America’s dilemma in Asia
During anti-Japanese protests in Beijing, a group of about 50 demonstrators surrounded the car of the American ambassador, Gary Locke, chanted slogans about disputed islands, and prevented the vehicle from entering the embassy compound until Chinese security personnel intervened. The incident showed that, in the mind of the Chinese public, the United States was very […]
Coming out on Psy
I have a confession to make about Psy, the Korean rapper whose “Gangam Style” is taking the world by storm, the most viewed video clip on YouTube this year, capturing No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Chart (when the paper went to press), topping the British music chart and having Britney Spears do a horse-riding […]
[Indonesia Report] Ambon, home for high quality pearls
![[Indonesia Report] Ambon, home for high quality pearls](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F09%2Fpearls_1.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Ambon, home for high quality pearls")
Pearl is one of women’s favorite jewelries. In Ambon, Maluku Province in Indonesia, domestic and international tourists come there for Pearls. Ambon is well-known for pearl for a long time. Reputedly, pearl in Dutch Queen’s crown is come from Ambon. Jewelries such as necklace, bracelet, ring to earring and other accessories made of pearls are […]
[Indonesia Report] Villagers in some regions suffer from clean water shortage
![[Indonesia Report] Villagers in some regions suffer from clean water shortage](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2Fmei20121001.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Villagers in some regions suffer from clean water shortage")
Some Indonesian live in Nusa Tenggara Timur Province found living in a clean water shortage, forced to drink salty water to survive. Kompas,com, an internet media, reported that Maumere Social Development Foundation’s (Yaspem) Program Manager, Aleksius Arman Jaya, said “Eastern Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province, inevitably consume salty water from their wells because of a long-drought that cause […]
[Indonesia Report] Police detains 9 Al Qaeda Indonesia terrorist suspects
![[Indonesia Report] Police detains 9 Al Qaeda Indonesia terrorist suspects](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F09%2Fbarangbuktipenggerebekan-di-desa-susukan-kabupaten-bogor-senin-910kompas1.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Police detains 9 Al Qaeda Indonesia terrorist suspects")
Indonesian police named 9 terror suspects declared themselves as group of Al Qaeda Indonesia, according to report by Kompas.com. They are now being detained in Indonesian Mobile Brigade Corps Headquarter, Kelapa Dua, Depok in West Java Province. The 9 suspects were arrested on the anti-terror raids last week held by Indonesian Counter-terrorism Squad, Detachment 88, in several […]
Digital Diplomacy: A New Frontier Of Diplomacy or Simply a Delusion?
*Author, Victoria Esser is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Digital Strategy, US Department of State. In June, the US Department of State held a live global Twitter Q&A with the Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy, Tara Sonenshine. Under Secretary Sonenshine answered questions on issues as diverse as human rights in China, […]
12 foreigners, seven Nepalis killed in a plane crash in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Sept. 29: Nineteen passengers including three crew members were killed in an aircraft crash in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday morning. A Dornier Aircraft belonging to Sita Air crashed a kilometer away from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the only international airport of the tiny Himalayan country, after it collided with an eagle immediately after takeoff. […]
High-Stakes Drama: The South China Sea Disputes
*Author, Mark J. Valencia is a Research Associate with the Nautilus Institute and can be contacted at mjvalencia@gmail.com. The latest act in the long-running saga of the South China Sea has seen China moving aggressively to enforce its claim to most of the features of the potentially oil-rich sea while the US ‘rebalanced’ its defense […]
Animal rights group claims Anipang is animal abuse
Picture the scene: a frightened, lonely rabbit is unwittingly pushed into a large, black, rectangular opening, crammed ear-to-ear with other confused-looking animals; crushed together like terminally ill battery hens or calves, separated from their mothers. Scared and alone, the doe-eyed bunny finds momentary peace when reunited with its family yet, moments later, is mercilessly banished […]
No more coups in Turkey
In my trade you get used to it after a while, but the first time you wake up to find a military coup has happened overnight where you live is quite alarming. That was in Turkey back in 1971, when the army seized control of the country after months of political turmoil. It was not […]
![[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑯](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FAshraf-2novel-news_9601.jpg&q=90&w=300&h=0&zc=1 "[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑯")
