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Here is a new forum where will be given a chronology of the main facts that happened in Asia each month, starting November 2007.
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NOVEMBER 2007
2 NOVEMBER
Deadline of the Japanese support, in the Indian Ocean, to the international forces against International terrorism
Burma asks UN country chief to leave Burma over a critical statement he made last month http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?aid=13192
Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) political wing leader SP Thamilselvan is killed when the Air forces bombed the venue of a meeting place of LTTE leaders at Thiruvaiarer http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?aid=13189 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7075158.stm
3 NOVEMBER 2007
Pakistan president General Musharraf imposes emergency rule and suspends the country’s constitution, provoking huge demonstrations and arrests http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7076670.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7077136.stm
4 NOVEMBER 2007
Ichiro Ozawa, proposed to resign of the presidency of the Democratic Party, because he agrees on National Union government with the leading LPD but not approved by his party http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7076670.stm
5 NOVEMBER 2007
American experts in North Korea begin the process of disabling North Korea's nuclear facilities in Yongbyon
6 NOVEMBER
In the worse suicide attack in Afghanistan, around 50 peoples are killed including 6 members of the government and of the parliament and numberous children are killed http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F51C2720-CB51-49EA-90D6-
E4F587E36E3C.htm
7 NOVEMBER
Burma generals reject a UN proposal for three-way talks involving Aung San Suu Kyi http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7082422.stm
8 NOVEMBER
General Musharraf saids state media that general elections in the country will be held by February next year http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7084839.stm
9 NOVEMBER
For the first time in three years, Aung San Suu Kyi can meet the leaders of her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C63A4375-D210-499B-B958-
8C7F2411B39C.htm
10 NOVEMBER
Malaysian police fires tear gas shell and water cannons to disperse an opposition back rally demanding changes to the electoral system http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8370EBC1-682F-4B2B-BBB0-
AE833B7F6FD3.htm
11 NOVEMBER
General Musharraf announces that election will be organized by 9 January and emergency state maintened up to these elections. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7089294.stm
For the first time in three years the UN'special rapporteur on Human Rights arrives in Myanmar http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8E1020D0-D99B-4D6D-B1E0-
454EB476B773.htm
12 NOVEMBER
Police in Cambodia have arrested Ieng Sary, the former minister of the Khmer Rouge, along with his wife the former social affair minister of the Khmer Rouge government http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FBD27CD3-9905-490A-AE58-
790A1FDB4E47.htm
13 NOVEMBER
Two people, including a member of parliament, have been killed in a blast that ripped throught a section of the Philippine house of representative http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/ED292442-F566-4951-B311-
82028262562D.htm
China urges the United States to immediatly cancel arms sale programs, stop arms sales and military links with Taiwan http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?aid=13377
14 NOVEMBER
The prime ministers of North and South Korea have begun the first direct talks in 15 years on the implementation of reconciliation pact signed in Pyongyang last month http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D1CC387F-C390-4E15-8BC1-
F2AC31633EA0.htm
16 NOVEMBER
Mohammad Mian Soomo, president of the senate is sworn as caretaker Prime Minister in charge to organize the general elections scheduled for the first week of January 2008. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/863cc750-93e5-11dc-acd0-0000779fd2ac.html?
