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Media-Asia: More Than Just Freedom
By LYNETTE LEE CORPORAL / IPS WRITER / BANGKOK
More than gaining the freedom to report on society’s problems Asian media must gauge it’s real contribution to the public‘s needs, especially at a time of increasing commercialization.

Singapore Advocacy Groups Campaign 'Days Off' for Maids
By GILLIAN WONG / AP WRITER / SINGAPORE
Foreign domestic workers in Singapore, most of whom live with their employers, deserve a regular rest day just like anyone else in the city-state, said organizers of a new campaign starting on Thursday.

Hong Kong Deports Activists ahead of Olympic Torch Arrival
By MIN LEE / AP WRITER / HONG KONG
At least seven activists, including three pro-Tibet protesters who planned to demonstrate during Hong Kong's Olympic torch relay, have been deported ahead of the flame's arrival in the territory Wednesday.

Tourism Industry Tries to Reduce Its ‘Carbon Footprint’
By DENIS D. GRAY /AP WRITER/ BANGKOK
Citing green hotels, coconut oil fuel for airlines and even recyclable golf tees, executives of the world's largest industry say they are urgently trying to shrink tourism's oversized environmental footprint.

Indonesia Stages Flu Pandemic Drill
By ZAKKI HAKIM / AP WRITER / BALI
"Let us out! We don't want to die here!" a man screamed as masked police officers set up barricades around his village after learning the deadly bird flu virus had mutated to a form spreading rapidly among humans.

Rebels in Attack on E Timor's PM Surrender
By GUIDO GOULART / AP WRITER / DILI
A dozen rebels accused in the February assassination attempt on East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta surrendered in the capital Tuesday.

Witnesses: Police Arrest Several ahead of Olympic Torch Relay in Vietnam
By CHRIS BRUMMITT / AP WRITER/ HO CHI MINH CITY
Police broke up an anti-China demonstration in Vietnam on Tuesday ahead of the final international leg of the Olympic torch relay.

China Sentences Tibetans for Their Roles in Riots
By TINI TRAN / AP WRITER / BEIJING
A Chinese court sentenced 17 people, including six monks, Tuesday to jail terms ranging from three years to life in prison for their roles in deadly riots in the Tibetan capital last month.

Food Crisis Adds to Women’s Burden in Asia
By MARWAAN MACAN-MAKER / IPS WRITER / BANGKOK
As if the burdens they shoulder are not enough, Asia’s women are being compelled to bear the additional weight of rising food prices, say women’s rights activists from across the region.

Malaysia's New Lawmakers Take Oath of Office
By SEAN YOONG / AP WRITER / KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia's newly elected lawmakers took the oath of office on Monday to join a revamped parliament which for the first time in 40 years has a huge opposition presence challenging the government's power.

Malaysia Tightens Borders against Illegal Immigrants
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Malaysia will not build new detention camps for illegal immigrants to ease overcrowding, but plans to tighten border security to keep them from entering the country.


Previous:
bullet Philippines Activists Urge Pope to Investigate Alleged Human Rights Violations
bullet India Braces for Protests as Olympic Torch Arrives
bullet Burma Savvy Diplomat Named US Envoy to Asean
bullet Malaysian Move to Ease Interfaith Tensions
bullet Detained North Koreans in Thailand on Hunger Strike
bullet Thailand's Health Minister Resigns over Corruption Scandal
bullet Indonesian Central Bank Governor Arrested over Corruption Charges
bullet China Orders Tibet Closed to Tourists During Torch Relay
bullet Southeast Asian Nations Brace for Worse Haze
bullet East Timor's President May Quit Politics
bullet Malaria, Floods, Malnutrition to Increase with Global Warming, WHO Says
bullet Protesters Scuffle with Police during Olympic Torch Relay in London
bullet US Praises Much Criticized East Timor Truth Commission
bullet UN Climate Talks in Thailand Hit Snag over Japanese Proposal
bullet Tibet Ordered to Ramp up Propaganda against Dalai Lama
bullet Thai Govt Launches New War on Drugs
bullet Unrest in Tibet, Islamic Western China Creates Challenges for Beijing Olympics
bullet Delegates, Environmentalists Await New US Govt for Climate Leadership
bullet US Starts Process of Deporting Thousands of Vietnamese Immigrants
bullet Olympic Torch Leaves Beijing on Global Tour
Thailand Has Enough Rice, Won't Cut Exports
By ASSOCIATED PRESS / SINGAPORE
Thailand has enough rice stocks to meet all its export commitments despite talk of shortages of on the global market, the Thai finance minister said.

Genocide Tribunal Hears Appeal for Release of Ex-Khmer Rouge Leader
By KER MUNTHIT / AP WRITER / PHNOM PENH
A former top Khmer Rouge leader went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal to seek his release from pre-trial detention, represented by a French lawyer known for defending Nazis, serial killers and Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal.

Vietnamese Workers Go on Strike
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
More than 4,000 workers walked off the job at a privately owned shoe factory in Ho Chi Minh City, demanding higher pay to keep pace with rising inflation.

Pro-Tibet Activists Rally ahead of Olympic Torch Relay in Indonesia
By ALI KOTARUMALOS / AP WRITER / JAKATAR
Police detained eight people, including a Dutch citizen, and seized flags from pro-Tibet activists in Indonesia.

Olympic Torch Relay Staggers through Asia
By ERIC TALMADGE / AP WRITER / TOKYO
The Beijing Olympic torch will make its Japan debut in a parking lot. If you want a good view, now's the time to join the riot police.

Japanese Family Detained for Tibet Flag at Olympic Torch Relay in Malaysia
By JULIA ZAPPEI / AP WRITER / KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysian police detained a Japanese family who unfurled a Tibetan flag just before the first runner took off with the Olympic Torch on Monday, guarded by 1,000 policemen along the route.

French Lawyer Arrives for Cambodia Genocide Hearing
By KER MUNTHIT / AP WRITER / PHNOM PENH
A French lawyer who defended terrorists and a former Nazi officer arrived in Cambodia on Monday to represent a former Khmer Rouge leader.

Singapore Says Terror Suspect Escaped through Bathroom Window
By GILLIAN WONG / AP WRITER / SINGAPORE
An unsecured bathroom window and complacent guards allowed a top terror suspect to flee a high-security prison in February, Singapore's deputy prime minister said Monday.

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