Asia Cast for Tuesday 19th February
In this Bulletin – Pakistan Counting Votes, Most of Country Peaceful – China’s mines face a wave of accidents caused by severe weather and – Man dies from bird flu in central Hunan province ******************************** Counting began on Monday after an election in Pakistan which was far less violent than feared, although it could result [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 18th February
In this Bulletin… – Kosovo declares independence from Serbia; – Eighty killed in one of Afghanistan’s deadliest blasts; and – Former Deputy PM warns against over-criticism of China. ******************** Yesterday marked Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia, ending a long chapter in the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia. The proclamation was made by leaders of the [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 17th February
In this Bulletin – Tear gas and water cannons used to break up protest in Kaula Lumpur – China to close down petrol stations to improve weather and – Professor calling on the Chinese communist party for political system reform ********************* In Malaysia tear gas and water cannons had to be used to break up [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 16th February
In this bulletin … -Australia Prime Minister Arrives in East Timor for Crisis Talks -HIV vaccine research hits impasse -First order for pet dog cloning Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a speedy visit to East Timor’s locked-down capital Dili on Friday. It was a show of strength after a double assassination attempt on the [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 15th February
In this Bulletin… – Iran postpones talks with the US; – Human Rights Watch calls for end to torture in Bangladesh; and – Burmese rebel leader killed. ******************** Iran has postponed a fourth round of talks with the United States on improving security in Iraq. The talks were due to take place in Baghdad on [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 14th February
In this Bulletin… – Supporters mourn Renaido; – Hezbollah commander killed; and – Hong Kong’s housing affordability crisis worsens. ******************** Hundreds of mourners have arrived at the family home of East Timor’s rebel leader Alfredo Reinado to pay their respect at his funeral. Reinado was shot through the head on Monday as he and other [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 13th February
In this Bulletin… – Australia apologizes to indigenous peoples; – Russia to build nuclear reactors for India; and – Malaysian parliament dissolved by Prime Minister. In a momentous act, Australia’s Prime Minister, on behalf of the Australian government, has made a formal apology for the past wrongs caused by successive governments on the indigenous Aboriginal [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 12th February
In this Bulletin… – Chinese Spies Arrested in the United States – South Koreas National Treasure Destroyed and – New Round of Bad Weather for China A day after East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta was shot by rebel soldiers; an uneasy calm is reported on the streets in the capital, Dili. Patrols by police and [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 11th February
In this Bulletin… – Jose Ramos Horta shot; – Japan to consider moratorium on the death penalty; and – Tensions rise in the Philippines. Early on Monday morning local time, East Timor’s president, Jose Ramos-Horta, was injured by gunfire during an attack on his home. The president was reportedly shot in the stomach. One soldier [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 10th February
In this Bulletin… – UN call waterboarding technique used by US a form of torture; – Anglican leader faces calls to resign; and – Burmese opposition criticises juntas calls for elections. ******************** The United Nation’s Human Rights chief has confirmed that the controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding used by the United States qualifies as [...]
