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Israel up in arms over weapons seizure

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
Israel has spared no effort in bringing the world's attention to its seizure of a ship carrying tonnes of apparently Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon, via Egypt and Syria. If history is any guide, the incident could be
Israel up in arms over weapons seizure


US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
This week's landmark visit by senior United States officials to Myanmar featured meetings with military leaders, pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic groups, but none led to any diplomatic breakthrough. Critics claim Washington's engagement gambit, far from being
US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace

UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2 : Breaking up is (not) hard to do

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
The Pentagon well knows that AfPak is the key land bridge between Iran to the west and China and India to the east; and that Iran has all the energy that both China and India need. The balkanization of AfPak
UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2 : Breaking up is (not) hard to do

Corruption bomb explodes in Indonesia

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
Allegations in a wiretapped conversation involving businessman Anggodo Widjojo, police and prosecutors, in which they appeared to plot against Indonesia's top anti-graft body, have also mentioned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The shadow over Yudhoyono's hitherto squeaky clean image is darkened
Corruption bomb explodes in Indonesia


Facebook people power

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
In an echo of the protests that demanded the ouster of dictator Suharto more than a decade ago, Indonesians this month put pressure on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the arrest of two anti-corruption commissioners, subsequently released. This time around,
Facebook people power

Passing the buck on North Korea

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
Bilateral talks scheduled between Stephen Bosworth, the United States point man on North Korea, and the leadership in Pyongyang - purportedly over coaxing the North back into six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program - may just be a smokescreen
Passing the buck on North Korea

Tennis diplomacy on the table in Bali

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
If the Mohammedans won't come to the mountain, then the mountain - or at least a stone from it - can come to the Mohammedans - or their closest neighboring compatriots. The visit of a female Israeli tennis player to
Tennis diplomacy on the table in Bali

BOOK REVIEW : China according to the Chinese

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
The Origin, Process, and Outcome of China's Reforms in the Past One Hundred Years by Enbao Wang Much of the English-language discourse on China's unpredicted rise is divided between those who are fascinated and those who are frightened. The author
BOOK REVIEW : China according to the Chinese

CHAN AKYA : Leverage not level

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
The picture is familiar - higher oil prices, a lower US dollar, and rising US stocks. Missing from the picture is the leverage taken in China and related to monetary expansion there - and what happens once that expansion is
CHAN AKYA : Leverage not level

MARKET RAP : Appearances can be deceiving

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
A volatile week saw exchanges trimming their losses, but absent an upbeat Shanghai and a downbeat Tokyo the period is best described as nondescript, with no clear engine to drive markets stronger in the immediate future. R M Cutler runs
MARKET RAP : Appearances can be deceiving

IT WORLD : Apple not so sweet in China

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
Not quite the end of the world for Apple, but the introduction of the iPhone to China turned sour for the United States-based company and its mainland partner, China Unicom, with initial sales falling well short of forecasts. Doomsday, however,
IT WORLD : Apple not so sweet in China

Thaksin works for Cambodia from Today

07.11.2009 06:01    personalthailand.com
Cambodia have put the former of Thailand PM of Thailand on an adviser seat to the Cambodian government and they will not extradite him to Thailand because of humanitarian reasons. The tension was pretty hot before because of the fighting
Thaksin works for Cambodia from Today

Rakesh Saxena is back in Thailand

07.11.2009 06:01    personalthailand.com
Thailand. Former Banker Indian Rakesh Saxena is now back in Bangkok but before he left Canada he expressed his anger by saying he had some things to tell about people in politics now. All people that face long sentence in
Rakesh Saxena is back in Thailand

It is not cool to be Thai anymore

07.11.2009 06:01    personalthailand.com
I get the feeling that some Thai people don't think it is cool to be Thai anymore. The latest trend for over two years now is to a mix of something else and Thai. Many of the big stars in
It is not cool to be Thai anymore

Ladyboys in Thailand have to wait for the cut

07.11.2009 06:01    personalthailand.com
Ladyboys in Thailand will have to live by similar rules that apply for western countries from now on. The medical consul of Thailand has made new rules for people that want to become a "lesser man". You need to talk
Ladyboys in Thailand have to wait for the cut

Loy Kratong fast fix

07.11.2009 06:01    personalthailand.com
As you all know its that time of year when we make our best effort to dump more shit in the sea to make the gods happy. People float the problems from last year. I have my special Loy Kratong
Loy Kratong fast fix

Jet Ski scam in Thailand

07.11.2009 06:01    personalthailand.com
The Jet Ski problem in Thailand is nothing new to the Thai tourist industry or the visiting tourist. Once they started to rent out jet skis to tourist on the Thai beaches the Jet Ski scam was there as well.
Jet Ski scam in Thailand

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