BANGKOK: Thai premier Samak Sundaravej said Sunday he will not yield
to protesters demanding he quit and will answer his critics in
parliament, in a bid to quell the crisis threatening his government.
Samak, a combative self-styled
“man of the people,” comfortably won elections in December but
is under attack both from the streets and in parliament, where he
faces a no-confidence vote this week.
TOKYO: Japan warned on Sunday it
may impose harsher sanctions against North Korea if the communist
state failed to meet its promise in a long-running row over its
abduction of Japanese nationals.
WASHINGTON: Democrat Barack Obama
reported Saturday (Sunday in Manila) his most modest fundraising
haul of the year following his unprecedented decision to reject
public financing for his White House bid.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may
consider nuclear power generation to meet its long-term energy needs
amid surging global oil prices, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak
said.
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