KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Australia sealed a pact Monday, July 25, to swap refugees in a contentious new strategy aimed at deterring asylum seekers from undertaking perilous boat journeys to Australia. The deal will see Australia send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia over the next four years in exchange for Australia resettling [...]
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Malaysia, Australia sign refugee exchange pact
Posted on 30 July 2011.
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India’s eunuchs demand access to welfare programs
Posted on 30 July 2011.
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Eunuchs in India are demanding an end to discrimination against them and access to government welfare programs.
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Gary Locke confirmed as envoy to China
Posted on 28 July 2011.
UPDATE: Locke will be sworn in on Monday, Aug. 1. By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly On Wednesday, July 27, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, 61, was confirmed as ambassador to China. Locke was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 9. “I can think of nobody who is more qualified than Gary [...]
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Chinese fugitive allegedly ran illegal gambling
Posted on 23 July 2011.
By Jeremy Hainsworth THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — One of China’s most-wanted fugitives has alleged connections to organized crime, loan sharking, and illegal gambling in Canada, according to a Canadian intelligence officer.
Posted in Vol 30 No 30 | 7/23-7/29, World News2 Comments
Japan wins first World Cup title in penalty shootout
Posted on 20 July 2011.
By Nancy Armour THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Amid the sorrow that lingers throughout Japan, the determined women on its World Cup team may have brought a little joy.
Posted in Sports, Vol 30 No 30 | 7/23-7/29, World News6 Comments
Malaysian government faces criticism after rally chaos
Posted on 16 July 2011.
By Sean Yoong THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities sought Sunday to deflect criticism that the government was suppressing dissent after making mass arrests and unleashing tear gas against at least 20,000 demonstrators who marched for electoral reforms.
Posted in Vol 30 No 29 | 7/16-7/22, World News1 Comment
Global warming pause linked to sulfur in China
Posted on 09 July 2011.
By Randolph E. Schmid The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have come up with a possible explanation for why the rise in Earth’s temperature paused for a bit during the 2000s, one of the hottest decades on record.
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The Dalai Lama’s greatest challenge: trying to retire when the worshippers refuse to accept it
Posted on 09 July 2011.
DHARMSALA, India (AP) — In a lifetime spent advocating the plight of his Tibetan community, promoting inter-religious harmony
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Thailand to gets its first female prime minister
Posted on 09 July 2011.
By Todd Pitman The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s military eased concerns of renewed turmoil last Monday by accepting the sweeping electoral win of toppled ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s party, while his sister vowed to reconcile the deeply divided nation as its first female prime minister. The election marked an extraordinary rebuke of the military-backed [...]
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China rejects the U.S. Senate’s criticism over its sea dispute with Vietnam
Posted on 02 July 2011.
BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. Senate resolution critical of Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea “doesn’t hold water” and its sponsors should promote peace in other ways, China said Tuesday.
Posted in Vol 30 No 27 | 7/2-7/8, World News10 Comments
