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South East Asia
A Rightful Place for the Indigenous People in the Heart of Borneo
IT could well have been a plot from Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness. Except that, instead of the African Congo, the clashes between the aboriginal inhabitants and timber tycoons were taking place in the Borneo jungles of South-east Asia. And what an unequal clash of cultures that was breaking…
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South Asia
Syria Beats Iraq 1-0 In Final Of WAFF Championship Held In Kuwait City
Hamid Mido (Bottom) of Syria vies with Waleed al Lami of Iraq during the 7th WAFF (West Asian Football Federation) Championship 2012 Final Football match between Syria and Iraq in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Dec. 20, 2012. Syria won the match 1-0. Players of Syria celebrate scoring against Iraq during…
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Do’s and don’ts for Park
Use popular mandate correctly and humbly President-elect Park Geun-hye has finally attained her lifelong goal of winning the nation’s highest office. Awaiting her is the much harder task of turning her occupancy of Cheong Wa Dae into a legacy future historians’ will extol. Here’s a checklist of things she should…
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East Asia
Park Geun-hye sets many firsts
This year’s presidential race is that of many firsts. It is the first between genders in Korea and the first to elect a president who was born after the outbreak of the Korean War (1950-1953). Park Geun-hye becomes the first woman president in the nation’s history as a republic. In…
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East Asia
Park to put policy priority on culture
What kind of changes in the cultural landscape can voters expect from a female president? It is still too early to tell as Park Geun-hye, president-elect of the Saenuri Party, has not shown any strong signs that she is particularly devoted to cultural issues. It would be hasty to associate…
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East Asia
Park backs merit-based appointments
President-elect meets US, China envoys President-elect Park Geun-hye pledged Thursday to appoint people to important positions based on their merits, not hometowns or school ties. “I will do my best to end the history of division here by adopting measures for reconciliation and putting a halt to cronyism in public…
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East Asia
President-elect’s business network
Park has links with POSCO, Hanwha, GS With Park Geun-hye elected as the next president, market players are paying attention to how close her relationships are with domestic business leaders. Park has an extensive network within the business world. Companies with ties forged with the President-in-waiting include Korea’s biggest steelmaker…
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West Asia
Yemenites Hold Rally To Show Support For Their President In Sanaa
A female protestor with Yemen’s flag painted on her face and Arabic writing on sunglasses that reads, “we support the decision,” during a rally to show support for President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Yemeni soldiers stand guard near the residence of Yemen’s president…
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South Asia
Pakistani Activists Condemn Killing Of Nine Polio Workers By Militants
Pakistani activists rally in Karachi Pakistan to condemn killings of health workers, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Thousands of polio workers escorted by police guards pressed on with a vital immunization program in Pakistan’s second largest city Thursday despite the deaths of nine people gunned down by suspected militants while…
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West Asia
Egyptian, Jordanian PMs Get Together For Talks In Amman
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil (L) and his Jordanian counterpart Abdullah Ensour attend a joint news conference in Amman, Jordan, Dec. 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil (L) meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman on Dec. 20, 2012. <Xinhua>
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