Burmese President Thein Sein has vowed to do a better job of communicating with the nation, as he delivered his first ever New Year’s speech on Tuesday. In a five-minute radio address, the reformist leader promised a new campaign of more direct, transparent communication with the people, saying mutual trust was key to the country’s […]
In New Year’s Speech, Burma’s President Vows More Transparent Communication
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment
New Year’s Celebrations Unfold Around the World
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s largest city, Rangoon, staged a large New Year’s Eve party for the first time, as the country emerges from a decades-long military dictatorship that typically banned large public gatherings. In the southern Philippines, the festive mood was overshadowed by the devastation from a typhoon that killed more than 1,000 people in early December. And […]
NYT Reporter ‘Forced Out’ of China Following Visa Issue
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
China has forced the departure of a New York Times journalist after failing to renew his visa, prompting fresh accusations that Beijing is retaliating against foreign media because of coverage critical of the Communist Party. The Times says correspondent Chris Buckley “was forced to leave mainland China” Monday after authorities declined to issue him a […]
N. Korea’s Kim Calls for More Weapons, End to Confrontation
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has used a New Year speech to call for the development of more advanced weapons, as well as an “end to confrontation” on the Korean peninsula. In the surprise address broadcast Tuesday on state television, Mr. Kim called on his country to hold fast “to the ideals of independence, […]
C.A.R. Rebels Threaten Capital Despite Unity Offer
Posted January 1st, 2013 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Residents are anxiously celebrating the new year in the Central African Republic where a tense standoff is under way between the government and rebels who are threatening to invade the capital, Bangui. A strict dusk to dawn curfew remains in place in Bangui Tuesday. Fighters for a coalition of three rebel groups, known as Seleka, […]
