Suu Kyi conviction
2009-08-11 22:52:00 Anger greets Suu Kyi conviction Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi reacted angrily to her conviction World leaders have reacted with anger and disappointment at the conviction of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for violating security laws. The UN called for her immediate release after she was sentenced to a further 18 months of ...
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China?s iPhone man has committed suicide
2009-07-22 19:50:00 A Chinese man suspected of stealing a prototype for the fourth generation iPhone has committed suicide. Before his death, Sun Danyong told friends he had been beaten up by security staff from his firm, Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest manufacturers. The probe was centred on an Apple manufacturing plant Foxconn, a large Taiwanese company which employed Sun in ...
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China and the Uighurs
2009-07-07 15:12:00 I haven’t seen too much news on the riots that are happening in China but I thought it might be prudent to provide some information about who exactly are the Uigurs in China. Who are the Uighurs? The Uighurs are Muslims. Their language is related to Turkish and they regard themselves as culturally and ethnically close to ...
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FedEx plane crash in Japan
2009-03-24 14:57:00 Investigators examine the burnt out wreckage of a FedEx cargo plane at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Monday afternoon, March 23, 2009. The FedEx cargo plane burst into flames after bouncing off a runway in unusually high winds at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the pilot and copilot and closing a ...
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World?s cheapest car is launched: Nano
2009-03-23 17:32:00 The Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car, has been launched in India. Costing just 100,000 rupees ($1,979; £1,366), the Nano will now go on sale across India next month, with deliveries starting in July. Tata hopes the 10-foot (3-metre) long, five-seater car will be cheap enough to encourage millions of Indians to trade up from their motorcycles. Tata ...
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South Korean grandmother has failed her written driving test 771 times
2009-02-06 16:05:00 Police in the city of Jeonju said the 68-year-old woman has taken, and failed, the written test repeatedly since April 2005. She failed the exam once again on Monday but has said that she will continue trying. The woman, identified only by her family name Cha, has repeatedly scored between 30 and 50 marks, below the pass ...
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Is George W. Bush a war criminal? ?Yes
2008-12-31 18:59:00 Is George W. Bush a war criminal for deliberately violating the Geneva Conventions? Can he be prosecuted when he leaves office on January 20, 2009? The answers are found in Michael Haas?s George W. Bush, War Criminal? The Bush Administration?s Liability for 269 War Crimes, which documents 269 war crimes and assesses the culpability of ...
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Obama?s Intel Chief Pick Backed Indonesian Occupation of East Timor
2008-12-19 15:57:00 Obama has also reportedly chosen Admiral Dennis Blair for the nation?s top intelligence job. As Director of National Intelligence, Blair would oversee the U.S. government?s sixteen intelligence agencies. Blair?s selection has come under controversy mainly over his role in backing the Indonesian occupation of East Timor during the 1990s. Blair provided key support to the ...
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RAND Report Criticizes Military Focus of War on Terror
2008-07-31 18:26:00 A major study prepared for the Pentagon has criticized how the Bush administration has focused on using military might to defeat al-Qaeda in the so-called war on terror. The RAND Corporation study concludes that the current strategy for defeating al-Qaeda has failed in diminishing the group?s capabilities. The study recommends a ?fundamental rethinking of US ...
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Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, Winter 2008
2008-05-28 08:37:00 The Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs (SJEAA) is dedicated towards addressing compelling issues in the East Asian region in a manner accessible to a general audience. SJEAA showcases undergraduate and graduate work on East Asia in all academic disciplines from leading universities both in the United States and from abroad.
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Burma death toll jumps to 78,000
2008-05-16 18:23:00 The official death toll for Burma’s cyclone disaster has jumped to almost 78,000 people, with nearly 56,000 missing, according to state TV. Previously, Burma was giving a toll of 43,000 dead and 28,000 missing while the Red Cross and United Nations had estimated a death toll above 100,000. Aid agencies are frustrated at the slow progress of ...
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Tibetan monks
2008-03-24 12:59:00 Buddhist monasteries are among the few institutions in China which have the potential to organise resistance and opposition to the government - so the Chinese Communist Party constantly worries about them. Are some monks secret supporters of the Dalai Lama? Could they be working towards Tibetan independence? Beijing’s fear is so great that being found with ...