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19 NOVEMBER
On the request of the UN-backed "Killing field" tribunal, Cambodian police arrests ex-Khmer Rouge president Khieu Samphan http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/458b7ac2-9673-11dc-b2da-0000779fd2ac.html
20 NOVEMBER
The ten members of the Asean have signed a charter intended to give the regional body a legal identity at their annual summit in Singapore http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?aid=13501
23 NOVEMBER
Pakistan is suspended from the Commonwealth because of its imposition of emergency rule http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7108543.stm
Arguing that Taiwan fears that because of China hostility, World Trade Organization stetttelments of China-Taiwan trade disputes may not be fair, Taipei blocked the WTO's appointment of the firt Chinese judge to the body's hightest court http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/
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24 NOVEMBER
After having dismissed seven petitions, the Suprem Court valids the 6 October election of General Musharraf as president http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=32756
25 NOVEMBER
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns to Lahore after years of exile http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/25/asia/25pakistan.php?page=2
Malaysian police have fired tear gas and water cannon to breack up a massive street demonstration by ethnic Indians. The rally was the largest by a single ethnic group in more than a decade http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/87C4393A-8EC5-460C-BA56-
F7AFE3929C23.htm
French President Nicolas Sarkozy On his first China three-day visithttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7111994.stm
27 NOVEMBER
In an annual policy speech, Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of separatist Tamil LTTE saids that peace is impossible http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3578153D-DCAE-4115-B294-
D74D22ADA8C4.htm
28 NOVEMBER
The chinese guided missile destroyer Shenzhen has docked off Tokyo in the fisrt port visit by a Chinese warship since the Second World War http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/244DC0F3-FE6C-4B8B-9DF9-
7C2E9010DA33.htm
Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf hands over the command of the military to general Ashfaq Kayani http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7024719.stm
29 NOVEMBER
A group of uniforme military officers take over a five-star hotel in the Makati financial distcrict of the Philippines capital, Manila http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/21234EA6-8C51-4148-995E-
556E94E3B209.htm
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been sworn in for a second term, this time a civilian ruler http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7118268.stm
The US government has decided to impose three new conditions for removing North Korea from Washington list of state sponsors of terrorism. See below http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?aid=13713
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DECEMBER 2007
1 DECEMBER
Zhang Zilin is the first Chinese girl to be elected Miss World http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7123055.stm
3 DECEMBER
Anson Chan, a leading pro-democracy activist, has won Hong Kong's landmark by-election, giving a huge boost to the campaign for universal suffrage in the southern Chinese territory http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2952E33F-80C8-4C1E-B73E-
55FF76272864.htm
Pakistan's Election Commission decides to bar Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister and opposition leader, from the general election on Jan. 8 because of his criminal record http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/03/asia/pakistan.1-182019.php
4 DECEMBER
A new bishop, supported by Vatican, is ordained in China. He is Joseph Gan Junqiu, ordained in the Sacred Heart cathedral in Guangzhou http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_NEW_BISHOP?SITE=ASIAONE&
amp;SECTION=SPECIAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
In Malaysia, 29 Ethnic Indians are arrested on charge of killing attempt in the 25 November demonstration http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F5FFE17E-4C23-4F59-97FB-
DD7FD9FA1944.htm
5 DECEMBER
Thailand celebrates venerated king Bhumibol Adjulyadej (Rama IX) 80th birthday http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/21A7080E-CD7D-4CA5-911B-
AAA7A8B17704.htm http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/
article_1378657.php/
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6 DECEMBER
A Philippine court has sentenced 14 members of the rebel Abu Sayyaf group to life in prison for a high-profile mass kidnapping in 2001 in which five people died http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/68C6B9C3-85FE-4BCA-9D26-
13AE855072ED.htm
7 DECEMBER
A judge in India has summoned two Hindu gods, Ram and Hanuman, to appear before the court personally to help resolve a property dispute http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7132124.stm
9 DECEMBER
After the failure of an agreement of all the opposition parties on boycott, the PML-N of Nawaz Sharif decides to contest the coming general elections http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7135535.stm
10 DECEMBER
Afghan army troops have captured the Taleban-held town of Musa Qala, taken by Taleban in February despite a deal with tribal elders when UK troop withdrew http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7135850.stm
11 DECEMBER
The first rail service for more than 50 years begins between North and South Koreas http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7137739.stm
India's main opposition BJP announces that its leader LK Advani, 80 years old, will be its prime ministerial candidate in the 2009 general elections http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7137799.stm
