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Indonesian police put down riot in Bali prison
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:24:38 EST
Hundreds of Indonesian police officers charged into a prison in Bali on Wednesday to subdue rioting inmates who had set a building on fire and thrown stones at firefighters.

China pushing Nepal to crack down on Tibet
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:35:55 EST
The smell of incense burning and deep-throated chants greet you at the gate of one of Kathmandu's massive stupas, a Buddhist holy place where Tibetans gather to pray.

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Indonesia forces open fire after second Bali jail riot
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:06:06 GMT
DENPASAR, Indonesia: Inmates at an Indonesian prison on Bali island, which holds 12 Australian drug mules and other offenders, took over the jail again after a second night of riots on Wednesday, an AFP reporter said.

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Thai detention of Iranian bomb suspect extended
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:35:27 +0000
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Wednesday allowed police to continue to detain one of five Iranian suspects in an alleged terror plot that was exposed by an accidental blast in a residential Bangkok neighborhood. Police Maj. Gen. Piya Uthayo said Mohammad Kharzei, 42, will be held at a Bangkok pris...

Hongkong Airlines dolphin shipment: making money with animal cruelty?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:22:59 +0000
A friend shared on Facebook an article at China Daily that featured Hong Kong’s “other”carrier Hongkong Airlines making hefty profits after it was chartered to fly live dolphins from Japan to Vietnam. Although we don’t interfere with how they do business — we mind our o...

Angry Birds characters to fight school violence in Korea
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:13:17 +0000
As an Angry Birds fan I’ve been noticing their merchandise showing up in more and more products, but this is new. The birds will be featured in the National Police Agency’s new anti-bullying campaign. However, netizens have criticized the move since the Angry Birds are… well, angry...

Big questions still unanswered in wake of Bangkok bombings
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:42:20 +0000
BANGKOK (AP) — It began when three men blew up their house accidentally on Valentine’s Day in Bangkok. It ended with a gory scene that looked more like Baghdad: a bloodied, would-be bomber with severed legs moaning on a glass-strewn sidewalk after another botched blast. Last week’s exp...

Starving to death in ‘wealthy’ Japan
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:25:11 +0000
It may be one of the largest economies in the world but Japan is quickly becoming a country divided into “rich” and “poor”. Police believe three people found in their Saitama apartment, yesterday, died of starvation- a sad fate that highlights the worsening state of Japan’s economy. The th...

Thai ‘anti-corruption vigilante’ Chuwit: Cleaning up in his own ranks
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:00:25 +0000
By Saksith Saiyasombut We have featured the former massage parlor tycoon turned anti-corruption vigilante Chuwit Kamolvisit before (see here), whose Rak Thailand Party surprisingly scored a few seats in the House at the elections last year (and where Chuwit also knew how to make a first impression)...

Malaysia bans British author’s sex education book
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:30:01 +0000
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has banned a nearly 40-year-old sex education book written by a British author following complaints by Muslim activists that it is obscene. The Home Ministry says that Peter Mayle’s “Where Did I Come From?” contains “elements that ...

Indonesian police storm Bali prison after riot
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:45:02 +0000
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Security forces have stormed a prison on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali after rioting inmates temporarily took control of the facility, setting fires and throwing rocks at guards. The violence erupted Tuesday night at the Kerobokan prison following the stabbing ...

Burma must end civil war ahead of reforms
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:33:07 +0000
What really happened to people in Kachin State? Why don’t thegovernment’s armed forces stop fighting there? Who is taking advantage of this unreasonable war? There are lots of questions relating to this inhumane war launched by Burmese government against the Kachin ethnic people. If current gove...

Famous faces help boost animal rights in China
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:10:42 +0000
BEIJING (AP) — Celebrities like basketball star Yao Ming have helped energize China’s animal rights movement by speaking out against shark fin soup and bear bile tonics, an animal welfare group said Tuesday. Jill Robinson, who established the Hong Kong-based Animals Asia Foundation in 1998, ...

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