South East Asia - THE AsiaN

South East Asia

Huge Number Of Roman Catholics Carry Image of Black Nazarene During A Procession In Manila

Devotees struggle to climb the cart carrying the centuries-old image of the Black Nazarene during a raucous procession on its feast day Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Roman Catholic devotees joined the annual ritual to demonstrate faith and seek miracle cures for…
Read More »
South East Asia

Indonesian Women Hold Candles In Vigil For Victims Of Sexual Crimes Against Childen

Indonesian women hold candles during a vigil for the victims of sexual crimes against children in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Sexual crimes against children in the country increased by 10% to 1,526 cases in 2012, a National Commission on Child Protection (KPAI) report said. <AP Photo/Dita Alangkara>
Read More »
South East Asia

Cambodia, China Sign MOU To Promote Agricultural Cooperation In Phnom Penh

Lord Reasmey (L, front), secretary-general of Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, shakes hands with Zhang Mingpei (R, front), director-general of the Department of Agriculture of Guangxi, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan. 8, 2013. Cambodia and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening bilateral communication…
Read More »
East Asia

Energy myths

Which of the following statements is true? The United States now has a 100-year supply of natural gas, thanks to the miracle of shale gas. By 2017 it will once again be the world’s biggest oil producer. By 2035 it will be entirely “energy-independent,” and free in particular from its…
Read More »
South East Asia

Bilge Of Palm Oil Ship Cleaned By Workers At Tanjung Priok Port In Jakarta

A Crude Palm Oil (CPO) cleaner looks on as he climbs out of the bilge of a palm oil ship docked at the Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 7, 2013. The CPO’s cleaners are paid 200,000 rupiah (around 20.83 U.S. dollars) per person on every palm oil ship.…
Read More »
South East Asia

Red Lanterns Decorated In Thean Hou Temple In Kuala Lumpur

Red lanterns are seen in Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, on Jan. 7, 2013. Visitors walk pass red lanterns in Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, on Jan. 7, 2013. <Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung>
Read More »
South East Asia

Mass Circumcision Performed For Muslim Boys Free Of Charge In Indonesia

Paramedics perform circumcision to a boy during a charge-free mass circumcision in Aceh Besar, Aceh province, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. In accordance with Islamic tradition Indonesian Muslim boys are circumcised before they reach puberty. A boy cries in pain as a relative tries to calm him down during a…
Read More »
South East Asia

Gunbattle Takes Place Between Police And Criminals In Atimonan, Philippines

In this photo released by the Philippine National Police Quezon Provincial Director’s Office, police officers gather evidence as bodies of suspected criminals lay on the road after a shootout with army and police at a checkpoint along a road in the town of Atimonan in Quezon province, about 140 kilometers…
Read More »
South East Asia

[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Rencana Transisi Kepresidenan Korea Selatan

Halo, saya Meidyana Rayana. Berikut adalah berita mengenai persiapan masa transisi kepresidenan Korea Selatan. Presiden-terpilih Park Geun-hye secara serius mempertimbangkan pemilihan tokoh politik netral untuk memimpin tim transisinya, menurut sumber dalam kepada Korea Times. Akhir pekan lalu Park mendedikasikan dirinya untuk membentuk tim transisi yang kemungkinan akan terdiri dari…
Read More »
Challenging ASEAN:The US Pivot Through Southeast Asia’s Eyes

*Author, Donald K. Emmerson heads the Southeast Asia Forum in the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. The US pivot toward Asia has been viewed largely through the lens of American security and economic competition with China. Within that context, writes Donald K. Emmerson, Washington is also deepening its…
Read More »