Human rights group Amnesty calls on Thailand’s security forces to halt the use of torture in the country’s south; the Sri Lankan military takes control of the Jaffna peninsula from the Tamil Tigers; and India’s Slumdog Millionaire wins four Golden Globes, becoming a contender for the Academy Awards.

A review of the stories making news across Asia and the Pacific for the week of January 16, 2009, presented by Adam Connors.

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