http://en.redtram.com/ News on "State & Community"  in "Asia" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:07:42 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 1054 | Heightened alert needed on 26/11 anniversary http://en.redtram.com/go/229217055/top100/ 229217055 While security agencies have been able to prevent any major terror strikes since the Mumbai attacks last November, we should not lower our guard, writes security expert B Raman. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:35:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229217055/top100/ 1054 | Jaipur oil mishap: IOC chairman must be fired http://en.redtram.com/go/229217054/top100/ 229217054 The current IOC chief should be fired because this fire occurred during his tenure. He should have ensured that safety audits are done seriously. If he is fired, his successor will take safety more seriously, says Sudhir Bisht. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:35:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229217054/top100/ 1054 | Patriotism is reduced to singing Vande Mataram or not http://en.redtram.com/go/229217053/top100/ 229217053 India's pluralist character, vibrant democracy, assertive intelligentsia and all attendant principles/institutions are the best assurance to allay the misgivings of the minorities.' Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:35:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229217053/top100/ 1054 | The stench of money in politics http://en.redtram.com/go/229217052/top100/ 229217052 When business interests begin deciding who will rule, democracy is in trouble, writes Mahesh Vijaypurkar Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:35:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229217052/top100/ 169051 | China, African Nations Meet Sunday to Strenghten Economic Ties http://en.redtram.com/go/229211212/top100/ 229211212 Chinese-made goods are in abundant supply in Africa and Arab world due to strong economic relations Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211212/top100/ 169051 | China Looks Forward to Hosting President Obama http://en.redtram.com/go/229211211/top100/ 229211211 Beijing says US president's visit will help push bilateral relations to 'new historical starting point' Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211211/top100/ 169051 | Thailand-Cambodia Tensions Rise Over Appointment of Fugitive Thai Official http://en.redtram.com/go/229211210/top100/ 229211210 Regional political analysts say Bangkok, Phnom Penh relations are the worst they have been in several years Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211210/top100/ 169051 | Afghan Police: 2 Missing NATO Soldiers Drowned http://en.redtram.com/go/229211209/top100/ 229211209 Both soldiers reportedly swept away into river while trying to save supply boxes that fell into water after being air-dropped Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211209/top100/ 169051 | India Buys Gold from International Monetary Fund to Diversify Foreign Exchange Reserves http://en.redtram.com/go/229211208/top100/ 229211208 Deal means that South Asian country's Central bank now has tenth largest gold holdings in world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211208/top100/ 169051 | British PM Calls for Halt to Afghan Corruption http://en.redtram.com/go/229211207/top100/ 229211207 Gordon Brown warns Afghan government to take action against corruption, saying he would not risk more British lives there unless it reforms Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211207/top100/ 169051 | UNHCR Steps up Aid to Displaced Pakistanis http://en.redtram.com/go/229211206/top100/ 229211206 Fighting between army and Taliban militants in South Waziristan hit peak in mid-October when army launched air, ground offensive to dislodge Islamic militants from their sanctuary Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211206/top100/ 169051 | Afghanistan Rejects UN Criticism of Karzai http://en.redtram.com/go/229211205/top100/ 229211205 Top UN official in Afghanistan warned President Hamid Karzai to combat corruption or risk losing international support Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211205/top100/ 169051 | Friendly-Fire May Have Injured 25 NATO Troops in Afghanistan http://en.redtram.com/go/229211204/top100/ 229211204 Troops were wounded Friday while looking for two missing US soldiers who are believed to have drowned in river in western province of Badghis Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211204/top100/ 169051 | Pakistan Army: 12 Militants Killed in Recent Fighting http://en.redtram.com/go/229211203/top100/ 229211203 Accounts of Pakistan army's offensive in tribal region near Afghan border are difficult to verify, as journalists, aid workers are not allowed into battle zone Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211203/top100/ 169053 | Exxon Group Wins Major Iraq Oil Contract http://en.redtram.com/go/229211185/top100/ 229211185 Oil ministry announces agreement to give companies, which include Royal Dutch Shell, 20-year contract to develop West Qurna Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:14:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211185/top100/ 38482 | Israel up in arms over weapons seizure http://en.redtram.com/go/229209868/top100/ 229209868 Israel has spared no effort in bringing the world's attention to its seizure of a ship carrying tonnes of apparently Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon, via Egypt and Syria. If history is any guide, the incident could be Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209868/top100/ 38482 | US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace http://en.redtram.com/go/229209867/top100/ 229209867 This week's landmark visit by senior United States officials to Myanmar featured meetings with military leaders, pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic groups, but none led to any diplomatic breakthrough. Critics claim Washington's engagement gambit, far from being Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209867/top100/ 38482 | UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2 : Breaking up is (not) hard to do http://en.redtram.com/go/229209866/top100/ 229209866 The Pentagon well knows that AfPak is the key land bridge between Iran to the west and China and India to the east; and that Iran has all the energy that both China and India need. The balkanization of AfPak Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209866/top100/ 38482 | Corruption bomb explodes in Indonesia http://en.redtram.com/go/229209865/top100/ 229209865 Allegations in a wiretapped conversation involving businessman Anggodo Widjojo, police and prosecutors, in which they appeared to plot against Indonesia's top anti-graft body, have also mentioned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The shadow over Yudhoyono's hitherto squeaky clean image is darkened Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209865/top100/ 38482 | Facebook people power http://en.redtram.com/go/229209864/top100/ 229209864 In an echo of the protests that demanded the ouster of dictator Suharto more than a decade ago, Indonesians this month put pressure on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the arrest of two anti-corruption commissioners, subsequently released. This time around, Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209864/top100/