
I am Erin Toirkens with Asia Cast In this Bulletin – Muslim separatists, kills eight Thai soldiers – One dead, 11 feared buried in massive China landslide and – An explosion in Kun ming City kills 5 died and injures 32 ********************************** Muslim separatist rebels have killed Eight Thai soldiers, according to an army spokesman. [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 14th January
In this Bulletin… – Iran to co-operate with IAEA; – Greenpeace chases Japanese fleet from whaling ground; and – China to close 11,000 small mines. ******************** During talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has agreed to answer remaining questions about its past covert nuclear activities within a month, the U.N. watchdog said on [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 13th January
In this Bulletin… – Australian Government on route to monitor Japanese whaling fleet; – Pervez Musharraf issues warning to US; and – India to attend summit with China. After finding the location of Japan’s whaling fleet, Greenpeace has vowed to take whatever risks are necessary to prevent whaling. After 10 days of searching, the Esperanza [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 12th January
In this bulletin …. -U.S. tells North Korea to fully declare nuclear activities -Musharraf rejects UN Bhutto probe and -Suharto health improves slightly The United States urged North Korea on Friday to give a full declaration of its nuclear activities after Pyongyang missed an end-2007 deadline for presenting the inventory under a disarmament-for-aid deal. Bookmark [...]
