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.
Tag: Asia-Pacific
Asia Pacific Review January 9 2009
Fighting between Israel and the Palestinian territories force Indonesians and Thais onto the streets; Pakistan admits for the first time that the surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks is a Pakistani citizen; and the US president signs-off on the creation of new marine reserves in the Pacific.
Asia Pacific program December 31, 2007
Thai Capital on alert after blasts; Bhutto’s son to lead party; Pakistan president blames al-Qaeda; Hicks free, gagged by control order; China says no direct elections for Hong Kong in 2012; Cambodian Safari park plan draws fire.
