Media Minister says South Asian destabilization did not occur as Rajapaksa withstood terror

By Walter JayawardhanaAnura Priyadarshana Yapa , Sri Lanka’s Minister of mass Media and Information said yesterday sinister international forces want to destabilize the whole of South Asia using terrorism and if not for a leader like President Mahinda Rajapaksa no other leader would have withstood the havoc of such wicked conspiracy.Speaking at an interview by television journalist Sudharman Radaliyagoda of the state owned ITN Yapa said, “Even an opposition leader like Rukman Senanayaka is of th

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Cory on Ninoy, one last

by Tita Valderama I T TOOK Jun Reyes three years to do put together a 52-minute documentary on the last 10 days in the life of martyred opposition leader Benigno S. Aquino Jr. from the time he left his family in Boston until he was felled by assassin’s bullets 26 years ago. And it may well be the best way of retelling The Last Journey of Ninoy : As Told Through the Last Interview of Cory . What will now be known as the valedictory interview with Cory Aquino was captured on camera

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Myanmar junta imposes tight security for Martyr’s Day

YANGON - Myanmar’s ruling junta Sunday imposed tight security for the commemoration of Martyr’s Day — honouring among others the father of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi — including a ban on television coverage of the annual event. Martyr’s Day is a national holiday commemorating the assassination of Myanmar independence hero Aung San, his brother [...]

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Human Rights Watch: Politics Drive Upcoming Anwar Trial

From Human Rights Watch( July 13, 2009) Government Pre-Trial Maneuvers Show Political Motivations This trial is a bald-faced attempt to permanently remove an opposition leader from Malaysian politics. The government is trying to manipulate the justice system for political purposes. Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director The Malaysian government should immediately drop politically motivated criminal charges against opposition lead

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Yudhoyono wins Indonesia landslide

BANGKOK POSTJakatra (AFP) – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looked assured of winning a second term after exit polls gave him around 60 per cent of the vote in only the second presidential vote since the fall of Suharto. A poll broadcast by MetroTV gave the liberal ex-general 58.51 percent of the vote, compared to 26.32 percent for opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri and 15.18 percent for outgoing vice-president Jusuf Kalla.Another “quick count” poll broadcast by TV One gave

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