With the world watching, in his historic address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, the first ever by a Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe surprised nobody by missing a great opportunity to dispel worries and tensions he raises with his revisionist views on history.
CNN
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Monday, 13 July 2015
Japan cinema legend Miyazaki joins protests against move to widen military role
Japan cannot use military strength to counter China, Hayao Miyazaki, famed director of the Oscar-winning film "Spirited Away", said on Monday, as he joined a chorus of protest against a change in Japan's security policy.
Reuters
Reuters
Japan should be explicit over war sorrow: animator Miyazaki
Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki, whose last film was accused by some South Koreans of glamourising war, said Monday Japan needed to clearly state its remorse over its imperialist past.
Clamping down on egotourism
It used to be fine to take a picture of the Eiffel Tower or Mount Everest, but that's not good enough any more. Now tourists have to put themselves in the picture. It's about 'me', not about the place that I visit.
Friday, 10 July 2015
Turkish embassies in Southeast Asia ‘gave fake travel documents to Uygurs fleeing China’
Turkish embassies in Southeast Asia have been accused of helping Uygurs from the restive Xinjiang region to flee from China by issuing questionable travelling documents, Chinese state media reported on Friday.
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Reopen murder case of AmBank founder
Malaysian opposition veteran Lim Kit Siang has asked the police to reopen its investigation into the murder of Arab-Malaysian Development Bank (AmBank) founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi.
Monday, 6 July 2015
Thursday, 2 July 2015
NUS sacks law professor, Sundram Peter Soosay, who attacked cabby
The National University of Singapore on Monday (Jun 29) terminated the appointment of Sundram Peter Soosay, the assistant law professor who was sentenced to four months jail last Friday for punching and causing hurt to a taxi driver.
Dino Petrus Johannes van Deijzen, cabby attacker’s jail term raised to 3 months
He beat up a cabby who threatened to call the police if he did not pay the fare, failed to apologise, and instead portrayed himself as the victim.
Torture ‘not okay’: Former FBI agent
As for those who say torture is justified, in light of the people that lose their lives in terror attacks, Mr Soufan said: “Your job is not to prosecute and not to take revenge to get the truth and get the information. So just because somebody murdered, somebody raped, does not mean it is okay to torture that individual.
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Tired of protest and conflict, Hongkongers give July 1 pro-democracy march the cold shoulder
As thousands of Hong Kong protesters flocked to Victoria Park for the July 1 pro-democracy march, some chose to give the annual ritual the cold shoulder.
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Most of the out-of-date frozen meat found in China from United States
Expired frozen meat smuggled into China, sometimes decades old, is mainly old food reserves from the United States and is distributed to smaller cities around the country before it is sold to food stalls and small restaurants, according to a newspaper report.
Japan’s Unesco bid omits history of slave labour, former POWs claim
Former US prisoners of war have expressed “serious reservations” about Tokyo’s application to have several industrial facilities recognised as World Heritage sites, saying many were used as “industrial prisons” for slave labourers in the Second World War.
Monday, 29 June 2015
Dark condos point to supply overhang
A year after lensmen from The Business Times put together a photo essay on “dark condos” to highlight the rising vacancies in the private housing market, they have gone in search of an update of the situation.
Beijing to move local government out of city centre
For more than 65 years, government officials in Beijing have tried to emulate China’s imperial rulers, working and living in the city centre near the emperor’s old palace, the Forbidden City.
About 60 people demonstrate outside Singapore Trade Office in Taipei; call for Amos Yee’s release
About 60 people demonstrated outside the Singapore Trade Office in Taipei on Friday morning, calling for teenage blogger Amos Yee to be freed.
One driver explains how he is helping to rip off Uber in China
James Li was unhappy with his pay as a security guard in Shanghai, so he started driving on weekends for Uber Technologies Inc. He’s almost tripled his pay - in part by scamming the company.
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