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Yi San: King Jeong Jo ??-????
2008-03-17 01:23:00 Yi San, one of the top rating dramas in Korea right now. This drama is simply amazing and reflects some of the best and worst times in Korean history. Synopsis This drama is about the life of King Jeongjo, Joseon Dynasty?s 22nd Monarch, who is remembered in Korean history as one of Korea?s greatest Kings ...
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Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, Winter 2005
2008-03-09 06:33:00 The Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs (SJEAA) is dedicated toward addressing compelling issues in the East Asian region in a manner accessible to a general audience. SJEAA showcases undergraduate and graduate work on East Asia in all academic disciplines. We receive submissions from leading universities both in the United States and from abroad. Copies of the SJEAA are distributed...
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War Made Easy
2008-02-17 15:14:00 War Made Easy exposes a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning ...
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The Chinese Chengguan beat a man to death in public
2008-01-11 16:13:00 Every country has their own problems. For the Chinese, one of their problems is the lack of control they have on the chengguan. From BBC: The dispute was began when local people attempted to stop a rubbish truck from dumping refuse at a site that they argued was too close to their village, China state media reported. Members ...
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Empress Myeongseong aka Queen Min of Korea
2007-12-13 20:23:00 On my recent trip to Seoul one can honestly feel a sense of pride and hatred even if one is not Korean in terms of the Japanese occupation and brutal killings of Koreans and how the Koreans never lost hope of gaining back their country. Learning about Korean history in the short time I was ...
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Burma?s Monks return
2007-10-31 17:57:00 More than 100 monks have marched in central Burma, the first time they have returned to the streets since last month’s bloody crackdown on protests. The monks chanted and prayed as they marched through Pakokku, the site of an incident last month that triggered pro-democracy protests nationwide. The government said 10 people died during the crackdown, but ...
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Paul Craig Roberts: The Iraqi Genocide
2007-10-17 18:31:00 Another good article by Paul Craig Roberts Excerpt (read the rest here) The US government has broken every agreement with Russia by withdrawing from the anti-ballistic missile treaty, pushing NATO to Russia?s borders, conniving to place missiles in Poland and the Czech Republic, and buying governments in former Soviet republics and installing US military bases therein. When Russian ...
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Burma Monks: Update
2007-10-05 13:46:00 From BBC: In Burma, state media has said that 2,093 people were arrested during the crackdown on the protests. It said 692 people had already been released after signing a declaration that they would not take part in any future rallies. However, BBC sources in Burma say as many as 10,000 people - many of them monks ...
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War made easy: Government deception and media spin
2007-10-04 08:00:00 War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ ...
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Burma: Communique of the International Communit
2007-09-30 08:00:00 The world watches to see what the international will do besides the usual press release(s) of “we stand by you”. ...
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Burma: Killings, Protest and more
2007-09-30 02:40:00 Some of your questions about this crisis are answered below. Q&A: Protests in Burma What sparked the protests? On 15 August the government decided to increase the price of fuel. Both petrol and diesel doubled in price, while the cost of compressed gas - used to power buses - increased five-fold. The hikes hit Burma’s people hard, forcing up ...
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Income levels in Vietnam
2007-09-04 18:57:00 Vietnam has been substantial improvements in terms of alleviating poverty throughout the country. According to the latest data available from the Government Statistics Office, the national poverty rate fell to 24.1% in 2003-04 from 28.9% in 2001-02, based on a poverty line that would allow a household to buy 2,100 calories worth of food per ...
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Gwangju massacre 1980
2007-08-27 02:43:00 Since, I will be taking my vacation to S. Korea in two months, I thought I would present some Korean history. Many of us have heard of the Tian’anmen protest, but I am sure most people have never heard of the Gwangju massacre that happened in 1980. Hundreds were killed… Events in Kwangju unfolded after the ...
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Year Zero: How America aided Pol Pot
2007-08-12 03:36:00 This is a very emotional movie by John Pilger on how the United States was mostly responsible for the rise of Pol Pot. Yes, the United States goverment aided the rise of Pol Pot. I will let the video speak for itself. Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia http://www.videos.informationcl-earinghouse.info/yearzero100.wm-v Bookmark to:
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