Indonesian Militants Recruit Fighters
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
From the safety of a forest camp, a commander of a new Indonesian militant group looks into a camera and ridicules the notorious extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah: They are not violent enough.
Thailand's Blood Red Curse
By SIMON ROUGHNEEN
Redshirt opponents of Thailand's incumbent PM daub the entrance to his residence in a ritual to oust his unelected government |
Thai Protesters Pour Blood at Government House
By DENIS D. GRAY / AP WRITER
Thai protesters poured blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections. |
Deadline for Thai Parliament Dissolution Passes
By THANYARAT DOKSONE / AP WRITER
Thailand's prime minister, backed by a military force, rejected an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament as tens of thousands of protesters vowed to continue their push to oust the government. |
Who Will Blink First in Bangkok?
By SIMON ROUGHNEEN
Pro-Thaksin supporters tell the Thai government that it must dissolve parliament by noon on Monday or have hundreds of thousands of Redshirt demonstrators on the march around Bangkok. |
Anti-govt Protesters Head for Bangkok
By DENIS D GRAY / AP WRITER
Thousands of red-shirted, anti-government demonstrators converged on the Thai capital from the north and northeast Saturday, vowing to oust the government in a mass, do-or-die display of muscle. |
Thai Media Caught in Red-or-Yellow Divide
By LYNETTE LEE CORPORAL / IPS WRITER
Anyone who is still trying to look for neutrality or balance in the Thai media in these days of political ferment, ahead of large anti-government protests expected in the capital, has a pretty tough job. |
Philippine Health Chief, Church Fight over Condoms
By TERESA CEROJANO / AP WRITER
Philippines' bishops issue angry statements slamming condom distribution as immoral and called for the resignation of Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral, who ordered the campaign. |
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Cambodia Tests Rocket Launchers |
| By SOPHENG CHEANG / AP WRITER |
| Cambodia showed off the firepower of its Soviet-made multiple rocket launchers in an exercise that comes amid simmering tensions with its neighbor Thailand. |
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Indonesians Complain about ‘Noise’ of Democracy |
| By KAFIL YAMIN / IPS WRITER |
| A recent survey revealed that Indonesians thought ‘reformasi’ or the movement to bring a country of 243 million people from dictatorship to a democracy had failed. |
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Redshirts Ready for 'Million-man' March |
| By SIMON ROUGHNEEN |
| Anti-government Redshirt supporters say that the Thai government must choose between suppression of its proposed “million-man” peaceful protest on March 14, or dissolution of the current Democrat-led government. |
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Philippines Children's Charities Feel Economic Crunch |
| By KARA SANTOS / IPS WRITER |
| Children's charities and NGOs in the Philippines face tough times ahead as major overseas funders cut back on financial support due to the global financial crisis, against a backdrop of donor fatigue. |
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Thai Rural Protesters Prepare to Paint Bangkok Red |
| By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR / IPS WRITER |
| The recent verdict by the Thai court to seize $ 1.5 billion worth of Thaksin’s assets is expected to see more angry red shirts head for the protest scheduled in Bangkok from March 12 to 14. |
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Thaksin Found Guilty over Burma Loan |
| By SAW YAN NAING and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| The ousted Thai prime minister was found guilty of using his influence while in power to extend a low-interest loan to Burma that benefited his telecommunications company. |
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Thaksin Supporters Denounce Thai Court Verdict |
| By THANYARAT DOKSONE / AP WRITER |
| Supporters of populist Thaksin denounced a court order to seize $1.4 billion of his assets, and vowed to pursue a nonviolent struggle for what they said would be a people's democracy. |
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