Month: May 2016

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The Punisher’s Rise – Foreign Affairs

31 May 2016

Manila - The sun had not yet risen on May 9 when voters started lining up at Santa Lucia school in San Juan, Manila, awaiting the 6 am start of…

Business & Economics East Timor Environment, Energy & Resources, Food Legal & Rights Nikkei Asian Review

Dili draws a line in the sand over sea boundaries – Nikkei Asian Review

27 May 2016

SINGAPORE - East Timor, also called the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, wants to delineate maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea with its neighbors Indonesia and Australia in a way that…

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Despite priest’s release, questions remain over Vietnam’s human rights record – National Catholic Register

26 May 2016

KUALA LUMPUR -- U.S. President Barack Obama has just wound up a visit to Vietnam that saw two former antagonists, who for two decades have been growing trade partners, draw…

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Families make plea as MH370 search nears end – Nikkei Asian Review

25 May 2016

KUALA LUMPUR -- Relatives of passengers who were onboard a Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared more than two years ago have pleaded with the Australian, Chinese and Malaysian governments to…

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What next in the search for MH370? – Monocle Radio

16 May 2016

KUALA LUMPUR - The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 is due to wind up at the end of July, with more than 105,000 km sq of the 120,000…

Culture & Religion National Catholic Register Philippines Politics & Government Reporting from the Philippines

New Philippine president has a history of controversy – National Catholic Register

13 May 2016

MANILA — When Pope Francis visited the Philippines in 2015, he was greeted with the adulation you would expect in what is one of the world’s most distinctively and devoutly…

Monocle Philippines Politics & Government Reporting from the Philippines

From mayor to president: Duterte clear winner in Philippine election – Monocle Radio

12 May 2016

MANILA - After Davao mayor Rodrigo Duterte's resounding success in the May 9 Philippine presidential election, questions remain whether the president-elect will live up to some of his more controversial…

Nikkei Asian Review Philippines Politics & Government Reporting from the Philippines

Duterte’s election appeal seen in Manila crowds – Nikkei Asian Review

8 May 2016

MANILA -- If crowds are anything to go by, the May 9 presidential election is a foregone conclusion. Two days before the vote, leading candidate Rodrigo Duterte drew between 300,000…

Burma Culture & Religion Legal & Rights Nikkei Asian Review Politics & Government Reporting from Burma/Myanmar

Suu Kyi punts on Rohingya issue – Nikkei Asian Review

5 May 2016

YANGON - Prospects for an improvement in the Rohingya's situation appear bleak after the Myanmar foreign ministry, which is headed by Suu Kyi, recently asked the U.S. to refrain from…

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Widening waistlines spell opportunity – Nikkei Asian Review

4 May 2016

SINGAPORE - With "Western-style" ailments such as obesity and diabetes on the increase in Asia, health-related businesses are ramping up their efforts to keep those diseases at bay. Asia's spending…