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East Asia
[Asia Round-up] China’s princelings in high posts
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. China’s princelings in high posts [Singapore, The Straits Times, 29-05-2013] News of newly retired Chinese president Hu Jintao’s son entering into politics is only the beginning of many princelings to come. Recently, Deng Xiaoping’s 28-year-old grandson,…
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South East Asia
Sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims reignited in Myanmar
Hundreds of Buddhist men on motorcycles, screaming and waving iron rods and sticks, roamed the streets. A crowd threw rocks at buildings. A movie theater reportedly burned. This town in northeastern Myanmar near the Chinese border is the latest region to fall prey to the country’s spreading violence and intimidation…
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East Asia
Taiwanese cancel trips to Philippines over row on killing of fisherman
Philippine tourism officials said they stand to lose $4.5 million monthly in canceled bookings and charter flights from Taiwan as a result of a diplomatic row over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman. Most of the cancelations have hit the popular beach resort of Boracay in the central Philippines, where…
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South East Asia
A royal ox eats food during ancient royal plowing ceremony in Cambodia
Lun Limthai (3rd R), governor of Kampong Cham province, designated by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni as the King of the plowing ceremony, plows the rice field by using royal oxen during the ancient royal plowing ceremony in eastern Kampong Cham province of Cambodia, May 28, 2013. Cambodia on Tuesday observed…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s ethnic Kachin rebels hold cease fire talks with government
Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Guan Maw, center, of Kachin Independence Army and representatives arrive to attend their cease fire talks with Myanmar government in Myitkyina, Kachin state Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Myanmar’s government has launched a fresh round of peace talks with ethnic Kachin rebels, seeking to end…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi slams two-child limit for Muslim families
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Islamic leaders expressed dismay Monday over plans by authorities in western Myanmar to revive a two-child limit on Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing. Some Buddhists, however, welcomed the plan for…
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East Asia
Japan offers 51 bn yen loan and major aid package to Myanmar
Japan on Sunday provided a fresh loan of about 51 billion yen (about 504 million U.S. dollars) to help Myanmar’s infrastructural development projects for Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), official sources said. According to the notes exchanged between the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Myanmar President U Thein…
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South East Asia
Why constitutional reforms required for Philippines
All in the Family If PNoy (President Noynoy meaning current Philippine President Benigno Aquino III) is really sincere in his avowed promise to clean and improve government service, he should not oppose the move to change the constitution anymore. Indeed by this time, most Filipinos are already convinced and can…
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South East Asia
Indonesian tribesmen wear traditional outfits for ritual ceremony
Women wear traditional outfits during a ritual ceremony at Leworahang village, Larantuka, East Flores, Indonesia on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The Indonesian government has set the ambitious target of welcoming a total of nine million foreign tourists in 2013. According to data from Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik), Indonesia was…
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[Asia Round-up] Never-ending rape of Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. The never-ending rape of the Camerons [Malaysia, The Star, 22-05-2013] Once a destination to getaway crowds, the Cameron Highlands, one of the most prominent hill resorts in Malaysia, is now swamped by tourist crowds and being…
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