Asia Times Soldiers strip their khakis in Myanmar | Aug 31, 2010 Soldiers strip their khakis in Myanmar | By Marwaan Macan-Markar | BANGKOK - As the November 7 general election in Myanmar approaches, the ruling junta is revea... (photo: AP Photo/David Longstreath) Elections Military Myanmar Photos Wikipedia: Than Shwe Star Tribune Thai PM petitioned to stop extradition of alleged Russian arms trafficker to US | BANGKOK - The lawyer for accused Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout filed a last ditch appeal Monday to Thailand's prime minister in an effort to stop his client's extradition to the United States.... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong) Arms Photos Russia Thailand Wikipedia: Viktor Bout Top Stories Inquirer Senator Marcos moves archiving of bills seeking to delay village, SK polls | MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Marcos Jr., chairman of the Senate committee on local government, on Monday moved to archive all bills seeking to po... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Bongbong Marcos Election Photos Sangguniang Kabataan Wikipedia: Sangguniang Kabataan Inquirer De Castro comes out to defend real estate firm on Pag-IBIG housing loans | MANILA, Philippines -- Former Vice President Noli de Castro has taken up the cudgels for controversial land developer Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp., which the n... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Globe Asiatique Housing Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Housing Inquirer PNP doubles security measures in Metro Manila but insists no threats reported | MANILA, Philippines – The Police has been ordered to double security measures in transport terminals and other public areas in metro Manila following the series of expl... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Philippines Photos Police Security Wikipedia: Philippine National Police Inquirer Proposed PNP budget to go to recruitment, more firearms | MANILA, Philippines – Almost 80 percent of the proposed budget of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for 2011 will go to the Philippine National Pol... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Philippines Photos Police Recruitment Wikipedia: Philippine National Police Inquirer RP stocks keep slim gain | MANILA, Philippines -- Local stocks sustained a slim gain on Monday to climb to a new high in nearly three years on the back of strong risk appetite across global marke... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Investments Local Stocks Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Philippine Stock Exchange Newsvine Oil hovers above $74 as traders eye US economy | SINGAPORE — Oil prices slipped to near $74 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders weighed whether growing Chinese demand can offset weak U.S. fuel consumption amid hi... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Asia Economy Photos Traders Wikipedia: Trader (finance) Breitbart Half of Philippines considers itself poor: survey | Children living in a wooden cart rest in a street in Manila in July 2010. A... | About half of the Philippine population considers themselves poor despite robust econom... (photo: WN / Trigedia) Philippines Photos Population Survey Wikipedia: Poverty The Examiner AFAD releases two videos; Baloch launch web site on victims of enforced disappreances | The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances launched a documentary named Unsilenced, while an international Baloch group launched a web site to expose the i... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Enforced Disappearances Philippines Photos Victims Herald Tribune Asian markets climb as double-dip fears ease | SINGAPORE - Stocks in Asia advanced Monday following solid gains in the U.S. as fears eased that the global economy could slip back into recession. AC = 1234 | --> | Mo... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Asian Fears Markets Photos Recession
