Devolution, resettlement on course, Sri Lanka tells IndiaPHUKET - Sri Lanka Wednesday assured India that the process of devolution of powers to the Tamil minority is on course as it tries to resettle over 300,000 civilians displaced by the military conflict in the shortest possible time. Krishna meets fellow foreign ministers at East Asia SummitPHUKET - External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Wednesday held a series of bilateral talks with the foreign ministers of China, New Zealand, Russia and Sri Lanka to draw appropriate strategies for India’s 11th summit with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to be held in October this year. Pakistan foreign minister: Despite Mumbai bombings, relations with India ‘back on track soon’PHUKET, Thailand — The stunning confessions of the lone surviving gunman in the bloody Mumbai attacks will not set back the peace process between archrivals Pakistan and India, Pakistan’s foreign minister said Wednesday. Sri Lanka must focus on resettling Tamils: IndiaPHUKET - Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday said that the early resettlement of some 300,000 Tamils displaced in Sri Lanka will get “top billing” in talks with Colombo. India, China not rivals, but partners: KrishnaPHUKET - Setting aside recent strains in bilateral ties, India’s External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna held his first meeting with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and stressed that India and China are not rivals but partners in an emerging Asia. Japan calls for tough ASEAN stance on North KoreaPHUKET - Asia’s main security forum was expected to issue a tough statement on North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, a senior Japanese official said Wednesday. Krishna sets stage for India-ASEAN summitPHUKET - Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday held talks here with his counterparts from 16 countries of the East Asia Summit (EAS), setting the stage for India’s seventh summit with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in October. Clinton trumpets US comeback on the Asian scene after years of diverted attentionPHUKET, Thailand — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at a key security conference Wednesday carrying a no-nonsense message that the United States is ready to re-engage with Asia after years of neglect. Concerns raised Myanmar may be moving toward nuclear status with North Korean helpBANGKOK — The recent aborted voyage of a North Korean ship, photographs of massive tunnels and a secret meeting have raised concern that one of the world’s poorest nations may be aspiring to join the nuclear club — with help from its friends in Pyongyang. Clinton cites concerns about possible military links between NKorea and military-run MyanmarBANGKOK — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that the Obama administration is concerned by the possibility that North Korea, with a history of illicit sales of missiles and nuclear technology, is developing military ties to Myanmar. With North Korean help, is Myanmar moving toward nuclear status?BANGKOK — The recent aborted voyage of a North Korean ship, photographs of massive tunnels and a top secret meeting have raised alarm bells that one of the world’s poorest nations may be aspiring to join the nuclear club — with help from its friends in Pyongyang. No one expects military-run Myanmar, also known as Burma, to obtain an atomic bomb anytime soon, but experts have the Southeast Asian nation on their radar screen. ASEAN ministers talk tough on terrorism, show little actionPHUKET - The 42nd annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) wound up Monday with a strongly worded joint statement on regional security issues but little action. Suspected Muslim insurgents kill 3 in drive-by shootings in southern ThailandPATTANI, Thailand — Drive-by shootings blamed on Muslim rebels killed three civilians in southern Thailand, where an insurgency has left thousands dead in the past five years, an army spokesman said Monday. ASEAN countries to set up ‘evolutionary’ human rights panelPHUKET - South-East Asian foreign ministers Sunday agreed to set up a regional human rights commission, even as they noted that some members’ coolness to the idea meant it would start off lacking the ability to investigate or monitor abuses by members. Security conference to focus on ‘two devils,’ US to stress its Asian roleBANGKOK — The United States is expected to trumpet its comeback onto the Asian scene after years of neglect as a major security conference tackles the seemingly intractable issues of North Korea’s nuclear threat and political repression in Myanmar. Car bomb kills 2 soldiers, wounds 5 in restive southern ThailandPATTANI, Thailand — A car bomb exploded Friday in restive southern Thailand, killing two soldiers and wounding five other people, an army official said. Udaipur named world’s best city by Travel + Leisure readersNEW YORK — The annual list of the “World’s Best Cities” as chosen by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine was topped by a city that many Americans may not be familiar with: Udaipur, India. Ford, Mazda joint venture opens new $500 million passenger car plant in ThailandBANGKOK — Ford Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. opened a new $500 million passenger car plant in Thailand, a move aimed at expanding their production capacity and market share in Asia, they said Monday. Thailand’s foreign minister reports to police to hear charges over 2008 Bangkok airport siegeBANGKOK — Thailand’s foreign minister reported to police Monday to hear charges related to his involvement in mass demonstrations that climaxed with the seizure of Bangkok’s airports last year. New Myanmar refugees flee into Thailand as others resettled in world’s largest programMAE SOT, Thailand — As the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to be resettled abroad recently left Thailand for the United States, thousands of others fled their military-ruled homeland to seek shelter under tarps and in temples along the Thai-Myanmar border. Opposition calls for Thai foreign minister’s resignation following criminal chargesBANGKOK — Opposition members in Thailand’s Parliament called Monday for the resignation of the foreign minister after police filed charges against him for alleged involvement in demonstrations that climaxed with the seizure of Bangkok’s airports last year. Thousands turn out to see baby panda’s 1st public viewing at Thailand zooCHIANG MAI, Thailand — Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago. U2 world tour pays tribute to Myanmar’s jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu KyiBANGKOK, Thailand — As U2 kicks off its world tour, the Irish rockers are turning a spotlight on Myanmar’s jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. To get elephants off Bangkok streets, authorities in Thailand offer them for adoptionBANGKOK, Thailand — Elephants idling outside discos or lumbering through traffic have been part of Bangkok’s colorful nightlife for nearly two decades. Now authorities want to send them back to the jungle. Enraged elephant stomps 3 Thai rubber plantation workers to deathBANGKOK — A rampaging elephant stomped three rubber tappers to death in southern Thailand on Wednesday after it was left to wander freely by its handler, police said. Free air tickets, spa deals: Thailand hopes to distract from turmoil and lure tourists backBANGKOK — Thai Airways is trying to lure passengers from outside Asia with free domestic flights. Hotels on the resort island of Phuket are offering a fourth night free. And mountain lodges up north are offering free golf and spa pampering. Thai electoral results show ousted Prime Minister Thaksin still a potent political forceBANGKOK — Two consecutive electoral victories that put allies of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Thailand’s Parliament have buoyed backers’ hopes for a resurrection of their fugitive leader-in-exile. Betrayal, remorse and fear: An exiled Chinese informer fights deportationBEIJING — Dozens of small white scars mark the inside of Li Yuzhou’s left arm, where he slashed himself repeatedly with a piece from a broken tea cup. The scars speak of his terror of being deported from Thailand back to China. Thailand braces for anti-government demonstration as thousands of protesters mass in BangkokBANGKOK — Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra lamented that he was “really lonely” in self-imposed exile and urged thousands of cheering supporters to help him return to Thailand “to serve the public” in one of the country’s largest demonstrations in months. Latest round of attacks in southern Thailand revives specter of Muslim-Buddhist conflictBANGKOK — Ten Muslim villagers killed by gunmen firing assault rifles into a mosque during evening prayers. A 53-year-old Buddhist rubber tapper shot, decapitated and limbs cut from his torso, his head impaled on a stick. |
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