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East Asia
Beware of silent illness in liver
There is a saying in Korea that if a body is worth 1,000 won, then the liver comprises 900 won of that. Many people know that liver is important, but few people treat it as such. The liver is called the “silent organ,” as there are no symptoms even if…
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South East Asia
Meeting Of ASEAN Plus Three Committee On Women Opens In Vientiane, Laos
Delegates attend the fourth meeting of the ASEAN plus Three Committee on Women (ACW+3) in Lao capital Vientiane on Oct. 18, 2012. The fourth meeting of the ASEAN plus Three Committee on Women (ACW+3) started here on Thursday to strengthen the regional cooperation on women affairs and environmental sustainability. Delegates…
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South East Asia
Fire In Quezon City, Philippines, Leaves Some 400 Families Homeless
Residents inspect their burnt houses after a fire hit a residential area in Quezon City, the Philippines, Oct. 18, 2012. At least 200 houses were razed in the fire, leaving 400 families homeless. Children walk out of their burnt houses after a fire hit a residential area in Quezon City,…
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South East Asia
Myanmar Parliament Opens Its Fifth Regular Session In Nay Pyi Taw
Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2012 shows the scene of the 5th regular parliament session of the House of Representatives in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The Myanmar parliament’s two houses began their 5th sessions in Nay Pyi Taw Thursday, more than one month after the end of theirs 4th sessions.…
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South East Asia
Myanmar Lawyers Stand Up Against Gov’t Plan To Convert A Time-Honored Building Into Hotel In Yangon
Myanmar lawyers hold placards and march as they protest against the sellout of Yangon’s 101-year-old High Court and a plan to convert the city’s imposing old police headquarters into a Chinese-owned hotel in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. <AP Photo> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
HIV-Infected People In Myanmar Hard To Get Medication Due To Lack Of Trained Medical Staff
In this Sept. 1, 2012 photo, an HIV patient rubs his face near a poster showing a sculpture of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi at an HIV/AIDS hospice founded by a member of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy, the country’s opposition party led by Suu Kyi,…
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South East Asia
[Philippine] Gov’t, MILF panels go back to work
MANILA, Philippines—Although the dividends of peace may have to wait a little longer, the goodwill generated by the signing on Monday of the preliminary agreement for the creation of Bangsamoro continues to fire up both sides as they look forward to the next round of talks to complete the peace…
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South East Asia
New Leadership Of Myanmar’s Ruling Party Elected At Conference In Nay Pyi Taw
Representatives attend the first conference of Myanmar’s ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), in Nay Pyi Taw on Oct. 16, 2012. President U Thein Sein, who is also Chairman of USDP, was re-elected as the party’s chairman at the party’s first conference which continued in Nay Pyi Taw on…
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South East Asia
Filipino Children Take Part In Relay Marathon Called “Race For Survival”
A Filipino boy dashes out of the starting line during a relay marathon called “Race for Survival” at Antipolo city in the eastern province of Rizal, Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. Organized by Save the Children and its partners, the Race for Survival, the world’s biggest children’s race, is…
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South East Asia
Buddhist Monks’ Protest Makes Myanmar Gov’t Reverse Its Plan To Open OIC Liaison Office
Myanmar Buddhist monks display anti-OIC banners during a rally in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Myanmar’s government said Monday it won’t allow the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to open a liaison office after thousands of Buddhist monks and laymen marched to protest the plan. Myanmar and the OIC…
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