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NEWS ABOUT: Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia stories: 7 news summaries

 Obama to 
 Myanmar: 
 Free Suu Kyi 

First direct appeal for pro-democracy leader's release

Nov 15, 09 8:08 AM CST
(AP) - President Barack Obama today abandoned decades of Western avoidance and told Myanmar's prime minister to free opposition leader and fellow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a rare face-to-face meeting. The strong message, delivered during his summit with leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations, signals a further thawing in... More »

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diplomacy • Asia • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • ASEAN • military junta • Southeast Asia • President Obama

 A Quarter of World Is Muslim 

Asia, not Middle East, is center of the world of Islam

Oct 8, 09 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A quarter of the world's population is Muslim, and nearly two-thirds of the religion's adherents live in Asia, according to an extensive new study mapping the world of Islam. Indonesia is the largest Muslim nation, and India, a majority-Hindu country, has the world's third-largest population of Muslims—more than twice... More »

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Islam • Middle East • Christianity • Muslims • religion • Southeast Asia

travel

 Cool and Weird Places to Swim 


Sep 19, 09 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you love swimming but tire of the ordinary and the chlorine-scented, consider these "unusual or cool places" uncovered by WebUrbanist:
  • The Dead Sea: Lie back and read a good book in the world's saltiest body of water, which will likely keep you afloat while delivering "
... More »

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Florida • travel • Zimbabwe • swimming • Black Sea • Puerto Rico • Gulf of Mexico • Dead Sea • jellyfish • underwater • Southeast Asia

Taiwan Bridles Foreign Wife Brokers

Lawmakers angry
over unions built
on 'weak foundations'

Jul 31, 09 7:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taiwan is clamping down on companies that arrange quicky foreign marriages for male customers, the BBC reports. Many Taiwanese men say they fly to Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia and Vietnam for brides because women in Taiwan are putting off marriage for career. But officials say cross-border weddings are built... More »

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Taiwan • marriage • wedding • brokers • Southeast Asia

 In Myanmar, 
 Soccer Offers Relief 

But is it just an opiate for the masses?

Jun 23, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Myanmar has had something to cheer about lately, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a country where gatherings of more than five people are officially illegal and free speech is nonexistent, the Myanmar National League has been drawing huge crowds of screaming fans. Launched in May, it’s the... More »

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soccer • Argentina • Myanmar • Burma • FIFA • Southeast Asia

UPDATED

 Thailand, Cambodia 
 in Firefight Over Temple 

Border dispute escalates as both sides accuse other of aggression

Oct 15, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thai and Cambodian troops fought an hourlong battle today, leaving two Cambodian soldiers dead and several wounded by rocket fire in the most serious incident since the start of a border dispute. At issue is just 1.8 square miles of land next to a Hindu temple that an international... More »

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Thailand • Cambodia • border dispute • Southeast Asia

 One-Quarter of 
 Mammal Species 
 Imperiled: Survey 

Deforestation, climate change among culprits threatening 1,141 types of beasts

Oct 6, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 25% of the world’s mammal species face extinction, the Guardian reports, and 3% are critically endangered. The stark conclusion, based on research conducted over 5 years in 130 countries, paints an especially bleak picture for marine mammals, the highly regarded Red List says. "We are threatening the... More »

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endangered species • extinction • mammals • South Asia • river dolphin • white dolphin • threatened species • marine mammals • environmental damage • Southeast Asia

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