Archive for March 25th, 2008

Hun Sen to visit Laos, attend GMS Summit

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will leave here on Friday for Laos to conduct an official visit there and attend the Third Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, said a press release from the government on Tuesday. His delegation w ...

Indonesia: Bali bombers execution not in near future

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The Indonesian Attorney Generals Office (AGO) said Tuesday the execution of three convicted Bali bombers must wait their decision whether or not they ask a presidential pardon. "They have said earlier they will never ask the preside ...

Over 50 flights delayed for power outage at Philippine airport

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

More than 50 domestic flights of the Cebu Pacific and Asian Spirit airlines were delayed Tuesday as a circuit breaker at the Philippines' Manila Domestic Airport caused a power failure, media reports said. Thirty-three flights of Ce ...

New Zealand, Australian FMs meet on Fiji election

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith held their first bilateral meeting in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland on Tuesday, one day before the Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers mee ...

Report: Japanese MSDF seaman accountable for ships collision attempts suicide

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The leading seaman of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis-equipped destroyer Atago who was accountable for the vessel's collision with a fishing boat in mid February attempted suicide Monday afternoon, Kyodo News reported Tuesd ...

Over 30 injured in armed clash in Nepal

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Over 30 people of the Armed Police Force Personnel and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) members have been injured when the two sides clashed after the Maoists tried to seize equipment and logistics being imported from India for ...

Nepal invites U.N. chief for polls observation

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The Nepali government has invited U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for a visit during the April 10 Constituent Assembly polls, local media reported on Tuesday. A leading website, nepalnews.com, quoted Nepal's permanent representat ...

Pakistan’s newly elected PM takes oath of office

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Pakistan's newly-elected Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani took oath of office at the President's House here on Tuesday. The oath-taking was administered by President Pervez Musharraf and attended by the National Assembly Speaker F ...