Nury Vittachi is one of the most famous — but is also the most unlikely — cultural commentators in Hong Kong.
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Israel’s Peres seeks support in Washington
Israel could be withdrawing from Lebanon within weeks.
Speaking in Washington, Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres says the pull out will occur once the Lebanese army and an international peacekeeping force are deployed near the border with Israel.
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The Maori royals
New Zealand is in mourning with the death of the Maori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, at the age of 75.
Neighbours’ response to shrine visit
China and Korea have already reacted to Prime Minister Koizumi’s visit by summoning their respective Japanese ambassadors.
Japan’s response to shrine visit
Just one hour after his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine this morning (15 August 2006), which interupted all Japanese television, Prime Minister Koizumi called a press conference to explain his actions.
Meanings behind PM’s Yasukuni Shrine visit
Every year on August 15, East Asia steels itself for the possibility that Japan’s head-of-state will visit the Yasukuni Shinto Shrine, and in doing so, commemorate Japan’s war dead.
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Israel critic needs thicker skin
On Monday’s program we heard from Antony Loewenstein, a journalist and author who claims pro-Zionist members of the Jewish community tried to silence his views that are critical of Israel.
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Mental Notes: August 2006
MELBOURNE–Ah yes, the cold is indeed breaking here in the south, and stay tuned for the probably ordinary news of my bicycle stunts as I go out today to get me some wheels. The impetuous for which is my starting presenting the morning edition of World View this coming week. Click the link for the frequency across Australia.
Fake drugs ruin malaria efforts
Next to Africa, where health experts claim between one and three million people are dying every year due to malaria, and the fake drugs that do little to stop its spread.
Filipino death squads target fringe parties
According to research by marginal political parties in The Philippines, and backed up by human rights organisations, a wave of political and journalistic killings since 2001 has surpassed that of the corrupt Marcos dictatorship of the 1970s and 80s.
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