Asean rebukes Myanmar over use of force
Ministers express revulsion at tactics used by junta to suppress protests.
ASEAN has taken the unprecedented step of expressing revulsion over Myanmar’s bloody
Author: Derwin Pereira
Important to avert violence: George Yeo
MYANMAR CRACKDOWN
As Asean chairman, S’pore is using quiet diplomacy to defuse tension in Myanmar
SINGAPORE, as chairman of Asean, is making efforts to
Tough balancing act for US in Pakistan
NEWS ANALYSIS
THE United States is walking a tight rope in Pakistan.
It has to shore up an increasingly unpopular leader while pushing for
New LDP chief will keep ties with US on even keel
JAPAN’S NEW LEADER
THE US-Japan alliance will remain rock solid under new prime minister Yasuo Fukuda but some here expect his government to
Bush calls for gradual withdrawal from Iraq
New ‘return on success’ policy buys him time to continue strategy.
PRESIDENT George W. Bush has embraced modest cuts in US forces from
Unease in Washington about future role of its close ally
ABE’S RESIGNATION: THE FALLOUT
THE United States responded gingerly to the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, clearly indicating unease here about
Bush set to back troop cut in Iraq
But President will make limited withdrawal conditional on further progress on the ground.
US PRESIDENT George W. Bush, given a fillip by his
Democrats gear up for Congress tussle
U.S. POLICY ON IRAQ WAR
Battle over troop pullout to hot up when Senate meets next week on defence spending.
DEMOCRAT lawmakers are digging
Iraq troop surge working, says top US general
Testimony of top commander in Iraq before Democrat-controlled Congress buys time for Bush.
THE top American commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, reported
Bush courting Asean leaders with ranch invite
NEWS ANALYSIS
Region’s ties with China, Russia spur US to re-establish strong presence.
HOME is where the heart is. For US President George W.
Chen’s UN referendum plan forces tougher US reaction
It may help him gain domestic support, but Taiwan risks losing ‘shelter of ambiguity’.
TAIWANESE President Chen Shui-bian, in pushing ahead with a
Big battle over Iraq looms in Washington
Bush to face off with Democrats ahead of series of reports on war effort.
THE fate of America’s war effort in Iraq is