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East Asia
Be wise, voters!
Nuts and bolts of negative campaigning As the Dec. 19 presidential campaigning is entering its final stretch, mudslinging and smear tactics between two major candidates are reaching fever pitch. As a result, some voters turn cynical and become disenchanted. One U.S. scholar sounds an alarm, saying that it is exactly…
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East Asia
Designing good education system is a quest for all governments
Education system is an important part of a country’s development. How to provide a proper education system fitting to young generation needs is hard to design. Indonesian government recently drafted a new curriculum for primary school and has gotten various feed-backs from its people. Indonesian Ministry of Education drafted a reform on…
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South East Asia
Anti-China Protest Breaks Out In Vietnam Over Disputed Islands
A Vietnamese protester holds a sign with a portrait of China’s new leader Xi Jinping reading “Down with the Xi Jinping clique” during a demonstration demanding China to stay out of waters claimed by Vietnam following China’s increased activities around the Spratly, Islands and other disputed areas, in Hanoi, Vietnam…
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South Asia
Parents Of Missing Kashmiris Hold Protest On Occasion Of Human Rights Day
Parents of missing Kashmiris hold banners as they participate in a demonstration organized by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), a day before International Human Rights Day, in Srinagar, India, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. According to APDP some 8,000-10,000 people have gone missing since the beginning of the…
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West Asia
Egyptian Protesters Put Added Pressure On President Morsi To Give Up Referendum
Egyptian army soldiers stand guard as protesters stand on top of cement blocks near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Egypt’s liberal opposition called for more protests Sunday, seeking to keep up the momentum of its street campaign after the president made a partial concession overnight…
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South East Asia
Filipinos Affected By Typhoon Bopha Become Desperate For Relief Goods
Residents affected by typhoon Bopha beg for aid from passing motorists along a highway at Montevista township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Sunday Dec. 9, 2012. The number of missing in the wake of a typhoon that devastated parts of the southern Philippines has jumped to nearly 900 after families…
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South Asia
Indian Brides And Grooms Pledge To Vote For Coming Assembly Election During Mass Marriage
Indian brides and grooms raise their hands to pledge to vote in the upcoming state assembly elections, during a mass marriage in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Elections will be held in Gujarat state in two phases on Dec. 13 and 17 and counting of votes on Dec. 20.…
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South Asia
Bangladesh’s Oppositionists Demand Caretaker Administration To Oversee Coming Election
Bangladesh’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party activist shouts slogans during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas Sunday to disperse stone-throwing protesters who set fire to vehicles and tried to block roads across Bangladesh to demand restoration of caretaker administration to…
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West Asia
Yemeni Activists Stage Anti-Corruption Demonstration In Sanaa
Yemeni activists take part in a demonstration in capital of Sanaa on Dec. 9, 2012, calling on the government to fight against corruption. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>
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North Korea likely to delay rocket launch
North Korea is “readjusting” the launch of its long-range rocket scheduled for this month, citing “unspecified problems” found during preparations. “Our scientists and technicians are seriously examining readjusting the launch time of the satellite,” a spokesman of the North’s Korean Committee of Space Technology was quoted as saying by the…
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