Burma’s long-time democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is using her first international trip in 24 years to encourage impoverished Burmese migrant workers in Thailand. The opposition leader Wednesday addressed a crowd of thousands who packed a narrow street in Samut Sakhon province, an area south of Bangkok where many Burmese workers have fled to […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Meets with Burmese Migrants in Thailand
Posted May 30th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
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Chinese Activist Decries “Lawless” Nature of China
Posted May 30th, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has written an opinion essay in The New York Times that calls on the Chinese government to investigate alleged mistreatment of his family and other dissidents. The self-trained lawyer who sought U.S. diplomatic protection after fleeing house arrest earlier this month said in the op-ed Wednesday that lawlessness is the “fundamental […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Meeting with Burmese Migrants in Thailand
Posted May 30th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is using her first international trip in 24 years to visit impoverished Burmese migrants in Thailand. The opposition leader’s schedule Wednesday includes a symbolic visit to Burmese workers in Samut Sakhon province, an area south of Bangkok where thousands from her country have fled to escape decades […]
US Denies Sending Commandos to Spy in North Korea
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. military officials are rejecting a report that U.S. military commandos have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence on Pyongyang’s underground military installations. The Tokyo-based political journal The Diplomat carried a report on Monday alleging that a senior U.S. special operations commander revealed the purported commando program at a conference in Florida last […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Arrives in Bangkok on First International Trip in Over Two Decades
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in Thailand’s capital, marking her first international trip in 24 years and ending an era of isolation in her home country. She was greeted by throngs of journalists and supporters chanting “Mother Suu,” after her plane landed at Bangkok’s international airport late Tuesday. […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Arrives in Bangkok on First International Trip in Over Two Decades
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Thailand’s capital, marking her first international trip in 24 years and ending an era of isolation in her home country. The plane carrying the Nobel laureate touched down in Bangkok late Tuesday evening following a brief flight from Rangoon. Aung San […]
Philippines Senators Find Top Judge Guilty of Corruption
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
The Philippine senate has voted to fire the country’s top judge for failing to disclose millions of dollars in wealth in what is being seen as a boost for President Benigno Aquino’s anti-corruption campaign. Some 20 out of 23 judges found Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona guilty Tuesday of betraying public trust and violating […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Departs for Bangkok on First International Trip in Over Two Decades
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi left Burma late Tuesday for Bangkok, Thailand, marking the first time in 24 years that she has left her home country. The Burmese opposition leader is to spend several days in Thailand. She is expected to meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Set for First International Trip in Over 2 Decades
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is making her first international trip in 24 years. She is to arrive Tuesday in the Thai capital, Bangkok, where she is expected to meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The Burmese opposition leader will also address the World Economic Forum on East […]
China, Philippines Agree to Show Restraint in Maritime Dispute
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
China and the Philippines have agreed to exercise restraint in their two-month-long standoff over a disputed island chain in the South China Sea. Philippine Defense Minister Voltaire Gazmin made the announcement Tuesday after meeting with his Chinese counterpart Liang Guanglie on the sidelines of a conference of Southeast Asian defense officials in Cambodia. “The reaction […]
