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No need for Indonesia to import rice in 2012
The Indonesian government does not need to import rice this year as the domestic supply is forecast to be sufficient to meet the country’s rice stockpile target to counter possible impact of global weather phenomenon, Agriculture Minister Suswono Arsyaf said here Friday. Suswono said that bumper rice harvests in the…
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East Asia
Japan on 2 March 2012
Japan on 2 March 2012 <NHK>: Iran to hold parliamentary elections on Friday news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China on 2 March 2012
China on 2 March 2012 <People Daily>: Why China not to get involved in ‘Cold War’? news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Afghanistan on 2 March 2012
Afghanistan on 2 March 2012 <Outlook Afghanistan>: Afghan Forces Face Threat from Within news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Singapore on 2 March 2012
Singapore on 2 March 2012 <Straits Times>: ‘Trespass’ teacher also faces theft charge news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Sri Lanka on 2 March 2012
Sri Lanka on 2 March 2012 <The Island>: US holds back anti-SL resolution in Geneva news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
UAE on 2 March 2012: Is your phone battery low? Recharge with water
UAE on 2 March 2012 <Gulf News>: Is your phone battery low? Recharge with water news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syria on 2 March 2012
Syria on 2 March 2012 <SANA>: Corpses of US Journalist Marie Colvin, French Journalist Remi Ochlik, and Spanish Journalist Javier Espinosa uncovered at Baba Amro news@theasian.asia
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Politics
Lee urges prompt action from Japan on ‘comfort women’
President Lee Myung-bak renewed his appeal to Japan to resolve long-running grievances over its wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, describing it as an urgent humanitarian matter Thursday. Lee emphasized that the comfort women issue is becoming increasingly urgent as most victims, who “have lived with painful scars in…
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Korean tax office to gain access to Swiss bank accounts
The National Tax Service (NTS) said Thursday that it will be able to gain access to Swiss bank accounts held by Korean citizens, which it expects will help detect illegal slush funds and prevent overseas tax evasion. The tax office said the National Assembly ratified a revised treaty with Switzerland…
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