13 DECEMBER
Hong Hong Chief Executive Donald Tsang urges Beijing to allow direct elections http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?aid=13944
14 DECEMBER
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf puts the country's nuclear weapons under the control of the President http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7144710.stm
15 DECEMBER
Pakistani President Musharraf lifts Pakistan's state of emergency and restores the constitution http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/15/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan.php
16 DECEMBER
Just few days before the presidential elections, president Roh Moo-hyun orders justice to revive the case against conservative frontrunner Lee Myung-bak of the GNP http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7146715.st
The great Pakistani painter Ismail Gulgee is assassinated. He was 81 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7151914.stm
17 DECEMBER
Buddhist monks and riot police have been involved in a violent confrontation in Cambodia's capital http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7147981.stm
19 DECEMBER
Lee Myuang-bak, candidate of the conservative Grand National Party, is elected president of South Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7153147.stm
20 DECEMBER
The military-installed parliament approves an internal security law which allows the military to maintain a grip on power after the general elections http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/21/asia/thai.php
Macau holds pro-democraty and anti-corruption protest on the eighth anniversary of the former Portuguese colony's return to Chinese rule http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1619C7B0-BECE-4991-8599-
49407DB84B4E.htm
23 DECEMBRE
The People Power Party, close to Thaksin Shinawatra wins the general elections in Thailand http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7158920.stm
27 DECEMBER
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani former Prime Minister has been assassinated in a suicide attack http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7161590.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2228796.stm
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrives in China, on a visit aimed at improving ties between the two countries http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7160993.stm
28 DECEMBER
Funeral of Benazir Bhutto http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/28/asia/29react.php#end_main
29 DECEMBRE
The Nepali Interim Constitution is amended and states that Nepal will become de federal democratic republic http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?aid=14239
Beijing said that the direct election of the Chief Executive may be directly elected in 2017 while Hong Kong democrats demanded 2012. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/612B9715-BB72-4AB5-A822-
AE0FCB751EEE.htm
30 DECEMBER
The Pakistan People Party (PPP)elects the son of Benazir Bhutto, as the president of the party, and his father Asif Zardani as co-president http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7165052.stm
31 DECEMBER
The himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is holding its first parliamentary elections after a century of direct rule by the monarchy http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7165709.stm
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JANUARY 2008
1 JANUARY
A leading Tamil member of Sri Lanka parliament, T. Maleswaran, has been shot dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7166560.stm
2 JANUARY
Pakistani elections are delayed until February 18, because of the violence and chaos that followed the assassination of Benazir Bhutto http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/default.stm
Thai Princess Galyani Vadhana, elder sister of king Rama IX died http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/
article_1384154.php/Princess_Galyani_Vadhana_kings_elder_sister_dies
4 JANUARY
North Korea pledged to strenth its "war deterrent", days after it missed a year-end deadline for declaring its nuclear activities http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7171096.stm
6 JANUARY
Lt Gen Orakzai, governor of Pakistan restive North West Frontier Province, has resigned http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7173324.stm
8 JANUARY
The president of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, escapes unhurt after an attempted knife attack http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7176434.stm
Sri Lankan minister for nation-building dies in blast http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7176207.stm
10 JANUARY
South Korea's constitutional court has given the go ahead to probe into fraud allegations against president elec Lee Myun-bak http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/91499403-F359-432C-8696-
39A51D5F375D.htm
After serious setbacks in recent months, LTTE said they are prepared to fully implement the terms of 2002 ceasefire http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7180761.stm
12 JANUARY
In Taiwan KMT win landslise victory and Chen Shui-bian resigns as PDP chairman http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7184448.stm
13 JANUARY
Thousands in an Hong Kong march demanding democracy for 2017 http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FE442529-6F7D-406D-8075-
4AE1D4B25EEB.htm
Manmohan Singh is doing the firstIndian Prime Minister visit to China since five years http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7185620.stm
14 JANUARY
New elected South Korea president proposes new inter-Korean summit, but in Seoul http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8238FFE4-EBD2-443B-837D-
9C2F7E745F68.htm
Malawi cuts ties with Taiwan http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3260D66F-9692-4C62-8006-
5C06AAC3175D.htm
15 JANUARY
