Burma generals failing their people (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 4) The boat moved slowly, making its way through the heavy curtain of rain.
The air around us reeked of decay.
One of the fishermen stretched his hand out, pointing at white, swollen figures that floated along the muddy banks of the river.
A trail of wreckage and dead bodies stretched all along Burma's Irrawaddy Delta.
Chinese leader visits quake area (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 1) Chinese President Hu Jintao has flown to south-western Sichuan Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in Monday's earthquake.
US to resume North Korea food aid (Saturday, 17 May 2008) Posted by: Jacques (Hits: 2)
The US says it will provide half a million tonnes in food aid to North Korea, despite a continuing standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear programme
Philippines pardons coup leaders (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 1) Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has pardoned nine army officers who took part in a failed coup attempt in 2003.
Is Nato repeating the USSR's Afghan mistakes (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 3) Twenty years ago today the tanks and armoured cars started to rumble north out of Kabul as the Soviet Union began its withdrawal from Afghanistan after eight-and-a-half years of war.
The mujahideen, backed by money and weapons from an alliance of the United States, Britain, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, had beaten a world superpower.
Foreign envoys to see Burma delta (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 1) Foreign diplomats in Burma have said the military government has promised to take them on a tour of the disaster-hit areas of the Irrawaddy delta.
IFJ Calls for Lifting of United Nations Ban on Taiwanese Media at World Health Conference (Thursday, 15 May 2008) Posted by: teco (Hits: 3) The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued a new call on the United Nations to lift its four-year ban on Taiwanese journalists from reporting from the World Health Assembly next month accusing the UN of undermining the role of journalism in global campaigns for public health.
Cyclone horror haunts Bangladesh (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 4) Before Cyclone Nargis veered eastwards and smashed into Burma, the people living in the Bangladeshi village of Southkhali thought it was heading their way.
N Korea 'admits nuclear details' (Wednesday, 14 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 7) A senior US diplomat says North Korea appears to have handed over full details of its plutonium production programme to the Americans.
India issues blast suspect sketch (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 1) Police in India have issued a sketch of a man whom they want to question in connection with one of the attacks that hit the city of Jaipur this week.
China feels the quake online (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 2) Ever since the massive earthquake in China's Sichuan province, people in the affected region have been updating various websites with news from the ground.
Eyewitness accounts and pictures have also emerged on Sichuan forums and bulletin boards.
Premier Wen appeals for calm (Wednesday, 14 May 2008) Posted by: linsi (Hits: 7) ...............
"My fellow Chinese, facing such a severe disaster, we need calm, confidence, courage and efficient organization, he said.....
"I believe we can certainly overcome the disaster with the public and the military working together under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the government."
China quake toll 'to top 50,000' (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 2) More than 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake that devastated parts of China on Monday, state media say.
The warning came after the government confirmed the death toll had risen to 19,500, as rescue efforts continue to search for thousands still trapped.
About 10 million people across Sichuan province have been directly affected by the 7.9 quake, Chinese media said.
IPI Urges the United Nations to Grant Equal Access to Taiwanese Journalists (Thursday, 15 May 2008) Posted by: teco (Hits: 1) The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, expresses concern regarding the refusal by the United Nations (UN) to grant press passes to journalists carrying Taiwanese passports or working for Taiwanese media outlets.
Pakistan battles power shortages (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 1) Pakistan is switching to daylight saving time next month to help reduce the effects of a power shortage.
The move is part of a package of emergency measures that the new government hopes will help Pakistanis cope with the long hot summer.
The country is facing a shortfall of 4,000 megawatts.
Toll in Uttar Pradesh storm rises (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 1) The number of people killed in a storm in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday has risen to 94, the state's relief commissioner says.
Free haircuts for India students (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 1) The government in the northern Indian state of Jharkhand has decided to hire barbers to give students free haircuts.
Local heroes step in to help cyclone victims (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: linsi (Hits: 4) Myanmar finds help from within, in donations of food, money, labor...Myanmar volunteers serve a free breakfast to children at a temple after Cyclone Nargis...
updated 9:07 p.m. ET May 15, 2008...YANGON, Myanmar - From shopkeepers handing out free rice porridge to medical students caring for the sick, ordinary people in Myanmar are stepping in to help cyclone victims as the military regime severely restricts international aid.
Rivals row over Kashmir ceasefire (Friday, 16 May 2008) Posted by: Zia (Hits: 1) India's army has accused Pakistani troops of firing across the Line of Control that divides the disputed region of Kashmir.
Created On: 06/21/2007 13:43:50 Edited By linsi On: 06/21/2007 13:45:42 hi jacques08
hope you stay with asia observer and be one with the community and share a lot of your thoughts and experiences about your travels. welcome to asia observer
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