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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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South East Asia
Indonesian city personnel evict illegal housings of poor
A woman stands amongs the ruins of her home as city security personnel evict illegal housings on a land which belongs to a company, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Hundreds of poverty-stricken people living in makeshift houses were evicted from the land. Evicted villager sit among the ruins…
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South East Asia
Filipino protesters demand safety of Filipino workers in Taiwan
Protesters flash peace signa as they picket Taiwan’s Taipei Economic and Cultural Office at the financial district of Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday May 22, 2013, urging both governments to show restraint in the current diplomatic row following the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast…
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South East Asia
Indonesian workers stage rally for victims dead in mine collapse
Photo taken on May 21, 2013 shows an Indonesian worker wearing glasses during a rally in front of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta, Indonesia. The number of casualties in underground mine collapse at Big Gossan mine of Freeport McMorant Coppert and Gold Inc rose to 21…
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South East Asia
Cambodia’s opposition demands reforms ahead of July election
Kem Sokha (1st L Front), vice-president of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the kingdom’s main opposition party, attends a protest rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 20, 2013. CNRP held a peaceful protest on Monday to demand election reforms ahead of a general election in July. <Xinhua/Li Hong> Cambodia’s main…
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South East Asia
A Cambodian prays for ‘Killing Field’ victims at ‘Day of Anger’ events
A Cambodian woman prays with burning incense sticks in front of a memorial holding skulls of the Khmer Rouge victims at Choeung Ek “Killing Field” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, May 20, 2013. Cambodian Buddhist monks, nuns, civil servants, students attend the annual “Day of Anger” events to remember the…
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South East Asia
President Obama vows US support as Myanmar’s President Sein visits
President Barack Obama told Myanmar’s president during a long-awaited White House visit that he appreciates the leader’s efforts to lead the Asian country on its long, and sometimes difficult, path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support. Former general Thein Sein was the first president of Myanmar to visit…
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