Thai supreme commander denies coup rumors

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Thailand's Supreme Commander Gen. Boonsang Niempradit on Monday denied the rumors about a possible coup d'etat in the country, saying there is no signal or indication of any military movement. Speaking of the anti-government civil g ...

Protesters blocks Thailand’s police headquarters

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Thousands of demonstrators from the civil group People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on Monday rallied at the Royal Thai Police Headquarters in Bangkok denouncing some senior police officers and the current government for doing in favor of ...

Zambia traces suspect behind rumor of President death

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The Zambian government has traced the man suspected to have started the rumor in South Africa last Thursday that Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa had died, according to The Post. In an interview in Lusaka on Sunday, Zambian high com ...

Cook Islands calls for coordinated development plans

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The Cook Islands government has asked international donors and development banks to better coordinate development projects, the Pacnews reported on Monday. Major development partners in Cook Islands are the Asian Development Bank (A ...

Kenya refuses to recognize Zimbabwean government

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Kenya has joined African countries that have refused to recognize Robert Mugabe as the president of Zimbabwe, Wetangula said in remarks published in the local media on Monday. Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula said Kenya woul ...

Nepali farmers irate over India’s alleged breach of accord

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Irate Nepalis threatened to resort to protests after the Indian government, according to their claims, failed to provide them with water from the Gandak canal as stated in an agreement, local newspaper The Rising Nepal reported on Monday. ...

Indian Government approves cruise shipping policy

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The Indian government Thursday approved the Cruise Shipping Policy of India that envisages a zero-tax regime for cruise ship operators, according to Indo-Asian News Service Thursday. Under the policy, cruise operators will be exempt ...

Indian FM: Double-digit inflation to stay for a period

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Double-digit inflation is likely to continue for a few more weeks in India before the government's efforts to ease the rate of price rise succeed, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday. In an interview with CNN-IBN, Chidamba ...