Asia Cast for Sunday 31st May 2009
In this bulletin … – Flu outbreak damages China’s tourism agency; – Australia pressed to take Uighurs; and – Swine flu liner docks in Brisbane. But first here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Since the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus, China’s tourism industry has been hit hard. Many people with international travel plans [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 30th May
In this bulletin… – Former Communist leaders memoirs sell out; – Pakistan says Swat valley under control;and – Swine flu confirmed in Vietnam But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** An outcry by a Shanghai resident has uncovered a kidnapping style arrest made by Communist Party officials. The victim, Shen Peilan, was kidnapped [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 29th May
In this bulletin… – Thousands protest corruption in Yinghong; – Chinese spouses in Taiwan seek equal rights; and – Alert level raised on North Korea. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Thousands of residents from Yinghong Township in Guangdong Province were protesting corruption within the Chinese communist regime last week. The protest [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 28th May
In this bulletin… – Tortured man told there are no human rights in China; – Sri Lanka makes some concessions for aid agencies; and – Death toll from cyclone Aila tops 200. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The stabbing of two Party officials by a karaoke waitress they tried to rape [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 27th May
In this bulletin… – Beijing protesters gather for Nancy Pelosi visit; – Tibetans defend sacred mountain from destruction; and – North Korea threatens attack if ships checked. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Thousands of Chinese protesters gathered in Beijing this week to protest against the communist regime and to urge US [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 26th May
In this bulletin… – Professor speaks out over China’s censorship; – Media cover-up creates more resentment over police beating; and – Deadly cyclone causes chaos in India and Bangladesh. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** A university professor in China caused quite a stir after openly criticising the Central Propaganda Department’s ideological [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 25th May
In this bulletin … – Stand-off at Tibet gold mine; – 100 skulls found in India pond; and – North Korea conducts nuclear tests. ********************** Hundreds of villagers in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of western China are facing off against armed security forces at the site of a planned gold mine on what the [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 24th May
In this bulletin .. – Media shut down on Chinese official’s rape case; – UN Chief in Sri Lanka access plea; and – Mongolians vote for new president. But first here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** China’s media have been ordered to back off in reporting on a case involving three Chinese Communist Party [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 23rd May
In this bulletin… – Chinese lawyers unite against torture; – Former South Korean President commits suicide; and – American journalist released from Iranian jail. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The torture of two lawyers, Zhang Kai and Li Chunfu, by Chongqing Public Security has infuriated lawyers. On the 16th, nearly 60 [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 22nd May
In this bulletin… – Death In China for Man Writing With Crayon; – Japan has increasing parental abductions; and – Glory for Gurkha veterans. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The Epoch Times has reported an update on the death of Mr. Fu Ziming, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jianli County in [...]
