Asia Cast for Friday 11th January
In this Bulletin… – Suicide bomber in Lahore kills 23; – Sir Edmund Hillary dies aged 88; and – China’s cabinet to reinstate pricing controls. A suicide bomber in Lahore has killed at least 23 people and injured more than 58 others after detonating an explosive outside a court on Thursday. The suicide blast occurred [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 10th January
In this Bulletin – Heavy snow causes major disruption in the middle east – African Union Head Meets Kenya’s Feuding Parties – Sichuan Television reporters beaten and left with serious injuries and ********************************** Heavy snow and extreme cold weather have caused major disruption and deaths in parts of Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and Pakistan. Some [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 9th January
I’m Dennis Wu with Asia cast. In this Bulletin… – Sri Lankan Minister killed in bomb blast; – Malaysia denies ban on Indian immigrants; and – China plans first space walk in 2008. Sri Lanka’s Minister for Nation Building has died in hospital after a roadside bomb attack on his convoy. DM Dassanayake, was travelling [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 08th January
I am Erin Toirkens with Asia Cast In this Bulletin – Death toll reaches 40 in South Korea warehouse fire – Up to 1,000 Killed in Kenya Crisis, Says Odinga and – “Sex slave camp” exposed in China ********************* Forty people are now believed to have died in a fire at a warehouse in South [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 7th January
I’m Dennis Wu with Asia cast. In this Bulletin… – Election observers satisfied with Georgian election; – Thousands flee Pakistan into Afghanistan; and – Air China increases bid for China Eastern Airlines. Yesterday, western election observers confirmed that Georgia’s presidential election was generally fair, prompting Washington to urge the opposition, gathering in the capital to [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 6th January
In this Bulletin… – the deadlock in Kenya continues; – Georgia’s opposition protests presidential elections; and – North Korea threatens to strengthen military. ******************** Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday he was ready to form a national unity government to end Kenya’s crisis but the opposition has brushed the offer aside, saying he must [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 5th January
In this bulletin …. -Burma marks Independence Day; -North Korea defiant on nuclear issue; and -UK detectives arrive in Pakistan. In Burma a series of low-key events were held to mark the 60th anniversary of independence from British rule. Military ruler Gen than Shwe used the occasion to reiterate the government’s determination to continue with [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 4th January
I’m James Xu with Asia cast. In this Bulletin… – Obama and Huckabee win Iowa caucus; – Kenyan President breaks his silence; and – China to extend use of lethal injection for executions. The opening battle of the race to secure the Republican and Democratic nominations for president came down to the wire with Barack [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 03rd January
In this Bulletin – India urges Burma to initiate National reconciliation – Industrial vodka kills 11 in Mongolia and – Thousands of Chinese appeal for the approval of international convention on citizens rights ********************************** India has urged Burma to initiate “national reconciliation”. The call came as Burmese Foreign Minister U Nyan Win held talks in [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 2nd January
In this bulletin …. -Bhutto’s legacy passed to son as Pakistan faces election -Pakistan set to delay election after Bhutto death and -China strengthens Tibetan religious repression Benazir Bhutto was larger than life, and in her death she continues to influence a nation. On Sunday it was announced in Naudero, Pakistan that her 19 year [...]
