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Monday, August 13, 2007 |
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Thai junta’s popularity put
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BANGKOK: In the downtown night market here, Ratporn Supsong sells
wooden statues of Buddha that the faithful believe will bring them
good fortune and protect them from harm.
But the 44-year-old says she is pinning her
hopes for a peaceful future on Thailand’s first referendum next
weekend, when the military-backed government will ask voters to
approve a new constitution.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Taliban says it’s not freeing Korean hostages
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SEOUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban has decided not to free any of 21
South Korean hostages despite earlier saying two women could go, the
Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Sunday citing an insurgents’
spokesman.
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China projecting soft power in Asia
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WASHINGTON: China may be making huge strides in projecting “soft
power” in Southeast Asia amid US preoccupation in Iraq, but the
region remains wary of the Asian giant’s military ambitions,
experts say.
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Malaysian leader
vows to be fair to all faiths
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has
vowed to be “fair” to all faiths and urged minorities to be
patient on legal disputes including freedom of worship.
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34 people arrested in East Timor violence
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DILI: United Nations police in East Timor have arrested 34 people
following violence in the eastern part of the country over the past
few days, a spokeswoman said Sunday.
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INBRIEF
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JAKARTA: More than 500 people have been evacuated from Mount
Karangetang, which has been spewing lava and hot clouds on Siau
island. The conditions have forced authorities to raise the area’s
alert status by one rung .....
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