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Asians are divided over whether Obama or McCain would be best for the region
The disparity between the foreign policy ideals of presumptive US presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain is a guarantee the...
Read ArticleTemple tussle
Thailand's ongoing domestic political crisis spilled over to provoke tension on the border with Cambodia, after three members of a nationalist Thai Buddhist group crossed illegally into Cambodia to re-stake...
Read Article- Hong Kong - Hong Kong acting pair Tony Leung and Carina Lau have wed in the Himalayan...
- Cambodia - Cambodian authorities have appealed to the UN Security Council to intervene...
- China - Chinese are overwhelmingly happy about their economy and the direction of their country...
- Singapore - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice travelled to Singapore for six-party...
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Anwar's arrest stokes tensions
The arrest of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim by 20 balaclava-clad special forces troops on sodomy charges has thrown "Malaysian politics into dangerously familiar waters," says Baradan Kuppusamy in the South China Morning Post....
What's happening next week
-North Korea is expected to sign a non-aggression treaty with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on July 24, after the group wraps up its ministerial meeting in Singapore. The ASEAN meeting is focused on developing regional free trade agreements.
Read ArticleSexual healer extended men's dreams
An Indonesian woman famous for her ability to extend the members of men has died at age 128, says Thomas Bell in The Telegraph (UK). Mak Erot was known throughout Asia for her powers of sexual healing, which many claimed were supernatural...
Would you believe it?
A Chinese acupuncture practitioner has turned his needles on himself to promote the Olympics. Wei Shengchu erected 205 national flags and an Olympic torch on his head while standing in front of the Beijing Railway Station, says Reuters...
Snitches... Zealous China fans
China is offering rewards of up to $100,000 to people who tip off police about security threats during the Olympics, including protests and sabotage by "illegal cults.".....
PCCW: shortlisting bidders
In the coming weeks, Hong Kong telecoms giant PCCW will narrow the list of bidders for a 45 percent stake in HKT Group, now valued at more than $2.5 billion and considered one of the company's "core" assets, says Benjamin Scent in The Standard. Korean buyout firm MBK Partners may be among the bidders....
Read ArticleOn the money
Global investors gave their "verdict" on Washington's efforts to support US mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and decided "there's more economic volatility ahead," says The Wall Street Journal Asia. In Asia, banks responded first, sparking a "downward charge" in regional markets. The problem is that Freddie and Fannie "own or guarantee...
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