Showing posts with label Asia Pacific News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia Pacific News. Show all posts

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Asia Pacific Weekly News Wrap

By STAFF Writer

INDIA NEWS, Sunday, April 10 - Asia’s one of the most fast developing nations India has coughed up more than $460bn since Independence on illegal capital flow, funneling corrupt riches money to overseas banks widened the gap between rich and poor. According to a new report, illegal money through various sleaze exercises like tax evasion, crime and others have founded strong base of inequalities irrespective of rapid growth of its economy. [Read More]

JAPAN NEWS, Thursday, April 07 - Atomic explosions, radiation disaster and thousands of gallons of nuclear water contamination in the sea; these are the bad news in addition to Japan’s aftershock. Japan will probably take years to stabilize the reactors and spend billions in last month’s earthquake and tsunami at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

ASIA NEWS, Wednesday, April 06 - In a recent report published by Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asia economy has forecast to grow strongly though inflation would a big problem to tackle with. According to the report economy is expected to grow by just under 8% in 2011. The annual report says Asia will expand more in next two years. [Read More]

AUSTRALIA NEWS, Tuesday, April 05 - Twin natural disasters have paralyzed Australian export and subsequently for the first time in 11 months the country has seen an alarming trade deficit. A recent report shows the trade deficit posted in February at A$205m ($212m; £131m). It is far less expected figure than analysts who were contemplating gain a surplus of close to A$950m. [Read More]

SAUDI ARABIA NEWS, Monday, April 04 - Indonesia has strongly condemned the acquittal of a Saudi woman trial, who was guilty of ruthlessly torturing her 23 year-old young Indonesian maid. Talking to reporters, an Indonesian diplomat in Saudi Arabia has strongly criticized the decision, saying the sentence didn’t recognize the torture and it meant all tortures were free. [Read More]

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Suicide attack in Pakistan, 6 cops killed

PAKISTAN NEWS (Asia): Fresh news of terror attack comes from Pakistan where at least 6 Pakistani police personnel has been killed in a suicide bomb attack. The bomb attack was followed by loud gun shots in a high security area of Islamabad (Pakistan) this evening.

Tahir Alamm, senior superintendent of police, said that a suicide bomber had blew himself up when the Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were having dinner in a check post near the crowded Jinnah Super Market.

6 security men has been killed and several more injured according to Tahir Alamm. He also said that the body of the suspected suicide bomber has been recovered.

The TV channels in Pakistan said that the blast was followed by loud firing and one report also said that some attackers had taken shelter in one of the houses of the F7 neighbourhood. This area is one of the posh areas of Islamabad.

However, the police officer denied of such exchange of fire. The police source said that the security men fired in the air to scare away any other attackers.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

BJD president is following the footsteps of Biju Patnaik: Deve Gowda



Latest news comes from India this hour. After Biju Janta Dal of Navin Patnaik split with the BJP over a seat-sharing issue there is a hope for the Third Front. BJD is in their fold now. But yes, the Orissa Chief Minister is not in hurry to join the Third Front.

Sitaram Yechury, the leader of Left on wrapping up a visit to Orissa told to the press that though he has discussed the seat sharing with Orissa Chief Minister, Navin Patnaik, a formal alliance will take a while.

JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda and Prakash Karat of Left have already welcomed BJD's breaking up with BJP.

Meanwhile the Orissa Governor on Sunday asked Chief Minister to prove majority on the floor of the House on 11 March. Patnaik currently has a few Third Front MLAs supporting him in his stake to form a government without the BJP.



Deve Gowda has written to the Navin Patnaik asking him to be part of the Third Front.

Deve Gowda while speaking to the media said that he was happy that the BJD president was following the footsteps of Biju Patnaik (Navin Patnaik’s father).

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