http://en.redtram.com/ News on "State & Community"  in "South-East Asia" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:58:02 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 38482 | US silent on Taliban's al-Qaeda offer http://en.redtram.com/go/236290180/top100/ 236290180 The administration of United States President Barack Obama has made no official response to an offer from the Taliban that they would give "legal guarantees" not to allow Afghanistan to be used for attacks on other countries by outsiders - Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:14:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290180/top100/ 38482 | Taliban offer alternative justice http://en.redtram.com/go/236290173/top100/ 236290173 The conviction of the mayor of Kabul on corruption charges might be a small step in Afghanistan's reinvigorated anti-graft drive, but it cannot disguise the fact that efforts to improve a judicial system plagued by inefficiency, bribery and nepotism appear Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:14:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290173/top100/ 38482 | US races against time over Iran http://en.redtram.com/go/236290156/top100/ 236290156 The United States House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would sanction companies selling refined petroleum to Iran. The legislation is likely to be stalled, though, as President Barack Obama scrambles to gather international support over Tehran ahead Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:14:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290156/top100/ 38482 | SINOGRAPH : A radical empire looms http://en.redtram.com/go/236290143/top100/ 236290143 China and the United States are becoming closer, and there is pro-Beijing sentiment in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. If the new US policies allow Pakistan to increase its clout in Afghanistan, India could feel it is caught in a Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:13:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290143/top100/ 38482 | A heavy price for pushing troops too far http://en.redtram.com/go/236290133/top100/ 236290133 There are many symptoms that the United States military, still involved in two distant, grueling wars, is stressed out - from its rising suicide rate and mental health crisis to its repeated tours of duty and falling standards. A retired Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:12:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290133/top100/ 38482 | Stressed soldiers forced to go absent http://en.redtram.com/go/236290122/top100/ 236290122 With his personal life falling apart after returning from duty in Iraq, Eric Jasinski sought assistance from the military to treat his post-traumatic stress disorder. He received short shrift, and chose to go absent without leave to receive the help Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:11:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290122/top100/ 38482 | Reform hopes fade in Jakarta http://en.redtram.com/go/236290105/top100/ 236290105 Expectations that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's resounding re-election would usher in much-needed reforms in the bureaucracy, security apparatus and economy are melting away as the political alliances he built after the vote crumble in the face of financial scandals. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:11:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290105/top100/ 38482 | Hyderabad fears return to basics http://en.redtram.com/go/236290089/top100/ 236290089 Dynamic leadership and the modern infrastructure of Hyderabad have attracted leading companies from Microsoft to India's Infosys and Wipro and helped the city emerge as an emblem of modern India. It also now stands at the center of a newly Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:10:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290089/top100/ 38482 | Russia labors as neighbors do deals http://en.redtram.com/go/236290078/top100/ 236290078 Moscow insists that the Turkmenistan-China pipeline is not of concern to Russia, which also looks to the Central Asian country for energy supplies. Yet the speed with which the pipeline was agreed to and built contrasts strongly with the Kremlin's Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:10:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290078/top100/ 38482 | Who is paying for the beer? http://en.redtram.com/go/236290060/top100/ 236290060 Run the currency changes correctly, and a wise tourist could enjoy free beer all holiday and return home with cash in hand. As the world watches speculators and bankers profit from central bank largesse, the question, as with the beer, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:08:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290060/top100/ 38482 | Risk - not price - is a true home guide http://en.redtram.com/go/236290048/top100/ 236290048 The days when buying a house in the United States was as easy as jumping on a bandwagon are long gone. Risk, not price, should now be a dominant consideration, tied in to a keen awareness of policymakers' bad habits. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:08:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236290048/top100/