In the Philippines, Muslim separatists walk away from the signing of a deal with the government http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4E390039-EDF4-4F34-B163-
27054BE15CE2.htm
17 JANUARY
Malaysian Islamic party still wants amputations and stonings http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22703337/
18 JANUARY
Pro-Thaksin party, PPP, is clear of fraud. That clears the way of it to form a coalition government
21 JANUARY
Since the military seized power in September, a new elected parliament meets in Thailand http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7199647.stm
27 JANUARY
Death of ex-dictator of Indonesia Suharto (1966-1998) http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/27/asia/suharto.php http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/10B56482-1218-40E1-A244-
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28 JANUARY
Thaksin ally Samak Sundaravej,leader of the People Power Party, is elected new Thailand's Prime Minister http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7212516.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7212682.stm
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APRIL 2008
1 APRIL
Indian police rejects a demand of the identification of around 1,000 graves in Kashmir http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7325001.stm
5 APRIL
China activist Hu Jia id condemned to jail for three,and a half years for talking to foreign medias http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F76EC0FD-EE9D-4654-9AA8-
57FE6EB6A034.htm
6 APRIL
In Sri Lanka, at least 14 people, including Highways minister Jeralrej Fernandopulle, are killed in a suicide bombing http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7332952.stm
8 APRIL
In the Philippines, nine military officers have been sentenced to jail for taking part in a failed coup plot against president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A577B1AC-388A-4AFF-A918-
1B5F019985C0.htm
9 APRIL
North Korea has reached an agreement on compensation in exchange for providing full details of its nuclear programmeshttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9B7F28C5-1C60-484D-8103-
29315D5A0E37.htm
South Korea's Grand National Party (GNP) wins an overall majority by a narrow margin in parliamentary electionshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7337841.stm
New Burma constitution is published and will be put to a national referendum on 10 Mayhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7338815.stm
10 APRIL
Burhannuddin Abdullah, Indonesian bank governor is arrested in connection with the misappropriation of $11mhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4FE91BDD-0950-4EA4-9934-
E9F6AE673744.htm
In Nepal, people vote in elections that will decide the future of the direction of the countryhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7339813.stm
11 APRIL
In China, the former Shanghai Communist Party boss is sentenced to 18 years in jail for corruptionhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/36175D57-4BC8-4754-B282-
4BA2FC829D6D.htm
Malaysia’s embattled Prime Minister Abbdullah Badawi says he would discuss a transition whith his deputy Najib Razakhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7343945.stm
Japan extends economic sanction on North Korea for another six months, citing the lack of a breakthrough over Pyongyang nuclear programs and its past abductions of Japanese citizenshttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9AF30C1F-7EDB-46ED-A2B6-
BF95E4E2DDC4.htm
12 APRIL
During the Boa Forum, in Hainan (China), President Hu Jintao meets Taiwan vice-president Vincent Siew. It is the highest-level contact since 1949 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7343945.stm
14 APRIL
Dhaka-Calcutta passenger train resumes after 43 years http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7345724.stm
Ex former vice-prime minister Anwar Ibrahim marks the end of his five-year ban to be involved in politics by a large gathering forbidden by police http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4DA7C63E-64AF-4B0C-B226-
7DA35F639AFA.htm
15 APRIL
After,more than four years of talks, Japan and Asean complete inking a free trade dealhttp://www.asianewsnet.net/biz.php?aid=16295
16 APRIL
In Malaysia, the Makkal Osai Daily, a leading Tamil-language newspaper, critical to the government is banned http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/
A1Story20080416-60264.html
17 APRIL
After two months in Australia where he has been in hospital after to be wounded in a killing attempt, President Ramos-Horta comes back to East Timorhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/BA4049AD-004F-4D32-9DCC-
685C323829C2.htm
19 APRIL
In China, beginning of several days of demonstrations with protestors demanding a boycott of French products after the olympic torch in Paris. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7356107.stm
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, who went missing in February, has appeared in a vodeo saying he is being held by Taleban militants http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7356016.stm
23 APRIL
Dozens of rebels and soldiers are killed in northern Sri Lanka http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/23/news/Sri-Lanka-Civil-
War.php
25 APRIL
Sri Lanka : At least 24 people have been killed and about 50 wonded by a bombing on a bus in outskirsts of Colombo http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7367468.stm
Burma : Aung San Suu Kyi is given the US highest civilian honour, the Congressional Gold Medalhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0BC88ED4-962C-47DF-A7F2-
276B231B9075.htm
27 April
Nepal Maoist said they will not playing China or India card http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?aid=16486
Afghan president Hamid Karzai escapes an assassination attempt http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-27-voa4.cfm
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